# Meeting Events

Meeting: `otqeeyc2npw.city_council_meeting_4_21_2025`

Meeting date: `2025-04-21`

Meeting type: `city_council`

This is a deterministic derived artifact, not official meeting minutes. Related records may be grouped for review while complete machine provenance remains in the JSON artifact.

## Decisions and Votes

- **Pledge of Allegiance**
  - **Summary:** Motion for Alderperson Shadle to say the Pledge of Allegiance.
  - **Evidence:** “Alderperson, Shadle, would you say the Pledge of Allegiance please?”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:28](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=88s)

- **Chairing the meeting** — Passed
  - **Summary:** Motion for Alderperson Sellers to chair the meeting tonight.
  - **Evidence:** “Alderperson, Sellers has offered to chair the meeting tonight. Could I have a motion to that effect? So move.”
  - **Evidence:** “The motion passes 7-0.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:22](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=142s)

- **Approval of the agenda** — Passed
  - **Summary:** Motion for approval of the agenda.
  - **Evidence:** “Miller. Good evening. Could I have a motion for the approval of the agenda, please? So moved.”
  - **Evidence:** “All in favor? Aye. Any opposed? Aye.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:52](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=172s)

- **Approval of minutes for April 7th, 2025** — Passed
  - **Summary:** Motion for approval of the minutes for the regular meeting of April 7th, 2025.
  - **Evidence:** “Could I have a motion for the approval of the minutes for the regular meeting of April 7th, 2025? So moved.”
  - **Evidence:** “All in favor? Aye. Any opposed?”
  - **Source timestamp:** [03:24](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=204s)

- **Consent Agenda Approval**
  - **Summary:** Vote on approving the consent agenda.
  - **Evidence:** “Is there a motion to approve the consent agenda?”
  - **Evidence:** “All in favor? Aye. Oh, roll call. I'm sorry. Shadle? Aye. Sanders? Aye. Sellers? Aye. Klemm? Aye. Monroe? No. Parker? Aye. And Stacy? No.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [09:20](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=560s)

- **Allowing Alderman Shadle to speak a third time** — Passed
  - **Summary:** Motion made to allow Alderman Shadle to speak a third time.
  - **Evidence:** “Okay, is there a motion that we let Alderman Shadle speak a third time? I make a motion.”
  - **Evidence:** “So will you call the roll? Shadle? Aye. Sanders? Aye. Sellers? Aye. Klemm? Aye. Monroe? Aye. Simmons? Parker? Aye. And Stacy? Aye. And it is unanimous.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [37:36](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=2256s)

- **Taking a recess to retrieve meeting minutes**
  - **Summary:** Motion made to take a recess to allow the clerk to retrieve prior meeting minutes.
  - **Evidence:** “Second. Oh, Audamin Clam. Just so you know, to take a little pressure off of Chief Shenberger, this isn't the first time it's been done. [...] So we have a motion and a second about a recess. So that's what's on the table right now is just to talk about whether or not the council should take a short recess per all the Monroe's requests to allow the clerk to go pull the minutes from that prior meeting, I guess.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [40:13](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=2413s)

- **Taking a short recess for minute retrieval**
  - **Summary:** Motion made by Alderman Monroe to take a short recess.
  - **Evidence:** “Alderman Monroe's motion is to take a short recess, so a pause in this”
  - **Evidence:** “So I think we need to have a recess meeting so that the clerk can go find that set of minutes that's been, that was a motion that was made to recess. It's been seconded. If there's no further discussion, then the council needs to vote on whether or not to take the recess. So is there, I mean, there was a first and a second, right? To have it. To vote?”
  - **Source timestamp:** [41:23](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=2483s)

- **Roll call vote on motion** — Failed
  - **Summary:** The roll call resulted in a failure of the motion with three 'aye' votes and four 'no' votes.
  - **Evidence:** “Shadle? No. Sanders? Yes. Sellers? No. Klemm? No. Monroe? Aye. Parker? No. And Stacy? Aye. Uh, the motion fails three to four.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [43:07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=2587s)

- **Moving discussion to May Council meeting**
  - **Summary:** A motion was made to move the item to the May Council meeting until necessary information could be obtained.
  - **Evidence:** “I make a motion that we move this to the make how then until we can get this information that we're asking for that felt right now that this be held up a couple more weeks and gonna make a difference since it's been held up for for five, six years so that we can get this information and that we could totally understand what have and has not been happening and what needs to happen for everybody to be successful.”
  - **Evidence:** “Seconded. God bless. Thomas. It's been moved and second for the moving this to the to the May-Cow.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [43:36](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=2616s)

- **Ordinance Passage Vote (Unspecified Ordinance)** — Passed
  - **Summary:** The ordinance passed following a roll call vote.
  - **Evidence:** “Shadle aye Sanders no Sellers aye Klemm Monroe no Parker aye Stacy the ordinance passes”
  - **Source timestamp:** [52:03](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=3123s)

- **Motion to move discussion forward**
  - **Summary:** A procedural step was taken regarding moving the discussion.
  - **Evidence:** “so is there a motion to move this this is this is we have the motion this is second reading”
  - **Review flags:** unattached_motion_request
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:23:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=4980s)

- **Ordinance passing vote (unspecified)** — Passed
  - **Summary:** The ordinance passed with a seven to zero vote.
  - **Evidence:** “The ordinance passes seven to zero.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:40:07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=6007s)

- **Second reading of Ordinance 2025-25 (Amending Alcoholic Liquor Sales and deleting Mechanical Games)** — Passed
  - **Summary:** The second reading vote for the ordinance was passed.
  - **Evidence:** “Call the roll. Go ahead. Shadle? Aye. Sellers? Aye. Klemm? Aye.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:42:22](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=6142s)

- **Agenda item vote on ordinance change regarding fees and mechanical games section** — Passed
  - **Summary:** The council voted on the agenda item concerning increased fees for operators of mechanical game or video gaming terminals and elimination of the mechanical games section of the ordinance.
  - **Attribution:** Council
  - **Evidence:** “Shadle? Aye. What? I don't usually wait. What do you want me to do? Go ahead. Call the roll. Go ahead. Shadle? Aye. Sellers? Aye. Klemm? Aye. Monroe? Aye. Parker? Aye. And Stacy. No. The ordinance passes five to one.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:42:11](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=6131s)

- **Motion to move forward with Family Dollar special use permit**
  - **Summary:** A motion was made regarding the movement of the Family Dollar special use permit application.
  - **Attribution:** Council
  - **Evidence:** “excuse is there a motion to move it forward?”
  - **Review flags:** unattached_motion_request
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:43:42](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=6222s)

- **Motion to suspend rules for lead service line replacement ordinance**
  - **Summary:** A motion was made regarding the suspension of rules for the debt ordinance.
  - **Attribution:** Council
  - **Evidence:** “Is there a motion to suspend the rules?”
  - **Review flags:** unattached_motion_request
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:45:41](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=6341s)

- **Suspension of rules to proceed with ordinance**
  - **Summary:** Alderman Klemm moved to suspend the rules.
  - **Evidence:** “Alderman Klemm, did you? Motion to suspend.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:48:06](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=6486s)

- **Discussion on suspension timing** — Approved
  - **Summary:** A speaker noted that Stacey Hetter's item was discussed and questioned why the ordinance was coming before the council so quickly.
  - **Evidence:** “Alderman Klemm, did you? Motion to suspend. Oh, okay. Well then, just one second. Second. We're still in discussion. Yeah, because Stacey had her. That's right. Alderman Stacey had her. Okay. Go ahead. Alderman, Stacey Hetter. Okay go ahead. You know why is this just coming to the council tonight? Because we just approved the bids at the last meeting. You can't you can't do the debt ordinance without having the bid and we just approved the bid at the last full meeting so it would be natural that it would come to this Speedy.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:48:06](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=6486s)

- **Suspension of rules for final vote on ordinance** — Passed
  - **Summary:** A motion was made regarding suspending the roll.
  - **Evidence:** “Okay, is there a motion to suspend the roll? So moved. Check them.”
  - **Evidence:** “Call the roll. Shadle? Aye. Sanders? Sellers? Aye. Klemm? Aye. Monroe? No. Parker? Aye. And Stacy? Stacy, the suspension passes six to one.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:48:15](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=6495s)

- **Final vote on ordinance**
  - **Summary:** A motion was requested for the final vote on the ordinance.
  - **Evidence:** “So now before them, if there's no further discussion, would be the final vote on the ordinance. Okay. Do you have a motion for the final vote for the ordinance?”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:49:06](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=6546s)

- **Ordinance passage vote** — Passed
  - **Summary:** The ordinance passed six to one.
  - **Evidence:** “Call the roll. Shadle? Aye. Sanders? Aye. Sellers? Aye. Klemm? Aye. Monroe? No. Parker? Aye. And Stacy? Aye. The ordinance passes six to one.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:50:31](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=6631s)

- **Suspension of rules for hangar lease ordinance**
  - **Summary:** A motion was made regarding the suspension of the rules.
  - **Evidence:** “second it's been moved in second is any other all in favor nope just discussion or discussion and then if no discussion then a motion for suspension of the rules okay so there's such a so move second second suspension of the rules requires a two-thirds vote and is non debatable are you ready for the vote chair go ahead”
  - **Review flags:** unattached_second
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:51:07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=6667s)

- **Suspension of the rules motion** — Approved
  - **Summary:** The suspension of the rules was approved.
  - **Evidence:** “Shadel hi Sanders, Sellers, Klemm, Monroe, Parker, and Stacy. Suspension is approved 7 to 0.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:51:07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=6667s)

- **Ordinance approval** — Approved
  - **Summary:** The ordinance was approved.
  - **Evidence:** “Shadle, Sanders, Sellers, Klemm, Monroe, Parker, and Stacy. Aye. The ordinance is approved seven to zero.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:52:10](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=6730s)

- **Funding for pressure vessel/temporary tank**
  - **Summary:** Motion to approve funding.
  - **Evidence:** “So staff has put forward a resolution for you to move forward with the funding of the pressure vessel. And we did, this was budgeted in the utility budget, so. Do we do a motion? Yes. Okay. Is there a motion to approve?”
  - **Evidence:** “Motion to approve.”
  - **Evidence:** “Second. Thank you.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:58:48](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=7128s)

- **Roll call confirmation**
  - **Summary:** Confirmation of roll call attendance for a final vote.
  - **Evidence:** “If not is there a roll call?”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:01:54](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=7314s)

- **Adoption of resolution** — Passed
  - **Summary:** The resolution was adopted 7-0.
  - **Attribution:** Chair
  - **Evidence:** “The resolution is adopted 7-0”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:57:16](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=7036s)

- **Approval of bid for Fuel Island concrete pavement**
  - **Summary:** Motion to approve the bid.
  - **Attribution:** Council Member
  - **Evidence:** “So move. We've got Shadle and Klemm.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:04:09](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=7449s)

- **Approval of bid for Fuel Island concrete pavement** — Passed
  - **Summary:** The motion passed six to zero with one absentia.
  - **Attribution:** Chair
  - **Evidence:** “The motion passes six to zero with one absentia.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:04:09](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=7449s)

- **Approval of 2025 city-wide tree removal bid**
  - **Summary:** Motion to approve the bid.
  - **Attribution:** Council Member
  - **Evidence:** “Is there a motion? Oh, I'll second it.”
  - **Review flags:** unattached_motion_request
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:05:39](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=7539s)

- **Call the roll for motion approval** — Passed
  - **Summary:** The motion passed with 7 votes in favor and 0 opposed.
  - **Attribution:** Council
  - **Evidence:** “The motion passes 7 to 0.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:09:54](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=7794s)

- **Executive session for first item under 2C1**
  - **Summary:** Motion made to go into executive session for just the first item under 2C1.
  - **Evidence:** “I have a motion to go into executive session for just the first item under 2C1.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:49:15](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=10155s)

- **Executive session for personnel reasons (City Manager Review)** — Failed
  - **Summary:** Motion made to go into executive session regarding personnel matters, specifically for an update on city manager review.
  - **Evidence:** “Is there a second then to go into executive session for 2C1? Is there a chance for that to number one? Yep. So we need a second to go in for personnel. So this is the one.”
  - **Evidence:** “So right now we're just talking about 2C1 and there was a motion and a second to go in for the city manager review update.”
  - **Evidence:** “Shadle? No. Sanders? Aye. Sellers? No. Klemm? No. Monroe? Aye. Parker? No. And Stacy? Aye. One, two, three, four, the motion Fails, three to four.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:49:38](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=10178s)

