January 3, 2022 Minutes
EAST DUBUQUE CITY COUNCIL
261 Sinsinawa Avenue
East Dubuque, IL 61025
MONDAY
January 3, 2022
6:00 p.m.
Please Stand for the Pledge of Allegiance
1. 22-0101 Call to Order – Mayor
Start Time: 6:00 p.m.
Alderman Biermeier, Alderman Burgmeier, Alderman Fluhr, Alderman Muir, Alderman Pearson and Attorney Kurt
2. 22-0102 Staff Reports
a. City Manager Report
i. Leadership Forum
Asked if anyone would want to attend? Alyssa has volunteered and wondering if there would be any council members that would be interested in going. They rotate from town to town. When in East Dubuque it is at Timmerman’s. Is a time commitment cause it is 3 days.
Alderman Biermeier – Who leads sessions? Highland Community College
ii. Building Permit
Alderman Burgmeier – asked about overhang. Had a 6-foot overhang in building plans.
Alderman Pearson – asked about inspections and where they come from. They will be coming out of Rockford and Springfield.
iii. Minimum Wage
Is now $12 an hour starting January 1, 2022.
iv. NW Illinois Annual Report
Alderman Pearson is on the Board. Meetings are usually zoomed and a new lawyer was just hired.
Alderman Pearson – asked about giving money. $2,000 was given.
v. DACRA Update
Started in February 15, 2021 and in that time 295 citations given. With $71,000 total amount for the year and $21,035 in fines paid so far.
Will start writing citations on snow removal that is put in city right away. Will get a verbal warning first then a citation after that.
Alderman Pearson – in the flats area placement of snow. Need to put it in their yards.
Alderman Fluhr – where do you see it the most? Desoto
Mark Fluhr – flats area is the trouble area.
b. Mayor Report
Guys did a great job on cleaning the snow that weekend.
c. Alderman Report
i. Biermeier
ii. Burgmeier
iii. Degenhardt
iv. Fluhr
v. Muir
vi. Pearson
Wants to thank the guys for great job of clean up the snow from the weekend.
d. City Attorney, Terry Kurt
Happy New Year
e. Police Chief, Luke Kovacic
f. Public Works Director, Mark Fluhr
g. Fire Chief, Joe Heim
i. Promotion and Pinning of New Officers
In House Fire Academy
Ashley Fox, Ben Fox and Noah Mozena handed certificates with 2 not present.
Promotions
Lt. Curtis Dewulf
Fire Captain Mollie Roth
Asst. Chief Dan Steines
With Tom Lange stepping down from Asst. Chief
3. 22-0103 Speakers from the Floor
4. 22-0104 Consent Agenda (City Council Minutes 12/22/2021, Public Safety Report(s), Warrants, Zoning, and Correspondence) also Bill for City Attorney Kurt
Motion by Alderman Burgmeier to Consent Agenda (City Council Minutes 12/22/2021, Public Safety Report(s), Warrants, Zoning, and Correspondence) also Bill for City Attorney Kurt second by Alderman Muir ROLL CALL: Ayes – Mayor Degenhardt, Alderman Biermeier, Alderman Burgmeier, Alderman Fluhr, Alderman Muir and Alderman Pearson Motion carried
NEW BUSINESS:
5. 22-0105 Discussion and Possible Action to Approve Reciprocal Agreement on Exchange Information Between the City of East Dubuque and the Illinois Department of Revenue in the City of East Dubuque, Jo Daviess County, Illinois / Mayor Degenhardt, City Manager Herrig
Annual report about sales tax being kept confidential.
Motion by Alderman Pearson to Approve Reciprocal Agreement on Exchange Information Between the City of East Dubuque and the Illinois Department of Revenue second by Alderman Biermeier ROLL CALL: Ayes – Mayor Degenhardt, Alderman Biermeier, Alderman Burgmeier, Alderman Fluhr, Alderman Muir and Alderman Pearson Motion carried
6. 22-0106 Adjourn
End Time: 6:30 p.m.
Motion by Alderman Burgmeier to Adjourn second by Alderman Pearson ROLL CALL:
Ayes – Mayor Degenhardt, Alderman Biermeier, Alderman Burgmeier, Alderman Fluhr, Alderman Muir and Alderman Pearson Motion carried
Pam McCarthy
City Clerk, East Dubuque
