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Minutes of a regular City Council Meeting held in the Council Chambers of City Hall, Lincoln, IL, on Monday, March 5,2018.

Mayor Goodman called the regular City Council Meeting to order at 7:00p.m.

City Clerk Mrs. Bateman called the roll. There were seven Aldermen present (Alderman Bauer, Alderman Browne, Alderman Hoefle, Alderman Hoinacki, Alderman Keller, Alderman Parrott, Alderman Fleshman and Alderman Welch), none absent. Also present were Street Superintendent Mr. Landers, Police Chief Adams, City Safety and Building Officer Mr. Woodhall, and Fire Chief Miller. Also present were Mayor Goodman, City Attorney Mr. Blinn Bates, City Treasurer Chuck Conzo and City Clerk Mrs. Peggy Bateman.

Mayor Goodman led the Pledge of Allegiance.

Public Participation:

There was no Public Participation .

Swearing in of Rachel Shew as Assistant City Clerk

Ma yor Goodman called (or the ConsentAgenda bv Omnibus Vote: Payment of Bills

Requestfrom the Lincoln BBQ Committee topermit the closing of various streetsfor the Pigs and Swigs Festival from Thursday, May 31, 2018 at 4:00 PM through Sunday, June 6, 2018 at 6 PM, with thepossible closing of Kickapoo street at Broadway Street until 8:00 AM on Monday, June 4, 2018.

Alderman Welch moved to approve the Consent Agenda asread and Alderman Hoinacki seconded it. City Clerk Mrs. Bateman called the roll call. There were eight ayes (Alderman Bauer, Alderman Browne, Alderman Hoefle, Alderman Hoinacki, Alderman Fleshman Alderman Keller, Alderman Parrott, and Alderman Welch), zero nays; motion carried.

Ordinances and Resolutions:

Bids:

Approval of bid .for Fast Track Demolition of the property at 618 Fourth Street from Byrne 's Backhoe and Excavating in an amount not to exceed $3,5000.00.

Alderman Hoefle invited Building and Safety Officer Woodhall to speak on the project. Mr. Woodhall said house and roof are beyond repair and City staff boarded up the windows last

year. Byrne's are scheduled to begin March I61

2018 and utilities will be shut off.

Alderman Parrott moved to approve the Fast Track Demolition Bid and Alderman Keller seconded it. City Clerk Mrs. Bateman called the roll call. There were eight ayes(Alderman Bauer, Alderman Browne, Alderman Hoefle, Alderman Hoinacki, Alderman Fleshman Alderman Keller, Alderman Parrott, and Alderman Welch), zero nays; motion carried.

Approval of bidfrom Ryan Electric Solutionsfor a standby generator /or the Municipal Service Bldg. in an amount not to exceed $29,682.00.

Street Superintendent Mr. Landers was invited to speak. Mr. Landers said the generator will give

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the Street and Alley and Building and Zoning Departments the capability to run during long and

short term outages. Questions were asked about life expectancy of the generator and Mr. Landers was uncertain. Question was asked about preventative maintenance and service agreement. Mr. Landers said this bid is only for the setup of the generator. Mr. Landers also said the Street and Alley staff are capable of maintenance on the generator.

Reports: None

New Busmess/CommunicatiDns:

Authorization to hire a replacement Police Officerfrom the new hire list or the lateral hiring list.

Chief Adams was invited to speak about the hire. Chief Adams said an officer resigned. They have two candidates, both qualify for lateral hiring and both currently work at county.

Alderman Browne moved to approve the Authorization to Hire a Replacement Police Officer as read and Alderman Hoefle seconded it. City Clerk Mrs. Bateman called the roll call. There were eight ayes(Alderman Bauer, Alderman Browne, Alderman Hoefle, Alderman Hoinacki, Alderman Fleshman Alderman Keller, Alderman Parrott, and Alderman Welch), zero nays; motion carried.

Approval to hire the Stone River Group as the consultant for the purpose of soliciting bidsfor electrical aggregation.

