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City of Mt. Vernon City Council met Aug. 19.

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 August 5, 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 waive bidding and add cameras to the public surveillance program

9-B Request permission to seek bids for road improvements for the Fountain Place Road Project

9-C Approval of subdivision preliminary and final plat: Petitioning Party: City of Mt. Vernon

10. ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS/MOTIONS

10-A First reading of an ordinance prohibiting unauthorized camping on public property within the city of Mt. Vernon

10-B Ordinance rezoning property at 2 Fountain Place from B-2 to I-2, Petitioning Pary: Russell Henestofel, EMH&T

10-C Ordinance rezoning property at 9221 E. IL Highway 15 from A-G to B-2, Petitioning Party: Tracy St. Clair

11. MAYOR

11-A Appointment of Chris Yenne to the Minority Affairs and Human Relations Commission

11-B Appointment of Chris Yenne to the 911 Board

12. CITY COUNCIL

13. VISITORS/CITIZEN REQUESTS/ADDRESS FROM THE AUDIENCE

14. EXECUTIVE SESSION

15. ADJOURNMENT 

https://www.mtvernon.com/media/sngdfz20/august-19-2024-agenda.pdf