- **Go into executive session for appointment vacancy (2C3)** — Failed
  - **Summary:** Motion to go into executive session regarding the appointment to fill a vacancy.
  - **Evidence:** “So now then there would need to be a motion to go into executive session under 2C3, which is to discuss the appointment to fill a vacancy, which is related to item number 23 on the agenda about the appointment to the ruber has two terms or under section two. I have a second.”
  - **Evidence:** “So is there a second to go in the executive session? And that motion dies for a lack of a second so we're not going into executive session at all.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:51:44](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=10304s)

- **Rescind advice and consent of council to appointment of Dustin Wilkinson to Planning Commission**
  - **Summary:** Vote on motion to rescind the council's advice and consent for the appointment of Dustin Wilkinson to the Planning Commission.
  - **Evidence:** “So that's what they're asking for, clerk. But that does not revoke the mayor's appointment, correct? Correct. The appointment is still. As you understand that. So he's still in this position. He would not have, if this rescission goes through, he wouldn't have the advice and consent of the council at that point there.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:55:53](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=10553s)

- **Rescinding advice and consent for Mr. Wilkinson** — Failed
  - **Summary:** Motion made to rescind the advice and consent previously given to Mr. Wilkinson.
  - **Evidence:** “So this would be a motion. The motion that's before you guys, just so everyone's clear is to rescind the advice and consent that was previously given to Mr. Wilkinson who's there.”
  - **Evidence:** “Shadle? No. Sanders? Yes. Sellers? No. Klemm? No. Monroe? I can't even speak right now. Come on. Monroe? Yes. Simmons? No. Parker? No. And Stacy? Yes. I can't believe this. There you have it. The motion fails.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [03:04:37](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=11077s)

- **Adjournment**
  - **Summary:** Motion made to adjourn.
  - **Evidence:** “Oh wait, wait, wait. You see. Motion to adjourn.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [03:07:05](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=11225s)

- **Adjournment motion**
  - **Summary:** Vote taken on the motion to adjourn.
  - **Evidence:** “Second. See what we got for the next four years. All in favor? No matter how hard we try. You see”
  - **Source timestamp:** [03:07:05](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=11225s)

## Procedural Actions

- **Calling the meeting to order**
  - **Summary:** Linda Johnson was asked if she would do the invocation.
  - **Evidence:** “Linda Johnson? Are you doing the invocation tonight?”
  - **Source timestamp:** [00:12](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=12s)

- **Consent Agenda handling**
  - **Summary:** A motion was made to rearrange the order of items on the Consent Agenda.
  - **Evidence:** “Yes, ma'am. I would make a motion that rearrange, rearrange the order of things. After item number 16, I would like to follow through with item 23.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [07:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=420s)

- **Consent Agenda items consideration**
  - **Summary:** The council proceeded to consider the Consent Agenda.
  - **Evidence:** “Hearing none, the Consent Agenda. Yes, ma'am. I would make a motion that rearrange, rearrange the order of things. After item number 16, I would like to follow through with item 23.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [07:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=420s)

- **Agenda item progression**
  - **Summary:** The speaker noted the current agenda item number and planned to skip ahead.
  - **Evidence:** “I would make a motion that rearrange, rearrange the order of things. After item number 16, I would like to follow through with item 23.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [07:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=420s)

- **Consent Agenda topic**
  - **Summary:** The consent agenda includes approval for minutes from various boards and commissions.
  - **Evidence:** “The consent agenda consists of the approval to receive and place on file a Board and Commission of Minutes from Building Commission, May 15, and Whore Historic Preservation Commission, April 16, 2024, for both of those, Library Board, October 9, November 19, December 11, of 2024 and January 8th, February 19th and March 12th of 2020-2025. Fire pension board, October 30th, 2024. Police pension board, October 30th, 2024. Foreign fire insurance board, February 13th, 2025. Liquor commission, March 13th, 2025. We have an Arbor Day proclamation dated April 25th, 2025, and police and fire department reports both dated March of 2025.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [08:08](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=488s)

- **Ordinance Second Reading**
  - **Summary:** Item number five is the second reading of the ordinance regarding residency requirements.
  - **Evidence:** “Item number five is the second reading of the ordinance. Finance 2025-17 is amending the CTAF is amending the codified ordinance regarding residency requirements for certain positions.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [09:20](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=560s)

- **Request for speaking opportunity**
  - **Summary:** Alderman Sanders requested to speak again after being previously restricted.
  - **Evidence:** “But Alderman Sanders wanted to speak again, too, and we didn't let him, so. But it was not an answer to the question.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [37:09](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=2229s)

- **Motion to move to a roll call vote on an underlying motion**
  - **Summary:** A motion was made regarding moving to a roll call for a motion.
  - **Evidence:** “so is there you want to read the motion we have a motion to move to the may cow ready for a roll call Shadle?”
  - **Source timestamp:** [51:09](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=3069s)

- **Setting the date for public hearing**
  - **Summary:** A motion was made and seconded to set the next meeting 20 to 40 days from the April 7th meeting.
  - **Evidence:** “May I? This might be a good time. We did have a motion and a second to set this 20 to 40 days from the April 7th meeting.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:39:04](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=5944s)

- **First reading requirement for ordinance 2025-25**
  - **Summary:** The council determined that only a motion and a second were needed as the item was at first reading.
  - **Evidence:** “Nope, it's just first read, so all we need is a motion and a second. Okay, so now we'll move on to number 10,”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:44:30](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=6270s)

- **Procedure for suspension of rules vote**
  - **Summary:** The Chair stated that suspension of the rules requires a two-thirds majority vote and is non-debatable.
  - **Evidence:** “May I give the rhetoric, Chair? Suspension of the rules requires a two-thirds majority vote and it is non-debatable.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:48:15](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=6495s)

- **Reading of next agenda item**
  - **Summary:** The council moved on to the first reading of item number 11.
  - **Evidence:** “Okay we'll move on to first reading of item number 11. Reading of ordinance 20, 25, 27.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:50:42](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=6642s)

- **Suspension of the rules motion**
  - **Summary:** Staff recommended moving forward with a suspension of the rules motion.
  - **Evidence:** “so staff recommends moving forward with the suspension of the rules motion to move forward second it's been moved in second is any other all in favor nope just discussion or discussion and then if no discussion then a motion for suspension of the rules okay so there's such a so move second second suspension of the rules requires a two-thirds vote and is non debatable are you ready for the vote chair go ahead”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:51:07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=6667s)

- **Roll call confirmation**
  - **Summary:** Confirmation that the vote will be by roll call.
  - **Evidence:** “Can I ask, this will be roll call? Oh, it'll be roll call.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:58:53](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=7133s)

- **Request for executive session pursuant to 5 ILCS 122 C1**
  - **Summary:** A request was made regarding two executive sessions tonight pursuant to 5 ILCS 122 C1, covering appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees.
  - **Evidence:** “We've been requested for two executive sessions tonight pursuant to 5 ILCS 122 C1, the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee to determine its validity. And the public office as defined in this act including a vacancy in a public office when the public body is given power to appoint under law or ordinance or the discipline, performance or removal of the occupant of a public office when the public body is given power to remove the occupant under law or ordinance.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:48:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=10081s)

- **Discussion on sequence of executive sessions**
  - **Summary:** Discussion occurred regarding whether to address item 23 after or before the executive session concerning personnel matters (2C1).
  - **Evidence:** “So are you saying we can just serve 23 out here? No. We'd have to see if there's a motion made to go in. If we have a motion to go in, then we would go in, and then we would do 23 afterwards, but if there's not a motion to go in, then we wouldn't. Then we would just go to 23. We'd go in to do 2C1 first, and then we'd come back out and do 23.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:50:32](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=10232s)

## Ordinances and Resolutions

- **Adoption of resolution R-2025-44 for AED purchase**
  - **Summary:** Resolution accepting a safety grant from the Illinois Public Risk Fund and authorizing the use of the grant funds to purchase automated external defibrillators or or AEDs from Zoll Medical Corporation for Use by the City.
  - **Evidence:** “Okay we move on to the adoption of resolution R-2025-44. Resolution accepting a safety grant from the Illinois Public Risk Fund grant and authorizing the use of the grant funds to purchase automated external defibrillators or or AEDs from Zoll Medical Corporation for Use by the City.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:52:30](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=6750s)

- **Approval of Tomcat Consultants proposal for temporary tanks** — Adopted
  - **Summary:** Adoption of Resolution R-2025-45 approving a proposal from Tomcat Consultants for rental of temporary portable hydro-pneumatic tanks during Burchard Water Tower painting project.
  - **Evidence:** “The resolution is adopted 7-0. Adoption of Resolution R-2025-45 Resolution approving a proposal from Tomcat Consultants for rental of temporary portable hydro-pneumatic tanks during Burchard Water Tower painting project.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:57:37](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=7057s)

## Financial and Contract Events

- **Approval of finance bills payable** — Approved
  - **Summary:** Amount to be approved for finance bills.
  - **Evidence:** “Approval of finance bills payable in the amount of $2,479,364.37.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [08:50](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=530s)

- **Approval of payroll**
  - **Summary:** Total payroll amount for pay period ending May 5th, 2025.
  - **Evidence:** “Approval of payroll for pay period ending May 5th, 2025, totaling $675,619.51.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [08:50](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=530s)

- **Spending on well systems**
  - **Summary:** The number referenced in the memo is the amount of money spent on well systems, and $13 million worth of funding is available towards Well 12.
  - **Evidence:** “The number referenced in the memo is the amount of money that we have been spending on our well systems. We designed and built well 11 and we're in the process of bidding well 12 right now. We've discussed that at the last meetings. There's $13 million worth of funding towards that project”
  - **Source timestamp:** [57:24](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=3444s)

- **Lowest bid for Fuel Island concrete pavement**
  - **Summary:** The lower bidder was DPI construction in the amount of $77,933.87.
  - **Attribution:** Manager Boyer
  - **Evidence:** “The lower bidder was the DPI construction in the amount of $77,933.87.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:02:28](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=7348s)

- **Lowest bid for 2025 city-wide tree removal**
  - **Summary:** Homer Tree Service's bid was the lowest at $73,167.50.
  - **Attribution:** Manager Boyer
  - **Evidence:** “The Homer's bid was lowest at $73,167.50.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:04:55](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=7495s)

## Presentations and Reports

- **Second Reading of Ordinance 2025-23, Gladewood Subdivision Special Service Area**
  - **Summary:** City Manager Boyer presented that a special assessment area is needed for Gladewood residents to contribute to road improvements because the city plat indicated conditions not met when the subdivision was built.
  - **Evidence:** “Ordinance Establishing a Special Service Area, Gladewood Subdivision. Manager Boyer. Thank you, Madam Chairperson. As we've been discussing for a few meetings, the Gladewood residents, there's a confusion over who maintained the street of Gladewood.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:06:05](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=3965s)

- **PLAT special note regarding street improvements**
  - **Summary:** The PLAT governing guidelines contained a special note stating that the subdivision developer would establish curb and drainage for the city to accept the streets.
  - **Evidence:** “So in the PLAT, which PLATs are the governing guidelines behind the subdivision, it specifically had a special note on this PLAT that is a little unusual to PLATs, and it said basically that the subdivision developer would establish curb, drainage, et cetera, within the community for the city to accept the streets.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:16:22](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=4582s)

- **Purpose of the hearing regarding special service area establishment**
  - **Summary:** The hearing is a preliminary step based on a petition from majority landowners, initiating the process for establishing a special service area.
  - **Evidence:** “the hearing is really a preliminary step what you have is actually a petition from a majority of the landowners in Gladewood subdivision so they're actually asking the city to set this for hearing because that's the first step in the establishment of a special service area”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:24:38](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=5078s)

- **Second reading of Ordinance 2025-25 (Amending Alcoholic Liquor Sales and deleting Mechanical Games)**
  - **Summary:** The ordinance amends Chapter 806, Alcoholic Liquor Sales, increases fees payable by operators of mechanical game or video gaming terminals, and eliminates the mechanical games section of the ordinance.
  - **Attribution:** Attorney Steve Cox
  - **Evidence:** “is the second reading of ordinance 2025-25. O'Farr. Ordinance, amending the codified ordinances, Chapter 806, Alcoholic Liquor Sales, and deleting Chapter 844, Mechanical and Electronic Games and Devices. And that will be presented by Attorney Steve Cox. I didn't have to go very far. So I think we talked about this last time, this is an increase in the fees payable by operators and mechanical game or video gaming terminals and the City, and an elimination of the mechanical games section of the ordinance, which is frankly underutilized or completely unutilized currently.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:41:07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=6067s)

