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City of Mt. Vernon City Council met Feb. 5.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

1. Call to Order

2. Invocation

3. Pledge of Allegiance

4. Roll Call

5. Presentation of Journals for the January 2, 2024, regular City Council Meeting and the January 16, 2024, regular City Council Meeting.

6. Visitors/Citizen Request/Addresses from the Audience.

Public Forum Rules of Participation

Participants wishing to address the City Council on matters listed on the agenda or on any other matter directly relevant to the business of the City of Mt. Vernon shall do so during the Public Participation portion of the agenda. Each person wishing to speak during the Public Participation portion shall sign a Speaker’s List at the meeting prior to the start of the meeting providing his/her name and the topic to be discussed. Speakers will be recognized by the Mayor in the order the speaker’s name appears on the Speaker’s List. Public participation portion of the meeting shall be limited to five (5) minutes per person. All participants are expected to exercise common courtesy and follow any rules of order established or announced by the Mayor and/or City Council. 

7. Approval of Consolidated Vouchers for Accounts Payable.

8. BIDS & QUOTES

9. CITY MANAGER

9-A Request permission to seek bids on the CDBG Sanitary Sewer Lining Project

9-B Request permission to seek bids on the First Street and Gee Street Sanitary Sewer Replacement Project

9-C Request permission to seek bids on the replacement of garage roof

9-D Request permission to seek quotes for the financing of the downtown park

9-E Request permission to go out to bid for the downtown park

10. CITY ATTORNEY

10-A Resolution approving an agreement with Ready Rebound

10-B Resolution to amend the City of Mt. Vernon Loss Prevention Program

11. MAYOR

11-A Officer of the Year presentation

12. CITY COUNCIL

13. VISITORS/CITIZEN REQUESTS/ADDRESS FROM THE AUDIENCE

14. EXECUTIVE SESSION

14-A 5ILCS 120/2(c)(5), (6) Sale and lease of real property

14-B 5ILCS 120/2(c)(1) Appointment, employment of personnel

14-C 5ILCS 120/2(c)(11) Imminent Litigation

15. ADJOURNMENT

https://www.mtvernon.com/media/uowhli3n/february-5-2024-meeting-agenda.pdf