January 17, 2022 Minutes

EAST DUBUQUE CITY COUNCIL

261 Sinsinawa Avenue

East Dubuque, IL  61025

MONDAY

January 17, 2022

6:00 p.m.

Please Stand for the Pledge of Allegiance

   1.  22-0107    Call to Order – Mayor

Start Time: 6:00 p.m.

Alderman Biermeier, Alderman Burgmeier, Alderman Fluhr, Alderman Pearson and
Attorney Kurt    Absent – Alderman Muir

   2.  22-0108    Staff Reports

                        a.  City Manager Report

                               i.   IML Legislative Agenda

Information from state to keep council informed.

                              ii.   New Illinois Laws

Information from state to keep council informed.

                             iii.   Wayne Stewart Letter

Letter from Wayne Stewart about concerns from council on new building. He said that the sidewalk will be salted or be fenced off with construction fence.

Reminder for all businesses to make sure that they make sure to take care of their sidewalks during the winter months.

Alderman Burgmeier – Is it new concrete in front of the building? Yes it is new concrete.

                        b.  Mayor Report

City crew worked really hard with snow removal. Thank you.

                        c.  Alderman Report

                               i.   Biermeier

Complaints about dogs can we have the ordinance about dogs at next meeting.

                              ii.   Burgmeier

                             iii.   Degenhardt

                             iv.   Fluhr

                              v.   Muir

                             vi.   Pearson

Wants to thank the guys for great job snow removal from the weekend.

                        d.  City Attorney, Terry Kurt

Improvements on property downtown Sinsinawa. There is a hold up on the title right now. Will look into this.

                        e.  Police Chief, Luke Kovacic

Alderman Biermeier – Asked Chief Kovacic and Mark Fluhr if they are suitably staffed to keep from being fatigued?

The officers have 2200 hrs of overtime. With this overtime it would pay for a 7^th full-time officer, which would be great. Already have over 100 calls this year but never fully staffed.

Chief Kovacic – Yes they are over worked. When he started, 7 full timers and 2 part-timers. The crime is different from when strip clubs where downtown. Daytime calls and severity of the calls are going up. Downtown nightlife just not what it has been?

City Manager Herrig – Can justify to hire 1 person in both departments. Would be $162,000 for 2 new employees. We are more proactive by putting the resources where it needs to be.

                        f.  Public Works Director, Mark Fluhr

They are also over worked but they are able to work in rest better then the officers. Will need another person here soon with guys retiring in 5 years (2 or 3 people). Will be short staffed when these guys retire. Note that new employee’s cannot learn all in a year. This is continual.

Alderman Burgmeier – When Mark is ready to retire is there someone already looking at to replace him? Looking at Tony but could also just hire new. We really need to work on hiring people.

Water main break neighbors talked with city works people. They are upset nothing has happened in the 6 years, 400 Oxford to dead end. They have problems 2 to 3 times a year. Had a band 6 foot from the break they where working on. This street needs to be bumped up on the list of streets to be worked on. It is an old system that needs to be taken care of.

                        g.  Fire Chief, Joe Heim

   3.  22-0109    Speakers from the Floor

None

   4.  22-0110    Consent Agenda (City Council Minutes 01/03/2022, Public Safety Report(s), Warrants, Zoning, and Correspondence) also Bill for City Attorney Kurt

Motion by Alderman Pearson to Consent Agenda (City Council Minutes 01/03/2022, Public Safety Report(s), Warrants, Zoning, and Correspondence) second by Alderman Biermeier    ROLL CALL: Ayes – Mayor Degenhardt, Alderman Biermeier, Alderman Burgmeier, Alderman Fluhr and Alderman Pearson    Motion carried     Absent – Alderman Muir

NEW BUSINESS:

   5.  22-0111    Executive Session: 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1) Personnel Matters / Mayor Degenhardt,
City Manager Herrig

Motion by Alderman Burgmeier to Go into Executive Session second by Alderperson Biermeier    ROLL CALL: Ayes – Mayor Degenhardt, Alderman Biermeier, Alderman Burgmeier, Alderman Fluhr and Alderman Pearson    Motion carried     Absent – Alderman Muir

Motion by Alderperson Pearson to Leave Executive Session second by Alderman Fluhr    ROLL CALL: Ayes – Mayor Degenhardt, Alderman Biermeier, Alderman Burgmeier, Alderman Fluhr and Alderman Pearson    Motion carried     Absent – Alderman Muir

 

 

 

 

   6.  22-0112    Adjourn

End Time: 7:18 p.m.

Motion by Alderman Biermeier to Adjourn second by Alderman Burgmeier    ROLL CALL:
Ayes – Mayor Degenhardt, Alderman Biermeier, Alderman Burgmeier, Alderman Fluhr and Alderman Pearson    Motion carried     Absent – Alderman Muir

Pam McCarthy

City Clerk, East Dubuque