- **First reading of ordinance 2025-25: Special use permit for Family Dollar at 1601 to 1645 Southwest Avenue**
  - **Summary:** The first reading concerns an ordinance approving a special use permit application submitted by Family Dollar for the property located at 1601 to 1645 Southwest Avenue, allowing restaurants, taverns, packaged liquor stores, and any other establishment selling alcoholic beverages for consumption on or off the premises.
  - **Attribution:** Director Duckman
  - **Evidence:** “It's the first reading of ordinance 2025-25. Ordinance approving special use permit application at 1601 to 1645 Southwest Avenue, submitted by Family Dollar to examine the special use of a B3 commercial and wholesale business district zone property to allow restaurants, taverns, packaged liquor stores and Any other establishment selling alcoholic beverages for consumption on or off the premises, according to Chapter 1252.01B11.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:43:02](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=6182s)

- **Special use permit application from Family Dollar at 1601 Southwest Avenue**
  - **Summary:** Staff received a special use permit application from Family Dollar, located at 1601 Southwest Avenue, to sell packaged liquor which requires a special use permit prior to their organization applying for a liquor license.
  - **Attribution:** Staff
  - **Evidence:** “Staff received a special use permit application from Family Dollar, located at 1601 Southwest Avenue. And essentially what's going on here is they want to sell packaged liquor which requires a special use permit prior to their organization applying for a liquor license.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:43:29](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=6209s)

- **Zoning Board of Appeals recommendation for Family Dollar's special use permit**
  - **Summary:** The subject property went before the Zoning Board of Appeals on April 3rd and was recommended for approval by a vote of 7 to 0 with zero abstentions on April 10th.
  - **Attribution:** Staff
  - **Evidence:** “So this subject property went before our Zoning Board of Appeals on April 3rd and it was recommended for approval by a vote of 7 to 0 with zero abstentions on April 10th.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:43:42](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=6222s)

- **First reading of ordinance 2025-26: EPA public water supply loan program for lead service line replacement phase four**
  - **Summary:** The first reading concerns an ordinance authorizing the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency public water supply loan program and loan agreement for lead service line replacement phase four.
  - **Attribution:** Manager Boyer
  - **Evidence:** “number 10, is the first reading of ordinance 2025-26 presented by Manager Boyer. I'm going to read it in first if I can butt in. Ordinance authorizing the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency public water supply loan program and loan agreement for lead service line replacement phase four.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:44:30](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=6270s)

- **Lead service line replacement funding requirements**
  - **Summary:** The EPA water loan program requires a current City of Freeport authorized debt ordinance for the project, which is necessary to receive the final EPA loan agreement.
  - **Attribution:** Staff
  - **Evidence:** “The EPA water loan program requires a current City of Freeport authorized debt ordinance for the project. This is part of every IEP funding project regardless of whether the community receives a hundred percent forgiveness or not. The IEP project management is required a new lead service remediation debt ordinance to be passed for the phase four project since the city has to pay the awarded contractor and wait for IEP reimbursement is required to have this in place to receive the final EPA loan agreement.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:44:30](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=6270s)

- **Funding status of lead service line replacement project**
  - **Summary:** The project is fully funded with a one hundred percent loan forgiveness of three million twenty seven thousand dollars, and staff recommends suspending the rules to move forward.
  - **Attribution:** Staff
  - **Evidence:** “The project is fully funded with a hundred percent loan forgiveness of three million twenty seven thousand dollars and staff recommends council suspend the rules and move forward with the debt ordinance.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:45:41](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=6341s)

- **Ordinance approving hangar leases C5, Jeff Matica, K9, Mike and Kim Robinson**
  - **Summary:** Manager Boyer presented the lease approvals for C5 with Jeff Monica and Canine with Mike and Kim Robinson.
  - **Evidence:** “Reading of ordinance 20, 25, 27. Ordinance approving hangar leases C5, Jeff Matica, K9, Mike and Kim Robinson. Manager Boyer? Thank you madam chair as we've been doing with all airport leases we brought these two before you for approval it is as the clerk had stated it was c5 with Jeff Monica and canine with Mike and Kim Robinson so staff recommends moving forward with the suspension of the rules to move forward”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:50:42](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=6642s)

- **Illinois Public Risk Fund (IPRF) Safety Grant details**
  - **Summary:** The city of Freeport's Workman's Compensation Carrier is the Illinois Public Risk Fund or IPRF. They offer an annual safety grant to members that are in good standing. The award amount for 2025 is $14,419.
  - **Attribution:** Director Richter
  - **Evidence:** “Director Richter. Thank you. The City of Freeport's Workman's Compensation Carrier is the Illinois Public Risk Fund or IPRF. They offer an annual safety grant to members that are in good standing. There's not an application process to receive these funds. However, the funds must be used on an item or items from a designated listing of safety items provided by IPRF. The city of Freeport's award amount for this program for 2025 is $14,419.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:53:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=6780s)

- **AED function and purchase request**
  - **Summary:** The city would like to utilize the funds to purchase seven automated external defibrillators for various city buildings. A quote from Zoll Medical Corporation was attached.
  - **Evidence:** “And the city would like to utilize these funds to purchase seven automated external defibrillators for various city buildings. AEDs are used to help those experiencing A sudden cardiac arrest. It is a sophisticated yet easy to use medical device that can analyze the heart's rhythm and if necessary deliver an electric shock or defibrillation to help the heart reestablish an effective rhythm. The device is designed to be user-friendly with clear instructions on how to use it in case of emergency. ... We've attached a quote from Zoll Medical Corporation to purchase these seven units, and it is the request of the finance committee for the city council to approve the purchase.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:53:30](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=6810s)

- **AED importance and funding use**
  - **Summary:** A grant was mentioned as being featured in the newsletter regarding the importance and ease of use of AEDs.
  - **Evidence:** “Miller. And this grant, it happened to be in their newsletter this month as well, a whole page on how important AEDs are and the ease of use, so we thought it was a good use of those funds.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:56:46](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=7006s)

- **Bid opening for Fuel Island concrete pavement**
  - **Summary:** The City of Freeport needs an upgrade to the fuel system due to upcoming environmental requirements. A public bid opening occurred on April 15, 2025, for a 12 inches full depth concrete installation.
  - **Attribution:** Manager Boyer
  - **Evidence:** “Move on to item number 14 approval of bid. Bid opening on April 15th 2025 for Fuel Island concrete pavement. Manager Boyer. Thank you, Madam Chair. The City of Freeport is currently working on an upgrade to the fuel system that is required by upcoming environmental requirements. So we'll bring it up to specification. On April 15 2025, the city had a public bid opening for the concrete portion of the job. It was a 12 inches full depth concrete installation for the fuel station.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:01:54](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=7314s)

- **Bid opening for 2025 city-wide tree removal**
  - **Summary:** The city systematically marks large and dangerous trees outside the safe management size of the forestry department. Two bidders were present: Homer Tree Service and Area Tree (Ingram).
  - **Attribution:** Manager Boyer
  - **Evidence:** “Move on to item number 15. The approval of bid opening on April 16, 2025 for 2025 city-wide tree removal. Manager Boyer. Thank you, Madam Chair. Each year we've been systematically going through town, marking the most large and dangerous trees that are outside of the size that we can safely manage with our forestry department. This year we had two bidders.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:04:09](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=7449s)

- **Explanation of removal of Josh Atkins from Planning Commission**
  - **Summary:** Alderman Stacy presented the issue regarding the removal of Josh Atkins, stating that the process violated ordinances and rules because he was fired before an opening could be established.
  - **Attribution:** Alderman Stacy
  - **Evidence:** “Number 16 explanation of removal of Josh Atkins for Planning Commission presented by Alderman Stacy and Monroe. You know I just like to say how convenient for the and Mayor not to be here tonight. You know, April 7th, that first meeting, Council was asked to accept someone to the Planning Committee. And I asked the question, like I always ask, why this person? That there was an open position on that committee well that was the furthest thing from the truth because that happened on Monday and Tuesday Joshua but Atkinson was fired from his position.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:09:54](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=7794s)

- **Email appointment details for Planning Commission**
  - **Summary:** The speaker read an email dated April 14-15, 2024, from Jodi Miller, Mayor of Freeport, appointing Joshua T. Atkinson to the Planning Commission to fill a seat held by Jane Somebody, Ruth, expiring October 31st, 2024, and stating this appointment would automatically be reappointed for the next four years.
  - **Evidence:** “So I must read an email from April 14-15, 2024. Appointment to the Planning Commission. Effective immediately, I hereby appoint Joshua T. Atkinson to the Planning Commission to fill the seat held by Jane Somebody, Ruth, which expires October 31st, 2024. Same email. This appointment shall be effective through October 31st, 2024 and automatically be reappointed to fulfill the next four years seat term dated the 15th day of April 2024 respectfully submitted Jodi Miller, Mayor of Freeport.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:15:27](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=8127s)

- **Public Works department notification**
  - **Summary:** The speaker informed residents that they would receive a text, email, or possibly a letter from the city of Freeport starting late tonight or tomorrow regarding public works matters.
  - **Evidence:** “public works just one thing just wanted to make residents aware starting either late tonight or tomorrow you'll be receiving a text an email or possibly a letter from the city Freeport.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:23:16](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=8596s)

- **PFAS detection notification requirement**
  - **Summary:** The city is required by the EPA to send out notifications regarding PFAS detection in the Brick Street Wells, which was detected in 2017. The notification will be via text, email, or letter, and full notices will appear on the next water bill. The city stated that its water remains safe to drink.
  - **Attribution:** public works
  - **Evidence:** “public works just one thing just wanted to make residents aware starting either late tonight or tomorrow you'll be receiving a text an email or possibly a letter from the city Freeport. We are required to send an email out about the PFAS detection that we had in 2017 on the Brick Street Wells. This is a move by EPA without all communities within Illinois. We have been notifying the citizens of Freeport since 2017, so we're way ahead of the curve. This is just a requirement. We will be doing it through the electronic communication to save the city money. We could send mailers out but the mailers would cost a significant amount of money to mail them. So we're going to do a brief notice. Nothing to panic about. And then in your next water bill, you'll get the full notices sent out. But again, the city's water is safe to drink. We have no issues. It's an EPA requirement based on the new PFAS rules that were put down that we have to notify all of our customers even though we've been addressing this for over five years and are really leading the charge to remove those wells from the system.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:23:16](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=8596s)

- **Fire department new equipment acquisition**
  - **Summary:** The fire department acquired a new aerial drone device with thermal imaging capabilities through a donation from the Marvin Stecco family estate, thanking the families of Deputy Chief Scott Stecco and his brother Darren.
  - **Attribution:** Fire
  - **Evidence:** “I'd like to share with council that recently the fire department acquired a new aerial drone device that has latest technology and also has thermal imaging capabilities. We were able to acquire this device due to a generous donation from the Marvin Stecco family estate. The fire department would like to thank the families of Deputy Chief Scott Stecco and his brother Darren for their generous Donation, and Support of our Operations and Equipment.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:25:44](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=8744s)

- **Spring drug take-back event**
  - **Summary:** The police department is holding a spring drug take-back event this Saturday from 10 AM to 2 PM at the police department. Additionally, a receptacle for unused prescription drugs is available in the lobby/vestibule of the police department at any time.
  - **Attribution:** Police
  - **Evidence:** “Just an announcement, we are holding our spring drug take-back event this Saturday from 10 AM to 2 PM at the police department. So if you have prescription drugs that you want to dispose of, you can do that at that time. It's also important to note that we do have a Huffines. We have a receptacle in the lobby, well, the vestibule of the police department, so it can be done at any time of the year, but this is a big one that we do for people to drop off any unused prescription drugs.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:26:21](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=8781s)

- **Neighborhood watch meeting announcement**
  - **Summary:** A neighborhood watch meeting is scheduled for Thursday, May 1st at Schwartz on Park Boulevard at 6 PM for the sixth floor.
  - **Attribution:** Alderman Shadle
  - **Evidence:** “That being that being said Thursday May 1st at Schwartz on Park Boulevard 6 PM will be a neighborhood watch meeting for the sixth floor.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:27:55](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=8875s)

