April 21, 2022 Minutes
EAST DUBUQUE CITY COUNCIL
261 Sinsinawa Avenue
East Dubuque, IL 61025
THURSDAY
April 21, 2022
6:00 p.m.
Please Stand for the Pledge of Allegiance
1. 22-0411 Call to Order – Mayor
Start Time: 6:00 p.m.
Alderman Belken, Alderman Burgmeier, Alderman Fluhr and Attorney Kurt Absent – Alderman Pearson
2. 22-0412 Discussion and Possible Action on Acceptance of Council Member Resignation in the City of East Dubuque, Jo Daviess County, Illinois / Mayor Degenhardt, City Manager Herrig
Resignation of Alderman Pearson Ward 2.
Motion by Alderman Burgmeier to Accept Resignation of Alderman Pearson second by Alderman Belken ROLL CALL: Ayes – Alderman Belken, Alderman Burgmeier, Alderman Fluhr and Mayor Degenhardt Motion carried
3. 22-0413 Discussion and Possible Action on the Mayor’s Appointment to Fill Vacant City Council Seat in Ward 2 in the City of East Dubuque, Jo Daviess County, Illinois / Mayor Degenhardt, City Manager Herrig
Motion by Alderman Belken to Appointment Jake Walsh to Ward 2 second by Alderman Burgmeier ROLL CALL: Ayes – Alderman Belken, Alderman Burgmeier, Alderman Fluhr, Alderman Hoffmann and Mayor Degenhardt Motion carried
4. 22-0414 Discussion and Possible Action on the Mayor’s Appointment to Fill vacant City Council Seat in Ward 3 in the City of East Dubuque, Jo Daviess County, Illinois / Mayor Degenhardt, City Manager Herrig
Motion by Alderman Burgmeier to Appointment Mike Hoffmann to Ward 3 second by Alderman Belken ROLL CALL: Ayes – Alderman Belken, Alderman Burgmeier, Alderman Fluhr and Mayor Degenhardt Motion carried
5. 22-0415 Staff Reports
a. City Manager Report
Streaming of meetings was a benefit for citizens during COVID. When put on Face book citizens are not able to participate in meeting. Would like citizens to come and participate at meetings. Do we still want to stream meetings?
Alderman Burgmeier – Thinks it is a good idea but problem is not able to participate. Could projects be put on City website? Yes.
Alyssa Darnall – Hoping to put on Face book and website on how projects are going. Gets updates weekly.
Good thing to have posts on Face book.
b. Mayor Report
Thank people who sat on council.
c. Alderman Report
i. Belken
Thank you to Carter Newton for Galena Gazette articles in last week’s paper.
ii. Burgmeier
Street getting torn up from dump trucks. Will look at the road after the Beecher St project.
iii. Degenhardt
iv. Fluhr
v. Hoffmann
d. City Attorney, Terry Kurt
e. Police Chief, Luke Kovacic
f. Public Works Director, Mark Fluhr
Water coming up and put pump in 6th St and shut 3rd St ditch. Water main on Desoto hit water table so need to wait till 8 to 10 before can start again. Beecher St equipment starting to move in. Nothing with the water tower yet. Fire hydrants are being sand blasted in town. Putting in boat dock next week.
g. Fire Chief, Joe Heim
6. 22-0416 Speakers from the Floor
Michelle VanOstrand – people have reached out to her about meetings being on zoom/Face book. They would like to see these continued. This is a good thing.
7. 22-0417 Consent Agenda (City Council Minutes 04/11/2022, Public Safety Report(s), Warrants, Zoning, and Correspondence)
Motion by Alderman Hoffmann to Consent Agenda (City Council Minutes 04/11/2022, Public Safety Report(s), Warrants, Zoning, and Correspondence) second by Alderman Burgmeier ROLL CALL: Ayes – Alderman Belken, Alderman Burgmeier, Alderman Fluhr, Alderman Hoffmann and Mayor Degenhardt Motion carried
NEW BUSINESS:
8. 22-0418 Discussion and Possible Action to Approve Three Year Contract for City Manager in the City of East Dubuque, Jo Daviess County, Illinois / Mayor Degenhardt, Attorney Kurt
Attorney Kurt – Used the old City Managers contract with updates from union changes for non-union employees.
Alderman Fluhr – True you are getting a $5,000 raise?
City Manager Herrig – He will get the same percentage raise as all city employees.
Alderman Hoffmann – Is this an appointment at will agreement? Can still be terminated. Is there an employee handbook? No. Have to follow union contract, same for union and non-union employees. Typo in 8a to change.
City Manager Herrig – Define by union contract. All employees are treated the same.
Alderman Fluhr Motioned to Table. Motion was not seconded.
Motion by Alderman Belken to Approve Three Year Contract for City Manager second by Mayor Degenhardt ROLL CALL: Ayes – Alderman Belken, Alderman Burgmeier, Alderman Hoffmann and Mayor Degenhardt Motion carried Nays – Alderman Fluhr
9. 22-0419 Discussion and Possible Action to Approve IEPA Loan 17-4205 Request #1 in the Amount of $181,726.26 Including WHKS Design and Construction Observation Invoices, CFPS Invoices #1, and Louie’s Trenching Pay Application #1 for Stored Materials in the City of East Dubuque, Jo Daviess County, Illinois / Mayor Degenhardt, City Manager Herrig
Will see these when payments are needed.
Motion by Alderman Hoffmann to Approve IEPA Loan 17-4205 Request #1 in the Amount of $181,726.26 Including WHKS Design and Construction Observation Invoices, CFPS Invoices #1, and Louie’s Trenching Pay Application #1 for Stored Materials second by Alderman Belken ROLL CALL: Ayes – Alderman Belken, Alderman Burgmeier, Alderman Fluhr, Alderman Hoffmann and Mayor Degenhardt Motion carried
10. 22-0420 Discussion and Possible Action to Approve a Budget Ordinance for the City of East Dubuque, Jo Daviess County, Illinois / Mayor Degenhardt, City Manager Herrig
Tabled to review on Monday, April 25.
Motion by Alderman Belken to Table Budget Ordinance second by Alderman Burgmeier ROLL CALL: Ayes – Alderman Belken, Alderman Burgmeier, Alderman Fluhr, Alderman Hoffmann and Mayor Degenhardt Motion carried
11. 22-0421 Adjourn
End Time: 6:25 p.m.
Motion by Alderman Burgmeier to Adjourn second by Mayor Degenhardt ROLL CALL:
Ayes – Alderman Belken, Alderman Burgmeier, Alderman Fluhr, Alderman Hoffmann and Mayor Degenhardt Motion carried Absent – Alderman Pearson
Pam McCarthy
City Clerk, East Dubuque