Alderman Hoefle was invited to speak. First Alderman Bauer made the statement as a response to a constituent's questions, both bidding groups were in theory interviewed at previous times so that is why they have proceded as they have. Alderman Hoefle stated the intent was to hire a consultant to bid out electric aggregation to offer to the citizens of the City

of Lincoln. It is an opt out program and has no mandate. Treasurer Conzo asked if there would be additional charges incurred by the City. Alderman Hoefle's response was that this was a complete bid.

Alderman Hoefle moved to approve the Hiring of the Stone River Group for a 2 Year Period and Alderman Parrott seconded it. City Clerk Mrs. Bateman called the roll call. There were seven ayes (Alderman Bauer, Alderman Browne, Alderman Hoinacki, Alderman Fleshman Alderman Keller, Alderman Parrott, and Alderman Welch), Alderman Hoefle abstained; motion carried.

Authorization to Hire a City Council Recording Secretary (C. and D. were switched on the Council Meeting Agenda)

Alderman Hoinacki proposed hiring someone temporarily to fill in until someone is hired. Discussion was held, it was decided that motion is not needed for temporary hiring. It was also determined that the alderman would send their top three candidates to City Clerk Bateman and

Mayor Goodman by March 7111

2018. 2018. Alderman Keller and Alderman Bauer will compile top

three list and interview the candidates.

Alderman Browne moved to approve Authorization to hire a City Council Recording Secretary. Alderman Keller seconded it. City Clerk Mrs. Bateman called the roll call. There were eight ayes (Alderman Bauer, Alderman Browne, Alderman Hoefle; Alderman Hoinacki, Alderman Fleshman Alderman Keller, Alderman Parrott, and Alderman Welch), zero nays; motion carried

Approval of changes topolicy regarding the City Council Recording Secretary.

Aldennan Welch was invited to speak. Alderman Welch said that meeting minutes are now to be completed and submitted within 48 hours of the meeting. He said that the amounts paid for each meeting will stay the same with the change being that the Council Secretary will receive

$25 to attend the meeting and the remaining amount will be paid after the minutes are submitted. Alderman Hoefle then amended the motion per the request of Alderman Keller and moved to approve the following ''Approval of changes topolicy regarding the City Council Recording Secretary to add meeting minutes will be typed up and completed and submitted within 48 hours so they can be voted on and approved at the next meeting. "

Alderman Bowne seconded it. There were eight ayes (Alderman Bauer, Alderman Browne, Alderman Hoefle, Alderman Hoinacki, Alderman Fleshman Alderman Keller, Alderman Parrott, and Alderman Welch), zero nays; motion carried.

Announcements :

Alderman Hoefle announced that he and Mayor Uoodman met with Gary Davis and Justin of Farnsworth in regards to the Motor Fuel Tax bills they submit. Several engineers agree that the State determines the hourly rate but the hours needed can be negotiated. Alderman Hoefle said going forward we will be working with Jason.

Alderman Welch was invited by the Mayor to relay information regarding the City Administrator search with Gov HR. Alderman Welch said he'd been forwarded an email from Mayor Goodman from Gov HR asking for a date to meet with the council to determine how to proceed to interview candidates as Gov HR has narrowed their pool. There were 33 interested candidates. Alderman Keller asked if Gov HR would be able to keep their original timeline for applicant interviews and Alderman Welch said they would. He would be setting a date with Gov HR to meet with the council.

The meeting adjourned at 7:32pm.

Alderman Welch moved to adjourn the meeting and Alderman Parrott seconded it. City Clerk Mrs. Bateman called the roll call. There were eight ayes (Alderman Bauer, Alderman Browne, Alderman Hoefle, Alderman Hoinacki, Alderman Fleshman Alderman Keller, Alderman Pan-ott, and Alderman Welch), zero nays; motion carried.

The City Council Meetingwas adjourned at 7:32 pm Respectfully Submitted By: Rachel Shew, Assistant City Clerk