- **May 24th community event invitation**
  - **Summary:** The public is invited to attend a demonstration event on May 24th at Taylor Park in the third ward, featuring music, fun, and games, starting around 12 noon.
  - **Attribution:** Sanders
  - **Evidence:** “I want to invite everyone went out May 24th to meet in the park day. It's where we demonstrate events and food fun for the entire city of Freeport that wants to come out and share this event in the third ward at Taylor Park. I'd like to see the cooperation of the city being part of it, and it's going to have music fun and games and all kinds of entertainment that can be provided. So I just wanted to let the public know that they are invited to come out and be a part of this demonstration that we're gonna do for May 24th, starting at 12 noon.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:28:37](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=8917s)

- **Local floral display viewing**
  - **Summary:** The tulips at the Boys and Girls Club are blooming, and daffodils and tulips are also visible by fire station number two.
  - **Evidence:** “I would just like to let everybody. I would just like to let everybody know that the tulips at the Boys and Girls Club are coming out and ride by and see how beautiful they are. And also we did have some daffodils and tulips by fire station number two. So check them out and just see how pretty they are.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:29:30](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=8970s)

## Discussion

- **Residency Requirement Ordinance Discussion**
  - **Summary:** Discussion on whether certain positions should be exempt from residency requirements.
  - **Evidence:** “As we discussed at the 4-7 council meeting, it was discussed that certain positions should not be brought to the ordinance in terms of residency.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [09:56](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=596s)

- **Residency Requirement Ordinance Discussion**
  - **Summary:** Concern raised about lack of enthusiasm or direction regarding the ordinance.
  - **Evidence:** “I mean, it's an ordinance and I think with the fact that we're not doing justice with this ordinance, this ordinance seems like it has disappeared from the council because because there's no enthusiasm or encouragement about it or which direction the council wants to talk about or discuss about this particular matter.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [11:34](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=694s)

- **Ordinance discussion and need for further review**
  - **Summary:** A speaker suggested having another discussion on a particular ordinance to gain a better understanding of its representation and what has changed since the last talk.
  - **Evidence:** “And I think we should move we should move on since I'm looking at the council demeanor that it seems like we're just throwing a vote away for no purpose and no reason but I think what we should do is have another discussion on this particular ordinance so we can really get an understanding of what this ordinance represents and what has occurred since the last time we talked about this particular ordinance.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [11:34](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=694s)

- **Accountability regarding city rules and ordinances**
  - **Summary:** A speaker criticized the city manager for allowing activity that violated ordinances and stated that high levels of city government told employees that rules don't matter.
  - **Evidence:** “I have a city manager who in my opinion has allowed this type of activity to go on he has done things that have violated other ordinances he doesn't believe in our ordinances... Fowler. I want to say that the highest levels of this city has said to the employees that the rules don't matter.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [13:37](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=817s)

- **Comparison of employee and citizen accountability regarding rules**
  - **Summary:** A speaker argued that the city should hold its employees to the same rules and standards as it asks its citizens to follow.
  - **Evidence:** “We don't want to hold the people that work for the city to the same rules and standards that we ask our citizens to be held to. And I think that's the important piece of this on that part.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [16:25](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=985s)

- **Residency requirements for city promotions**
  - **Summary:** Manager Boyer stated that promotion issues arise because policies prevent promoting good people who establish lives outside the city limits.
  - **Evidence:** “Bryan has relocated to city limits and chief was hired by this council knowing he lived in Dakota and the reason why this residency doesn't work is because we cannot promote from within because people locate according to our resident our policies when they live outside of city limits but when they get up to a higher level we can't promote our good people because they've already established a life outside the city.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [17:50](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=1070s)

- **Ordinance legality and process adherence**
  - **Summary:** A speaker stated that hiring cannot occur if the ordinance does not permit it, emphasizing that rules cannot be amended without law or order.
  - **Evidence:** “You cannot do hiring if the ordinance does not permit you to do so. If you have not the permission to do so, first of all, the ordinance stipulates exactly what it says. Because you can't go above it and make your own rules and amend your own rules without and the law order.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [19:34](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=1174s)

- **Lack of data regarding promotion applications**
  - **Summary:** A speaker questioned if any documentation existed showing that anyone had applied for or if a promotion was put before the public for the positions in question.
  - **Evidence:** “Had anyone been seeking or to apply or was there a promotion put before the public for these particular positions? And we don't have that data. We're handed a bunch of information that's coming orally out of the mouths of individuals.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [20:27](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=1227s)

- **Ordinance applicability and residency requirements**
  - **Summary:** The speaker questioned the ordinance's application regarding hiring outside of Freeport residences, noting a lack of documentation for the process.
  - **Evidence:** “If you have not the permission to do so, first of all, the ordinance stipulates exactly what it says. Because you can't go above it and make your own rules and amend your own rules without and the law order. I have been talking about an ordinance. That first of all, does not work with the citizens of the city of Freeport because we have no data information for us as council Miller. Had anyone been seeking or to apply or was there a promotion put before the public for these particular positions? And we don't have that data.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [19:34](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=1174s)

- **Ordinance violation regarding out-of-city hiring**
  - **Summary:** The speaker stated that an ordinance should never prohibit hiring outside of Freeport, arguing it was violated and consequences are needed.
  - **Evidence:** “I just want to make sure that we understand that that ordinance, first of all, should never apply to hire anyone outside of the Residence of Freeport. That ordinance clearly states that you're not prohibited to hire outside of the city of Freeport but yet it was violated and I think there should be consequences for these types of actions, ordinances that are blatantly ignored, worked around, pushed through, disregarding and the citizens of Freeport that has to abide by these ordinances, and then we have a few who decide, well, we're going to ignore what the citizens of the city of Freeport really wants or what their opinions are or what their objections are or whatever the case is.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [20:49](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=1249s)

- **Council responsibility to citizens**
  - **Summary:** The speaker expressed that council members have a duty to speak up on matters and make good decisions for the citizens.
  - **Evidence:** “So I think we're doing a disservice as council, directors, staff, and anyone else who doesn't and step up and speak up on these particular matters. You know, you're just as part of the decision making in the council, the people look forward to council to make the right decisions and making good decisions.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [22:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=1321s)

- **Ordinance violation conclusion**
  - **Summary:** The speaker concluded that a clear violation was imposed by an ordinance and suggested it should not proceed.
  - **Evidence:** “This particular ordinance has a clear violation being imposed upon it. And I think this should not go forward. I don't even think we should be even sitting here discussing it.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [22:34](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=1354s)

- **Resignations related to residency rules**
  - **Summary:** The speaker suggested that resignations regarding out-of-state or out-of-city limits of residences should be forthcoming.
  - **Evidence:** “Resignations should be forthcoming and resignations should be delivered to council for the wrong purpose or the wrong procedure processing of out of state or out of city limits of residencies.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [22:45](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=1365s)

- **Council's duty to Freeport citizens**
  - **Summary:** The speaker reminded others that they work for the citizens of Freeport and their opinions matter.
  - **Evidence:** “We don't work for ourselves up here. We work for the citizens of Freeport and what our opinions and decision make matters to the people of Freeport.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [23:15](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=1395s)

- **Manager Boyer/Alderman Sanders response on ordinance violation**
  - **Summary:** Manager Boyer stated that no one has violated ordinances and they do their utmost to follow them.
  - **Evidence:** “Alderman Sanders, no one has been violating ordinances. We do our utmost to follow all the ordinance to the best of our ability.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [23:54](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=1434s)

- **Support for current chief's employment status**
  - **Summary:** A speaker supported the retention of the current chief, stating he did an excellent job and fixing issues.
  - **Evidence:** “Well, I'll tell you, just from working for the city for 30 years and realizing you do want important positions like the chief, you do want the best person for it. He has done an excellent job and we've been in violation of that. This is going to fix that.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [24:16](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=1456s)

- **Support for ordinance passage regarding current chief**
  - **Summary:** A speaker stated they would vote yes for the ordinance to go through, noting the chief has done a good job.
  - **Evidence:** “I just don't. Me, at this point, I would vote yes for this ordinance to go through.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [25:23](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=1523s)

- **Clarification on council approval of hire despite residency issue**
  - **Summary:** A speaker asked if the council approving a hire knowing the person lived outside Freeport constituted an approval like a variation.
  - **Evidence:** “I just have a question for the attorney of clarification. If a staff member was hired with the knowledge that, you know, they weren't going to take the position unless people know Know that they are living outside of the city of Freeport, but yet they're approved then. That's an approval made by council, just like a variation, correct?”
  - **Source timestamp:** [25:45](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=1545s)

- **Residency requirement ordinance details**
  - **Summary:** The speaker detailed the residency requirement for police officers, citing specific subsections and roles.
  - **Evidence:** “So basically it goes through in the ordinances, I'll use the police for one instance, 240.31, residency requirement. There's a whole bunch of subsections, there's a lot of legal mumble-jumble, but here's the key. Residency is required each and every officer unless otherwise exempted by subsection C and his wife. And the chief of police is the deputy chief, the deputy chief of the police department, the deputy chief of the police department, the deputy chief below who is designated with the following rank and or title shall be a resident as that term is defined in subsection A thereof and shall maintain resident status during his or her period of employment.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [26:40](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=1600s)

- **Accountability regarding ordinances**
  - **Summary:** The speaker argued that all parties are held accountable to the same rules, citing examples of potential misconduct.
  - **Evidence:** “And the problem is, is that all of us in this room are held accountable to the same set of rules. And this guy is the first one that will slap a foreclosure, or not a foreclosure, but a condemned, He'll have his guy put a condemn sign on your house the second it's out of you'll start getting fines you'll you you'll be coming in front of a committee in here and This is how he runs the city and He goes well guess what I've never broken the ordinances.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [27:31](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=1651s)

- **Accountability and adherence to city ordinances**
  - **Summary:** A speaker argued that all individuals are held accountable to the same rules, criticizing an unnamed individual for allegedly bypassing ordinances.
  - **Evidence:** “And the problem is, is that all of us in this room are held accountable to the same set of rules. And this guy is the first one that will slap a foreclosure, or not a foreclosure, but a condemned, He'll have his guy put a condemn sign on your house the second it's out of you'll start getting fines you'll you you'll be coming in front of a committee in here and This is how he runs the city and He goes well guess what I've never broken the ordinances. I've appointed multiple people He's also fired somebody when he had somebody file a false report saying that that person violated a rule a safety rule within the Public Works Department and and now six months to a year later I found out that's not true. Also he could appoint his neighbor because he's following the ordinances and I am but I'm pointing out this man is a liar and he doesn't follow the ordinances. So, essentially, the rules are for all of us, but not for him, not for his buddies.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [27:31](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=1651s)

- **Authority to change city ordinances**
  - **Summary:** A speaker stated that the council has the authority to go beyond existing rules and change an ordinance.
  - **Evidence:** “If you're going to go against this, who has the authority to hand out, and I have been appointed by the council to change this ordinance. We have now essentially an approval to go beyond this to get out of this rule and that's us, the council.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [28:59](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=1739s)

- **Ordinance grace period and city pressure**
  - **Summary:** A speaker noted a six-month grace period and expressed concern about making it easier for people to leave the city.
  - **Evidence:** “They had a six-month grace period, six months. And John. We are making it easier and easier and pushing people out of the city. And it is these types of things that do that. Plain and simple.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [29:26](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=1766s)

- **Residency compliance with ordinance 240.31**
  - **Summary:** A discussion occurred regarding residency requirements for officers under section 240.31, noting exemptions.
  - **Evidence:** “B1 says each and every officer unless exempted under subsection C shall live within shall have a residency and that's the deputy chief lieutenant sergeants but then the exemptions in C talk about C2 any officer holding a rank and or title listed in subsection B1 above which is the deputy chief lieutenants and sergeants prior to the effective date of this ordinance with established residency within 20 mile radius of the police station can maintain that residency”
  - **Source timestamp:** [30:42](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=1842s)

- **Trust in leadership regarding ordinances**
  - **Summary:** A speaker expressed distrust in leaders' adherence to rules, noting that council members voted on Chief Shenberger without knowing if rules were being bent or broken.
  - **Evidence:** “What's brought to the council is to vote Chief Shenberger in. And we did. Without knowing rules were being bent and broken. That just means we have more work to do from Friday after five till Monday because we cannot trust the leaders that's in charge to do the right thing.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [32:53](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=1973s)

- **Penalty for ordinance violation by officers**
  - **Summary:** The penalty for any officer violating a provision of the section was stated as suspension without pay until compliance or discharge/termination.
  - **Evidence:** “E, violation pending, any officer violating the provision of this section is subject to the discipline of suspension without paying to the officers in compliance with the section or discharge slash termination.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [34:22](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=2062s)

- **Council vote on Chief Shenberger despite residency ordinance conflict**
  - **Summary:** A speaker stated that the council voted to hire Chief Shenberger, understanding that an ordinance required him to live within the city, and this was done with the expectation of changing the ordinance.
  - **Evidence:** “At the time that we were discussing hiring Chief Shenberger, the fact that he lived outside the city was discussed and it was discussed that there was an ordinance saying that he he had to live in and that he had said he would not move within the city. And we as a council, with the understanding that this would come up in the future to change this ordinance, we as a council voted to hire Chief Shenberger.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [35:04](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=2104s)

- **Speaking rights and rules adherence**
  - **Summary:** Discussion regarding speaking limits and the process for allowing additional speakers.
  - **Evidence:** “But Alderman Sanders wanted to speak again, too, and we didn't let him, so. But it was not an answer to the question. He's trying to answer my question. I asked the question. Is there, how do we handle that? If, under our rules, if someone wants to speak a third time, the council has to unanimously vote to let them speak a third time.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [37:09](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=2229s)

- **Ordinance understanding and changes**
  - **Summary:** Discussion that the ordinance was understood to be changed but has not been addressed.
  - **Evidence:** “Yes, it was, as I stated, it was discussed and it was understood, I thought, by everybody present, but we were all there and the understanding, the way I recall, is that this ordinance would get changed and for whatever reason, it has not come up till now and here we are.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [38:05](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=2285s)

- **Retrieval of open session minutes**
  - **Summary:** Discussion regarding the difficulty and nature of retrieving old meeting minutes.
  - **Evidence:** “Without a date, it will take quite a while to find open session minutes. I have not typed closed session minutes from around the time he was hired. Closed session minutes probably should not be disclosed in open session anyway.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [40:38](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=2438s)

- **Minutes regarding Chief Bates and hiring practices**
  - **Summary:** A request was made for minutes concerning Chief Bates and John to ensure the same scrutiny applied to hiring practices as previously done.
  - **Evidence:** “I want to make sure if we are going to ask for the minutes in regards to Chief Bates, and John, and I think we have to have the same applications that hired. We need those minutes as well because they have to have the same scrutiny upon the hiring practices that we have done, whether we need to hear the minutes on the processing of how we went about this.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [42:17](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=2537s)

- **Process regarding committee meetings and information gathering**
  - **Summary:** A council member questioned why, after going through two committee of the whole meetings, the necessary information was not being obtained.
  - **Evidence:** “I guess my question is, if it's went through two committee meeting Kowell meetings, and we've talked about this for, this is, yeah, but I'm saying, nobody, are you going to pull, are you going to pull it? Usually when we have a motion and a second.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [44:20](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=2660s)

- **Need for data over verbal information regarding ordinances**
  - **Summary:** The council emphasized the need for requested data information rather than just verbal information to understand consequences of ordinances.
  - **Evidence:** “And to my listening ear, that's exactly what I feel that is what's happening and that shouldn't be something I'm having this thing where we're doing injustice to the citizens of Freeport by being passive of ordinances without any consequences for violating ordinances. And we need to get right down to the bottom of it. What's the process, what's the next move that needs to be made for those that are causing consequences of ordinances and violations of ordinances? We need- We need that to be spelled out. That's the reason why we're requesting data information and not verbal information.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [49:11](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=2951s)

- **Need for documented process regarding ordinance violations**
  - **Summary:** A speaker emphasized the need for a clearly spelled-out process and data documentation concerning ordinances and their violations to avoid making assumptions.
  - **Evidence:** “And to my listening ear, that's exactly what I feel that is what's happening and that shouldn't be something I'm having this thing where we're doing injustice to the citizens of Freeport by being passive of ordinances without any consequences for violating ordinances. And we need to get right down to the bottom of it. What's the process, what's the next move that needs to be made for those that are causing consequences of ordinances and violations of ordinances? We need- We need that to be spelled out.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [49:11](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=2951s)

- **Request for documentation regarding hiring practices**
  - **Summary:** A speaker stated they have not received requested documents concerning the time and date of hiring practices for non-residents of Freeport.
  - **Evidence:** “I made those requests that I have these applications of people that are getting hired, I wanted them in my files, I wanted to be able to read them to see when the time date of hiring practice took place for non-residencies of Freeport. And I still have not received those documents nor the recording procedures.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [50:42](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=3042s)

- **Ordinance amendments for wells and septics**
  - **Summary:** A speaker questioned the process, noting that no surveys for contamination or proper well installation were conducted, and requested clarification on the funding source for the project.
  - **Evidence:** “Question well not a question but well I guess it will roll into a question eventually this there's various there's variations of things that have been brought to my attention in regards to the project of implementing a well and Ceptic Evaluation Survey or whatever that you have done to come to the decision or the reason for us introducing the new well and all of these things. I understand that we have not seeked out the area for contamination. We have not done any of surveys for the proper installment of the well to determine whether or not there have been any research for the installation of a well and the septics that may be possibly around it to determine if there's any contamination with even the installation of those wells. And then I also wanted to learn something about where's this money coming from to do the implementations of these wells and septics and the whole project. I like to know where's the money, where's the money's at, who's funding this project, whether there's grants, whether there's anything that is in our budget that cause I saw in here where something talked about 20 million dollars to do this operation that is that if I stand corrected if I'm not if I i read this wrong then you know I will read it again but the thing about it is I'd like to know where this money coming from how did we get to to and so on.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [54:24](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=3264s)

- **Funding source for well and septic project**
  - **Summary:** A question was raised regarding the funding sources for implementing wells and septics, specifically asking about grants or budget allocations.
  - **Evidence:** “And then I also wanted to learn something about where's this money coming from to do the implementations of these wells and septics and the whole project. I like to know where's the money, where's the money's at, who's funding this project, whether there's grants, whether there's anything that is in our budget that cause I saw in here where something talked about 20 million dollars to do this operation that is that if I stand corrected if I'm not if I if I read this wrong then you know I will read it again but the thing about it is I'd like to know where this money coming from how did we get to to and so on. So I'm wondering how this place and how do we discuss this matter, where the money come from and how we come up with this budget to put in a new well, a new project.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [55:48](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=3348s)

- **Well systems safety status**
  - **Summary:** A representative stated that there is no contamination and that the water systems are safe.
  - **Evidence:** “So there is no contamination, so I'm not sure what you're speaking of. The well systems, the water systems in this community are safe.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [57:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=3421s)

- **Ordinance purpose regarding drinking water protection zone**
  - **Summary:** The ordinance is only to establish a protection zone in the city limits for drinking water.
  - **Evidence:** “Is an ordinance only to establish a protection zone in the city limits for our drinking water.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [57:10](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=3430s)

- **Funding for Well 12**
  - **Summary:** The remaining cost for Well 12 will be paid by the residents of Freeport.
  - **Evidence:** “and the rest of it will be paid Boyer by the residents of Freeport for Well 12.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [57:38](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=3458s)

- **Ordinance purpose and scope**
  - **Summary:** The ordinance's purpose is to protect established drinking water within the city, not to avoid contamination.
  - **Evidence:** “Again, the discussion and the memo referenced protecting our established drinking water within the city for 23,600 residents. There is no contamination that we're avoiding. There's no funding for this project. This is just an ordinance and it would go into place.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [57:38](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=3458s)

- **Ordinance function regarding wells and septics**
  - **Summary:** The ordinance dictates that nobody can drill a well or put a septic in the city unless the city of Freeport authorizes it, which will not happen if water or sewer is available.
  - **Evidence:** “So all this is saying is nobody can drill a well or put a septic in that already doesn't have one in the city unless the city of Freeport authorizes that, which we would not if water is available to them or sewer is available to them.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [58:37](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=3517s)

- **Source Water Protection Plan requirement**
  - **Summary:** The source water protection plan required by Title 35 requests all communities to establish a well and septic system.
  - **Evidence:** “We are not in violation, but the source water protection plan that is required by Title 35 requests that all communities, and it went, it's a tiered system based on how many people we have in our community, and it's in 2025, we're supposed to establish a well and septic Well, that is all we are doing here.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [59:19](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=3559s)

- **Connection requirement for existing wells**
  - **Summary:** If city water is available on a street where a resident has a well, they will not get a permit to renew the well and will be asked to connect to city water.
  - **Evidence:** “Cecelia, you called me today and you asked me about a particular street. If water is available on that street and a gentleman or lady has a well, they will not get a permit to renew that well. They will be asked to connect to city water.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:00:18](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=3618s)

- **Fee structure for new connections**
  - **Summary:** The system includes ready-to-serve fees for people connecting new water lines or who must pay charges in the future.
  - **Evidence:** “We also already backed this up with ready to serve fees for people that as we place new water in areas that people have that time free to connect or they have to pay charges in the future.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:00:51](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=3651s)

- **Cross-connection prohibition**
  - **Summary:** It is illegal to have well water and city water at the same time (a cross connection) because contaminants could be sucked back into the potable water system.
  - **Evidence:** “It's also illegal to have well water and city water at the same time. That's called a cross connection. And EPA does not allow that because if somebody had contaminants in the well, it could be sucked back into the potter water system.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:02:32](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=3752s)

- **Areas with servicing challenges**
  - **Summary:** Two areas are noted as having trouble being serviced by water: the westward Open Bible expansion and the woodside drive area.
  - **Evidence:** “Right now we have, I'm going to call it two donut holes that we would have trouble servicing with water and one is the westward Open Bible expansion that direction. We would have trouble serving that without an extension and the other one is the woodside drive area because of all the trees and networks.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:03:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=3780s)

- **Water System Serviceability Issues**
  - **Summary:** The city has two areas with trouble servicing water: the westward Open Bible expansion and the woodside drive area due to trees and lack of extending water/sewer systems.
  - **Evidence:** “Right now we have, I'm going to call it two donut holes that we would have trouble servicing with water and one is the westward Open Bible expansion that direction. We would have trouble serving that without an extension and the other one is the woodside drive area because of all the trees and networks. We don't have a water system or a sewer system that extends all the way through the woods.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:03:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=3780s)

- **Brick Street Well System Status**
  - **Summary:** The old water system on Brick Street is functional but kept in reserve because it contains performative compounds, and residents are choosing not to use it.
  - **Evidence:** “Okay is the old water system on Brick Street still in operation correct it is but it is not it is functional but we do not what you mean what you mean by so it is right now we have wells I think I don't remember the numbers but Brick Street we have in a reserve capacity so for instance if we had a major fire or a major water break it's ready to serve the residents but because of the We do not use it daily and I don't believe we've used it.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:03:28](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=3808s)

- **Well System Usage Decision**
  - **Summary:** The city does not use the Brick Street well system, even if available for a major emergency.
  - **Evidence:** “Because performative compounds have been proven to have issues. So that well system at Brick Street is totally in reserve. If we had a major emergency it would get pumped to the system and residents would be notified about it, but we do not use it and have not used it ever since well 11 came up.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:04:12](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=3852s)

- **Gladewood Special Service Area Purpose**
  - **Summary:** The special service area will allow residents to contribute to future road improvements; the ordinance only sets a public hearing date for discussion.
  - **Evidence:** “So we are simply setting a hearing date for the discussion of having the special service area. Nothing more.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:07:38](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=4058s)

- **Gladewood Special Service Area Hearing Requirement**
  - **Summary:** A public hearing is required by state statute before adopting the special service area.
  - **Evidence:** “So before you is to adopt the special service area, a public hearing must be held to allow for objections and the ordinance before council tonight simply sets that hearing.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:07:25](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=4045s)

- **Gladewood Improvements Scope**
  - **Summary:** Current focus is on emergent repairs to the entry and exit of Gladewood to address potholes and degraded pavement, not full reconstruction.
  - **Evidence:** “at the current time what we're looking for and what we're looking at doing is just some emergent repairs to the entry and exit of gladewood to remediate the vast majority of the pavement quality issues”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:09:41](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=4181s)

- **Gladewood road repairs scope**
  - **Summary:** The current plan is for emergent repairs to the entry and exit of Gladewood to remediate pavement quality issues, not a full reconstruction.
  - **Evidence:** “We're talking about a reconstruction and repair of the base and repaving of the first 200 feet on both ends of Gladewood.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:10:32](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=4232s)

- **Special service hearing purpose**
  - **Summary:** The current purpose is to hold a notice of hearing for the special service, not indicating that work will be done immediately.
  - **Evidence:** “I just want to say at this time we're just trying to do a notice of hearing for the special service. So it's not where anything is going to get done.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:10:53](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=4253s)

- **Tax payment status and potential fees**
  - **Summary:** A concern was raised regarding whether all citizens in the neighborhood have been paying normal taxes, leading to a discussion about potentially adding an extra fee of $400 per year.
  - **Evidence:** “Have all of the citizens living in that neighborhood been paying taxes up to this point? The normal taxes?... we may tack on an extra fee to them $400 per year.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:11:14](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=4274s)

- **Reason for potential special assessment**
  - **Summary:** The city is potentially taking over roads previously maintained by the residents, which were part of private streets unknown until recent title work related to the Claywood bridge.
  - **Evidence:** “Well, in in a city report there are a number of private streets. This was one of them that we were not aware of until recent title work was performed related to the Claywood bridge.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:13:23](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=4403s)

- **Annexation status requirement for services**
  - **Summary:** A question was raised regarding whether the private area must be annexed into the City of Freeport before any maintenance, special services, or tax levying can occur.
  - **Evidence:** “from the director, is there an annex of that private area into the City of Freeport before we start doing maintenance, any kind of special services, tax levying, any kind of monies that is generated from this process, are they annexed into this so they would be eligible for any future maintenance and I.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:14:31](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=4471s)

- **Gladewood annexation status**
  - **Summary:** The residents of Gladewood were confirmed to have been annexed into the city.
  - **Evidence:** “Yes. The residents of Gladewood were annexed into the city, so they are part of the city.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:15:42](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=4542s)

- **City acceptance of roadways improvements**
  - **Summary:** It was determined that because the developers did not make the improvements, the city never accepted the roadway.
  - **Evidence:** “the attorneys agreed that since they didn't make the improvements, whether the subdivision was the next in or not, the city never accepted the roadway”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:17:20](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=4640s)

- **City roadway acceptance and historical issues**
  - **Summary:** The city never accepted the roadway because improvements were not made by the responsible party, according to attorneys involved in a resolution effort.
  - **Evidence:** “the attorneys agreed that since they didn't make the improvements, whether the subdivision was the next in or not, the city never accepted the roadway because Boyer has been working with Attorney Cox on a resolution that would benefit everyone without going to court over this situation.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:17:20](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=4640s)

- **Long-term unresolved infrastructure issue in Freeport**
  - **Summary:** The current issue is described as a long term 'ghost problem' in Freeport dating back to the 50s or 60s, which the council aims to resolve finally.
  - **Evidence:** “I believe the original plaque goes back to the 60s, if I'm not mistaken, 50s, 60s, 63. So, so again, it's a long term what Darren Stekel terms as a ghost problem in Freeport that started under many, many, many mayors ago that we're trying to get to a final resolution that everybody can agree on so we don't ever have to talk about it again.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:18:16](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=4696s)

- **Stewardship of taxpayer money and due process**
  - **Summary:** The council is attempting to be wise stewards of taxpayers money by following the rules rather than simply patching over issues.
  - **Evidence:** “But instead of us just kicking the can down the road and going out there and throwing and some patch down and say we're done, we're trying to be wise stewards of taxpayers money and go by the rules.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:18:57](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=4737s)

- **City acceptance of street roadway**
  - **Summary:** There is no documented agreement that the city ever fulfilled for accepting the street.
  - **Evidence:** “There is no bound agreement that they ever fulfilled for the city to accept the street, right?”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:19:24](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=4764s)

- **Documentation regarding roadway acceptance**
  - **Summary:** The speaker stated that no document has been found anywhere confirming the city ever accepted the roadway.
  - **Evidence:** “I can verify that there is no document that we have found anywhere and we have dig big deep diving even Dovie has that says that we have ever accepted the roadway.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:20:30](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=4830s)

- **Tax assessment jurisdiction for residents**
  - **Summary:** The speaker questioned whether records regarding city tax payments were held by the council, noting taxes are handled by Stephenson County.
  - **Evidence:** “I know that there's, I believe 17 families, 17 houses or 17 residents Did you or did you not say they were paying city taxes? Taxes are handled by the Stephenson County. That wouldn't be records we'd hold.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:22:15](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=4935s)

- **Tax assessment confirmation for subdivision**
  - **Summary:** The property in question is within the City of Freeport's taxing district and has been assessed taxes since annexation in the 1960s.
  - **Evidence:** “Well, just in response to the question about paying the taxes, they are absolutely within the City of Freeport's taxing district. So I think what you're hearing is Clerk Anderson saying, well, I can't confirm specifically that they are paying the taxes because somebody might not be, but they're being assessed taxes for the City of Freeport. They're within the City of Freeport. They were annexed in the 1960s.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:24:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=5041s)

- **Special Service Area Establishment Process for Gladewood Subdivision**
  - **Summary:** The hearing is a preliminary step initiated by a petition from a majority of landowners in the Gladewood subdivision to establish a special service area. The process involves introducing an ordinance, allowing questions from any community member, and providing objectors within the subdivision with an opportunity to object.
  - **Attribution:** City Manager Boyer
  - **Evidence:** “So what would happen with the hearing is that's a preliminary step where the plan is laid out in the ordinance, would be introduced. Anybody would have an opportunity to ask questions and that's anybody within the community, and not necessarily just within the Gladewood Subdivision. And then any objectors within the Gladewood Subdivision, if they're gonna be subject to this tax and they don't wanna pay it, they would have an opportunity to object.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:25:44](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=5144s)

- **Objection Period for Special Service Area**
  - **Summary:** There is a 60-day waiting period after the hearing where residents of the Gladewood Subdivision can object. If a majority of owners object, the matter fails and does not return to council.
  - **Attribution:** City Manager Boyer
  - **Evidence:** “And that's really where there's a 60 day waiting period after the hearing, where if you're a resident of the Gladewood Subdivision, you can object. And if a majority of the owners object, then it never even comes back to council, it just fails. And we wouldn't have the authority to pass that.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:26:10](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=5170s)

- **Council Consideration of Special Service Area**
  - **Summary:** If there are no majority objections after the initial period, the matter will come back to council for the first time consideration of its merits. The hearing is preliminary and does not bind the council.
  - **Attribution:** City Manager Boyer
  - **Evidence:** “Assuming because we have the petition of a majority, unless one or more flips their position, we have an assumption that this will come back to council eventually after that 30 days if we don't have a majority of objections. And then this council will really be considering for the first time whether this is a good idea or not. That's when the merits really get considered. So you could have a situation where this doesn't come back because it fails because of an objection. You receive more information because of the public hearing process, you would have the opportunity to attend that and ask any questions at that point. So this is a very, very preliminary step and in no way binds the council.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:26:37](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=5197s)

- **Tax Payment Status for Gladewood Subdivision**
  - **Summary:** The speakers confirmed that the residents of the Gladewood Subdivision pay city taxes just like everybody else, and any city investment in the area is a benefit to them.
  - **Attribution:** City Manager Boyer
  - **Evidence:** “And they are paying their full extent of their property taxes or taxes to the city of Freeport and the investment that the city makes within that subdivision is a benefit to them and everything should be okay for far as moving forward to allow them to receive the special and the rest of the city. I think there's a lot of service in that area.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:29:43](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=5383s)

- **Special service area benefits and city investment**
  - **Summary:** The benefit of the city stepping in to do special service work for a subdivision is contingent on the residents paying their full extent of property taxes, making the city's investment a benefit.
  - **Evidence:** “Okay, so that's the benefit for that subdivision when the city steps in to do any kind of special service work in that area, is that correct? There. Is that correct? And they are paying their full extent of their property taxes or taxes to the city of Freeport and the investment that the city makes within that subdivision is a benefit to them and everything should be okay for far as moving forward to allow them to receive the special and the rest of the city.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:29:31](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=5371s)

- **Hosting authority for hearing**
  - **Summary:** Discussion regarding who should host the hearing—the council, city taxpayers, or citizens—and whether taxpayers should have to pay an individual to host a town hall meeting.
  - **Evidence:** “Well, the thing is why is it left up to the council if they want to petition for and who's hosting this hearing, who's the people that are hosting it? And I. Are we, what is this, just something that the city puts on, that we operate within that structure of a meeting with that subdivision? It would be hosted.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:30:20](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=5420s)

- **Public hearing nature and attendance**
  - **Summary:** The meeting is deemed a public hearing, described as more in the nature of a town hall where anybody can attend to ask questions about the plan. Residents of Gladewood would have the opportunity to object.
  - **Evidence:** “Well certainly anybody who wants to attend would be entitled to. The meeting is deemed a public hearing, it's more in the nature of a town hall where anybody can show up and ask questions about the plan and again the idea is that anybody who is interested in the outcome of the special service area has the opportunity to attend and ask questions and then again the residents of Gladewood would then have the opportunity to object.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:30:56](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=5456s)

- **Hosting entity for town hall**
  - **Summary:** Suggestion that staff, specifically salaried staff like Manager Boyer or Director Duckman, should host the event rather than requiring taxpayers to pay an individual.
  - **Evidence:** “I would anticipate that that would be staff, probably salaried staff. That's going to be Manager Boyer. That's going to be Director Duckman, probably Director Steagall. So that's a again it would be I think hosted is a strong word moderated moderator I should say moderator yeah typically we do those here I mean City Hall is just set up well for it we can do it in council chambers and it's just on an off-night when council chambers aren't otherwise being used so we would set that up”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:31:56](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=5516s)

- **Town hall vote status**
  - **Summary:** The town hall is informational; no vote is taken at the town hall.
  - **Evidence:** “So there's not a vote taken at the town hall. Town hall is just informational, okay?”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:32:50](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=5570s)

- **Objection process for Gladewood residents**
  - **Summary:** Residents of Gladewood have an opportunity to object by filing within a 60-day objection period; this is not a vote-taking process.
  - **Evidence:** “The residents of Gladewood, those 17 residents, are the only people that really have a vote. Yeah. They would have, more specifically, they have an opportunity to object. So it's not really a vote-taking process. They would have to file an objection within that 60-day objection period.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:32:59](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=5579s)

- **Reason for objecting to services**
  - **Summary:** A question was raised about why a subdivision would object when receiving taxpayer services; typical reasons for objection cited include being taxed too much or disliking included road surfaces.
  - **Evidence:** “What would be a purpose of objecting? Why would that particular subdivision object to anything when they're getting free services or I'm not going to say free services, taxpayer services to maintain their roles and the conditions of their property and things of this nature? Why would anyone be in that area objecting? Is it fearful that they may have an increase in their tax property when that happens? Well, again, Alderman Sanders, I wouldn't presume the answer for anybody that lives there, but typically when we see an objection, it's, well, I'm being taxed too much.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:33:26](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=5606s)

- **Public hearing process overview**
  - **Summary:** The city would run the public hearing as a discovery process where input is recorded and brought back to the council for the community of Gladewood to decide whether to move forward.
  - **Evidence:** “With the public hearing process the city would run that it's more of a discovery process rather than it's called a hearing but people can come in and give their input that inputs recorded and then that'll be brought back to the council so then if the members of Gladewood or the and the community of Gladewood decides they want to move forward, then we would bring you that with the discovery with, hey, people were in favor of this or people were not in favor of it. And then it's up to the council to make the decision whether that moves forward or not.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:34:25](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=5665s)

- **Purpose of fundraising $90,000**
  - **Summary:** A question was raised regarding the purpose of a previously accumulated fund of approximately $90,000.
  - **Evidence:** “Do I understand that there was a fundraising of a certain amount of dollars that they had accumulated for what purpose the dollars was raised for? Miller. What was the whole purpose of raising something like $90,000 or something like that, if I believe that was the right, correct figure?”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:35:06](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=5706s)

- **Special assessment cost offset**
  - **Summary:** Manager Boyer explained that the special assessment would equate over 15 years to $90,000, which serves as a cost offset for the work done.
  - **Attribution:** Boyer
  - **Evidence:** “So the idea here is if we get the special assessment set up, it would basically equate over 15 years to $90,000. That's where the $90,000 came from. And it's basically a cost offset to the work we do out there, right?”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:35:44](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=5744s)

- **Reason for $90,000 figure related to special assessment**
  - **Summary:** The $90,000 figure is derived from equating a special assessment over 15 years and serves as a cost offset for work done; it aims to prevent more expensive litigation.
  - **Attribution:** City Manager Boyer
  - **Evidence:** “So the idea here is if we get the special assessment set up, it would basically equate over 15 years to $90,000. That's where the $90,000 came from. And it's basically a cost offset to the work we do out there, right? ... So that's kind of the reason why we're moving and his direction is to create the SSA so that we can kind of stay away from legal battles back and forth where nobody ends up doing well.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:35:44](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=5744s)

- **Use of funds raised via special assessment**
  - **Summary:** The funds will go back into the road, collected at $400 a year per property over 15 years to offset repair costs.
  - **Evidence:** “It will end up back in the road, but we'll get it $400 a year per property at a time, so it'll be 15 years before it comes through all the way, but that'll go back into the road repair to offset whatever cost we deal with.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:37:25](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=5845s)

- **Timing of public hearing**
  - **Summary:** A resident questioned the time of day for the hearing, asking if it would be in the afternoon or early afternoon.
  - **Evidence:** “What time of day would this hearing be? Typically, there are late afternoon or Huffines. I think that's what we're trying to set now, a time and a date.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:37:39](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=5859s)

- **Discussion on suspending rules for loan program**
  - **Summary:** A council member stated that it is very important that the suspension of rules happen tonight because it reserves $3 million, $27,000 for this project.
  - **Attribution:** Council
  - **Evidence:** “So, I think we should be able to get the item out of the way before we suspend. Right. So now would be discussion. Okay. So if I can just interject, it's very important that this suspension of the rules happen tonight for this item because it reserves our $3 million, $27,000 for this project.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:46:29](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=6389s)

- **Suspension of rules for reserving funds**
  - **Summary:** A speaker emphasized the importance of passing a suspension of the rules tonight to reserve $3 million and $27,000 before the end of the EPA fiscal year.
  - **Evidence:** “So if I can just interject, it's very important that this suspension of the rules happen tonight for this item because it reserves our $3 million, $27,000 for this project. If we don't get it reserved, to we'll answer any questions you have but it's very important that the suspension happens tonight so we can reserve this money before the end of the EPA fiscal year.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:46:37](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=6397s)

- **Funding allocation details for service line replacements**
  - **Summary:** The funding is allocated with $400,000 for Fehr Graham covering design and inspection, and the remainder goes to the contractor based on a unit price bid.
  - **Evidence:** “How much of this money is going to Fehr Graham? About 400,000 with the design and with the inspection. This requires full-time inspection for all the service line replacements. Huffines. So $400,000. Yep. And the rest goes to the contractor that's putting it in? Yes. Okay. It's a unit. This bid is a unit price bid. So they get exactly paid for what units they install. So if it's 100 feet, they get paid for 100 feet. If it's 200 feet, they get paid for 200 feet. It's a unit price bid on every item that's used within the service material.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:47:24](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=6444s)

- **AED unit prioritization and quantity**
  - **Summary:** Discussion occurred regarding the number of AED units requested (seven) versus the total need across various city departments.
  - **Evidence:** “Yes uh is there any uh how many units did you say um that we're requesting to buy seven of them by seven for the fourteen thousand dollars so so there's designated areas for these seven devices yes already could you tell us where they're located well the proposed areas were on island avenue and the office um construction shed wastewater treatment plant control room uh birchard Howard Water Plant and the Wastewater Treatment Plant Maintenance Area. We've also had requests from the police department for the individual cars for the police officers. We've also had requests from the fire department for additional units in the offices in the buildings themselves. So that's way more than seven.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:55:17](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=6917s)

- **AED locations check**
  - **Summary:** Confirmation of current AED locations was requested and confirmed by multiple council members.
  - **Evidence:** “I just have a question. How many do we have right now? Do we have that one, and where else do we have any? I believe Ashley has two at the library, and there's one at the police department. Shadle, Aye. Sanders, Aye. Sellers, Aye. Klemm, Aye. Monroe, Aye. Parker, Aye. Stacy, Aye.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:57:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=7021s)

- **Burchard Water Tower maintenance contract details**
  - **Summary:** The process involves an annual maintenance contract where a company performs maintenance at various intervals.
  - **Evidence:** “So we have a annual maintenance contract where we basically pay a company several or certain amount of money every year and then at various maintenance intervals they come in and they will perform that maintenance. So it's time to get the Burchard water tower painted.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:58:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=7080s)

- **Temporary hydropneumatic tank necessity for painting**
  - **Summary:** A temporary hydropneumatic tank is needed to allow painting of both the interior and exterior of the water tower.
  - **Evidence:** “It's kind of an extensive process and because we have to take the water out of the tower Miller. We need to put in a hydropneumatic, a temporary hydropneumatic tank that would allow us to paint the interior and paint the exterior.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:58:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=7080s)

- **Water tower painting schedule frequency**
  - **Summary:** Inquiry regarding how often the water tower is painted (yearly or every 10 years).
  - **Evidence:** “Can I ask you, is this an annual schedule? How often do we do this? Is this scheduled for this type of project on a yearly, annually, or?”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:58:53](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=7133s)

- **Water tower painting history and timing**
  - **Summary:** The tower was last painted approximately 12 years ago. The current painting is scheduled for July.
  - **Evidence:** “It's 12 years. Okay. So it's scheduled. It should be scheduled. It's scheduled for this July. It was actually scheduled for last July and we. We actually scheduled for last July and we pushed it because we were just getting the the water plant finished and we didn't want to interfere with that construction and finishing that project.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:58:53](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=7133s)

- **Water tower painting scope and cost**
  - **Summary:** The exterior is painted about every 10 years, and a full tank painting is about every 20 years, costing close to $400,000.
  - **Evidence:** “You do the exterior about every 10 years and you do a full tank painting about every 20 years. And it's very expensive. I mean, a full tank painting is close to probably $400,000 for this type of tank.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:00:50](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=7250s)

- **Budget reallocation for water tower painting**
  - **Summary:** Money budgeted last year stayed in the surplus and was re-budgeted for this year's project.
  - **Evidence:** “So when we budgeted for it last year, what did we do with that money? It stayed in the surplus, and we re-budgeted it for it this year.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:01:04](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=7264s)

- **Water tower painting scope clarification**
  - **Summary:** The current work involves over-scarifying and recoding the entire tank; painting is part of the annual contract.
  - **Evidence:** “It's just a re over scarifying and recoding of the entire tank. And the painting is part of our annual contract.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:01:26](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=7286s)

- **Funding source for water tower maintenance**
  - **Summary:** The funding comes from the utility budget, specifically budgeted in operations.
  - **Evidence:** “And this funding is coming from what? The utility budget we budgeted from. It's budgeted in operations.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:01:45](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=7305s)

- **Annual maintenance contract for tower painting**
  - **Summary:** The funding for the annual painting contract is coming from the utility budget and was budgeted at $60,000 in operations.
  - **Attribution:** Manager Boyer
  - **Evidence:** “And the painting is part of our annual contract. So we pay a fee annually that's in the budget for that tower that's the only one that has a maintenance contract. And this funding is coming from what? The utility budget we budgeted from. It's budgeted in operations. Yeah, I believe we budgeted 60,000 for it.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:01:26](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=7286s)

- **Budgetary savings on Fuel Island concrete pavement project**
  - **Summary:** A council member noted that $170,000 was budgeted for this item and anticipates a potential saving of about $70,000 after all work is complete.
  - **Attribution:** Council Member
  - **Evidence:** “I believe we budgeted $170,000 for this item this year and with the spring weather we've been having the Public Works team do all the removals and all the aggregate placement to save We budgeted $170,000. I imagine by the time we're all done with this with electrical and things, we'll probably be around right around $100,000. So we should have about $70,000 savings.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:02:28](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=7348s)

- **Comparison of tree removal costs (Emergency vs. Contract)**
  - **Summary:** The contract provides significant savings by allowing 31 trees to be removed for the same price, compared to only about 12 trees that could be done as emergencies.
  - **Attribution:** Council Member
  - **Evidence:** “And I would like to also mention just this contract is a significant savings for the city of Freeport when we don't have to take down emergency trees we would probably get about 10 to 12 trees done instead we're going to get 31 done for the same for the same price emergency trees cost a lot more money so this program has been very effective in saving Long-term money to the the city so if we were doing them as emergencies like we've done in the past we would only get about 12 trees probably done for this amount or we're in this contract we'll get 31 done instead”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:05:39](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=7539s)

- **Tree removal cost savings comparison**
  - **Summary:** The current contract for tree removal is a significant long-term saving compared to emergency removals; 31 trees can be done for the same price as what would only yield about 12 trees if treated as emergencies.
  - **Evidence:** “Yeah, they removed about 30 trees last year and and I would like to also mention just this contract is a significant savings for the city of Freeport when we don't have to take down emergency trees we would probably get about 10 to 12 trees done instead we're going to get 31 done for the same for the same price emergency trees cost a lot more money so this program has been very effective in saving Long-term money to the the city so if we were doing them as emergencies like we've done in the past we would only get about 12 trees probably done for this amount or we're in this contract we'll get 31 done instead”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:05:39](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=7539s)

- **Bidding rules regarding price matching**
  - **Summary:** By bid rules, it is illegal to ask another company to match prices; the city must go with the low bidder if they are responsible.
  - **Evidence:** “So by bid rules, it would be illegal for us to ask them to match prices. That's why we do an open bid process. In our city of Freeport, procurement standards that we govern with don't allow us to negotiate with the second bidder. We have a process here and we have to go with the low bidder if they're responsible to do the work.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:07:29](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=7649s)

- **Tree measurement procedure for bidding**
  - **Summary:** The tree removal process requires measuring the inches of the tree at four feet high, which is an IDOT rule.
  - **Evidence:** “we actually go out and we have to measure the inches of the tree at four foot high, it's an IDOT rule, and that's what they Huffines. That's the basis of BID, so it's a total of so many inches for 31 trees.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:08:42](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=7722s)

- **Procurement standard adherence**
  - **Summary:** The city must select the lowest responsive bidder unless there is specific justification to choose otherwise, such as poor past performance or litigation risk.
  - **Evidence:** “That is our procurement standard is just to select the lowest responsive bidder unless West, the city has some justification for not. Some justification for not choosing them say if they hadn't done a good job before or we had litigation with them or we had some track record of they weren't going to perform well on the job and we don't have that in this case to be able to eliminate them.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:09:27](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=7767s)

- **Ordinance regarding Planning Commission member removal**
  - **Summary:** The ordinance states a Planning Commission member may be removed by the mayor subject to confirmation by the council, and missing three consecutive meetings constitutes cause for removal.
  - **Evidence:** “And it states that any member of the Planning Commission may be removed by the mayor subject to confirmation of such removal by the council. Did not happen. For purpose of this section, missing three consecutive meetings of the Planning Commission shall be deemed to be due cause of removal. Did not happen.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:11:59](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=7919s)

- **Planning Commission member removal process and legal standing of appointments**
  - **Summary:** The speaker discussed the rules regarding the removal of a Planning Commission member, noting that if a sitting member is within their term, the mayor can initiate removal, subject to City Council confirmation. The discussion covered an appointment made by Jodi Miller in April 2024 for Joshua T. Atkinson, which was stated to fill a seat until October 31st, 2024, but also contained language suggesting it would automatically reappoint him for the next four years.
  - **Evidence:** “So you did cite from a section of the code there that deals with the removal of a Planning Commission member. From a section of the code there that deals with the removal of a Planning Commission member, and you're accurate that if there's a sitting member, like that they're within their term, that if they're going to remove, the mayor can initiate the removal process, and then that removal is subject to confirmation by the City Council. So that part is accurate for someone who's currently sitting that's in the middle of their term, okay? My understanding is that Mr. Atkinson's term expired, I want to say in October of 2020.24. So this was in a reappointment situation and so the mayor chose to reappoint someone different.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:14:42](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=8082s)

- **Legal standing of automatic successor appointment**
  - **Summary:** The speaker stated that the automatic successor appointment lacked legal standing because, per ordinance, appointments could only be for the remainder of an expired term, and the mayor/council did not have authority to handle the successor part.
  - **Evidence:** “So she did state that he was filling a seat, but then she turned right around in the same email and says that October 31st he would fill a four year term, 24, 25, 28, and then He received a letter of termination. Yes. Joy. Attorney Zito. Oh, go ahead, attorney. So I'm aware of that letter, and I'm aware that even on the agenda, when Mr. Atkinson was on the agenda for his appointment initially, to fill the remainder of the unexpired term until October 31st, 2021, that the agenda heading actually also did say then, mentioned the immediate reappointment for a successor four-year term. That was probably an oversight. I'll be first to say that I'll take my portion of the blame in not catching it at the time of that appointment, but the appointment can only be, per our ordinance, can only be for the remainder of the expired term. The mayor, the council didn't have the authority to do the successor part.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:16:56](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=8216s)

- **Correcting improper appointments and future procedure**
  - **Summary:** The speaker advised that if an automatic successor appointment was made improperly, the Mayor would need to make re-appointments or fill those appointments again. The speaker also recommended adding an ordinance requirement for interested committee members to present and explain their interest before being appointed.
  - **Evidence:** “And, certainly, if it's happened, the Mayor would need to make re-appointments or fill those appointments again, you know, so it would need to be corrected again, so. Again, here we set a simple ordinance that you can't even follow and so now I'm going to need to know who's on what committee, when and how they were appointed to that committee and I'm going to even take it a step further because it's because it's troubling that this committee where we have a young black gentleman would be removed. Are we going DEI on our committees now? But she's not here to answer that question and you can't answer it for her. I'm just saying, diversity, equity, in what she did, she said a lot, and she did a lot, and it's not, and should not be accepted. Is there anyone else? Yeah. ... I would like to recommend that added to this ordinance Someone that is interested in committees should have to come to the council and present and explain why they would like to be a part of that committee because clearly we cannot respect the judgment of the city mayor anymore.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:18:49](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=8329s)

- **Potential methods for correcting an improper appointment**
  - **Summary:** The speaker outlined two possible scenarios to correct a situation: 1) The Mayor initiates removal of Mr. Wilkinson, subject to council advice and consent, creating a vacancy that the Mayor can then fill with another appointment subject to advice and consent. 2) A motion is made to rescind previous advice and consent given to Mr. Wilkinson.
  - **Evidence:** “So ultimately right now you have someone who's sitting in that spot, Mr. Wilkinson. So he's sitting in that spot right now. So one possible method is that the mayor could initiate removal of Mr. Wilkinson that would be subject to advice and consent of the council. That could be one thing that happened. Not saying that's how it's going to happen, that could be one way there. Then at that point there would be a vacancy in the spot. The mayor could then make another appointment of whoever she wants to appoint to fill the spot and that would be subject to advice and consent. If the council approves that, then that person sits there. So that's one possible scenario. Another possible scenario, again, I used the word possible is what you have on later on in the agenda at the request of Alderman Stacy, there is a motion to rescind the advice and consent that you previously gave, that this council previously gave to Mr. Wilkinson there.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:21:44](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=8504s)

- **Ordinance change process**
  - **Summary:** A request was made to go through the process of requesting a change to ordinances.
  - **Evidence:** “So I would like to see that change and see that added into the ordinance so there's not an ordinance right now that's before you tonight right right so if you wanted to go through that process to request the change to the to the ordinances you can you know either talk to Rob about having that drafted so he can direct me to draft something or whatever so but that'd be a conversation I will be contacting you for that draft if nothing else let's move on to department head reports finance nothing tonight okay”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:23:16](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=8596s)

- **Attorney appointment concerns**
  - **Summary:** A discussion occurred regarding a previous appointment, noting that the mayor's actions were perceived as contrary to expectations, and addressing the status of an attorney appointment which was supposed to go for another four years.
  - **Attribution:** Alderman Shadle
  - **Evidence:** “Shadle, Mr. Shadle, I want to make sure this is very truthful and informed for you. All the mayor had to do was call me and say, hey, do you mind residing because this was a rough campaign and I would have said absolutely I understand and that would have been the end of it because that's the kind of person I am. Instead, she showed the city of Freeport the kind of person that she is. Now with that appointment, yes, attorney, I understand you're in a weird position there. You know, October 31st, 2024 was the end of that appointment. For her appointment, the one that you guys voted on, unanimously by the way, it was supposed to go for another four years.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:30:40](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=9040s)

- **Residency requirement and ordinance violation history**
  - **Summary:** The speaker stated that the city has been violating an ordinance for the past eight years regarding residency requirements.
  - **Evidence:** “We've been violating an ordinance for the past eight years. One day, I didn't shovel my sidewalk this past winter, and boom, I got a warning letter real quick.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:32:30](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=9150s)

- **Waiver request for current staff**
  - **Summary:** The speaker suggested that the council go into executive session to grant waivers to five people so they are not talking about the ordinance again.
  - **Evidence:** “What I hope happens is that you folks go into executive session and you grant the man a waiver or I think there's five people, I don't know who those five people are, grant them a waiver so that you're not talking about this again.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:33:03](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=9183s)

- **Future ordinance compliance**
  - **Summary:** The speaker warned that even if the rule is followed now, people will start ticketing for minor infractions like grass height.
  - **Evidence:** “But immediately they're going to go out there and they're going to start ticketing this summer for people growing their grass too high.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:33:35](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=9215s)

- **Planning Commission candidate qualifications**
  - **Summary:** The speaker expressed concern about appointing someone with an arrest record for domestic violence and a DUI.
  - **Evidence:** “I take this position seriously about making decisions for the community and the future of our community, and I think we can do better than somebody who has an arrest record for domestic violence for restricting the blood and airflow of another human being and a DUI on the same night on June 9th, 2024.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:33:52](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=9232s)

- **EV charger funding waste**
  - **Summary:** The speaker questioned the $90,000 cost for an engineering study regarding EV chargers, calling it a waste of money.
  - **Evidence:** “And so we have to ask ourselves, Why are we paying this fee of $90,000 when we used to pay a city engineer $98,000 for the entire year for the city to make engineering decisions?”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:35:23](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=9323s)

- **Conflict of interest regarding city engineer replacement**
  - **Summary:** The speaker alleged that a current staff member is acting as a public works person while taking contracts for the business they work for, constituting a major conflict of interest.
  - **Evidence:** “I cannot understand why we got rid of this city engineer and went to a contractor who now has somebody Miller. We're sitting over here pretending to be our public works person and taking contracts for the business that he works for. It's a major conflict of interest and we need to do something about it.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:35:44](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=9344s)

- **Ordinance compliance regarding property issues**
  - **Summary:** The speaker accused council members of not holding themselves accountable for their own properties, citing the Raleigh Building.
  - **Evidence:** “Please check yourself at the door. Doe. You will fast track anybody in here whose property you think is no good, because you have Wayne Doe it, then he has his little flunkies Doe it, but you won't hold yourself accountable for your own property, like the Raleigh Building.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:36:25](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=9385s)

- **Damage claim regarding flooded basement**
  - **Summary:** The speaker recounted an incident where a vacant house under council work flooded their basement.
  - **Evidence:** “Plus, when I had, a couple years ago, my one property, the house, it's a vacant house that you guys were doing work on in Chicago, it flooded my basement completely.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:36:42](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=9402s)

- **General council performance critique**
  - **Summary:** The speaker expressed general dissatisfaction with how seriously the council takes its proceedings.
  - **Evidence:** “I would spend my three minutes just completely laughing about this whole council almost except for a few. I mean, it goes all the way back to first grade or kindergarten.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:37:19](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=9439s)

- **Procedural background on appointments and rescinding advice and consent**
  - **Summary:** The mayor makes appointments to bodies like the Planning Commission or Zoning Commission; the council has the right to give advice and consent. A motion before the council is to rescind previously given advice and consent.
  - **Attribution:** James
  - **Evidence:** “So in the case of Mr. Wilkinson, the mayor put forth his name, the Council then gave their advice and consent, okay? That happened at a previous meeting, okay? What Alderman Stacy now has brought, just like with any decision that's approved by the Council, you guys can rescind that advice and consent that you guys previously gave, okay?”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:57:36](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=10656s)

- **Limitations on rescinding council decisions**
  - **Summary:** A motion to rescind may not be appropriate if the action has already taken place or started moving into process.
  - **Attribution:** James
  - **Evidence:** “The example that Nancy Sylvester gives is you can't rescind something if it's already then taken place. And I'll give you a quick example. Let's say there was a motion to approve an ice cream social on Monday. Council votes and it says we approve the ice cream social on Monday. Monday comes along the ice cream social happens. On Wednesday, the following Wednesday, the council can't say motion to rescind the ice cream social we don't think we should do the ice cream social. Well it's already happened so you can't rescind something that's already happened or that's already started to move in process okay”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:58:50](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=10730s)

- **Implications of rescinding consent for Mr. Wilkinson's appointment**
  - **Summary:** Because Mr. Wilkinson has already been seated, attended a Planning Commission meeting, and voted on items, arguably a motion to rescind his appointment might not be appropriate.
  - **Attribution:** James
  - **Evidence:** “In this particular case, you have Mr. Wilkinson, who's already been seated, attended a Planning Commission meeting, voted on items. So it complicates things. So I'm letting you guys know that so that you guys have this information that arguably a motion to rescind right now might not be appropriate there.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [03:00:14](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=10814s)

- **Authority for Mayor's Appointments**
  - **Summary:** The authority for appointing persons to the Planning Commission comes from state statute and city ordinances, which stipulate appointments are made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the City Council.
  - **Attribution:** Joy
  - **Evidence:** “Sure. Yeah. So that's per state statute and that's also per our city ordinances that provides that specifically planning commission is appointed the person to fill the positions on the planning Commission are appointed by the mayor with the advice and consent of the City Council. That's what our city ordinance says and that also mirrors what state statute says.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [03:01:27](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=10887s)

- **Term expiration for appointments**
  - **Summary:** Ordinances state that appointments can only be to fill the unexpired term, and attempting an automatic appointment for a successor's four-year terms was probably improper.
  - **Attribution:** Joy
  - **Evidence:** “So what about this appointment should have ended October 31st, 2024, but it continued November, December, January, February, March, April, six months, he attended meetings, he cast the vote, Joy, yes, Attorney. So, upon the expiration of a term, so our ordinance says that appointments can be to fill only the unexpired term, right, and so we had this conversation earlier about the fact that arguably, trying to do the automatic appointment for the successor four-year terms was probably out of order, was probably improper there”
  - **Source timestamp:** [03:01:27](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=10887s)

- **Appointment status and holdover rules**
  - **Summary:** The discussion covered that appointments should only fill the unexpired term, and explained the concept of a 'holdover' when an appointment does not happen upon expiration.
  - **Evidence:** “So, upon the expiration of a term, so our ordinance says that appointments can be to fill only the unexpired term, right, and so we had this conversation earlier about the fact that arguably the, trying to do the automatic appointment for the successor four-year terms was probably out of order, was probably improper there, okay. So what happens when an appointment doesn't happen? And I. And I say come October 31st, the term ended. And you're supposed to do a reappointment at that time. If that doesn't happen for various reasons, and it happens more than you think in many communities, that person that sits in that spot at that time is what's called a holdover. So they hold over until such time as a replacement, a new appointment is made. So it's fine that Mr. Atkinson sat there and continued to go to meetings. Was a holdover and then at such time as the mayor makes a new appointment and the City Council approves that with advice and consent then that new person takes over so this is a holdover situation but we did not know we had no ideal that a person of his nature would be presented to the and the Council as someone fitting for this committee. And I can't speak to that part as far as like, I can tell you guys what the law is, whether or not, you know, a person's qualifications or anything, I can't speak to that. That's for you guys as a council to decide whether or not to give your advice and consent to somebody.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [03:02:28](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=10948s)

- **Request for contact information**
  - **Summary:** A speaker requested contact information for 'Nancy, the lady you We spoke about.'
  - **Evidence:** “Well, several times I've wanted to speak and have tried speaking with Nancy, the lady you We spoke about. So if you have her information, can you give that to me? Because no one else seems to be able to.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [03:04:16](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=11056s)

- **Qualifications for committee service**
  - **Summary:** A speaker argued against questioning an individual's qualifications based on past history, citing DUI and assault charges.
  - **Evidence:** “Do you think I would be qualified for the Planning Commission if I had a severe DUI and if I choked someone out to the airflow and their blood stopped, but I can come on a city council committee and make decisions for this city and that's what's not even a year old, it's about six, seven months old. And the record is as long as my arm it goes deeper, I'm not trying to go there. So please don't make me, I'm not trying to put his history out there, it's all public information, look it up. I just can't believe someone of his nature was even brought to the council to even consider.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [03:05:05](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=11105s)

## Public Comment

- **Planning Commission appointments and removal**
  - **Summary:** A resident spoke regarding the appointment of Planning Commission members and the removal of an individual.
  - **Attribution:** Rhonda Scott
  - **Evidence:** “Good afternoon. I'm here to speak about the appointment of the Planning Commission people and the removal of one. I'm bringing this up because I served on the Miller. I feel it's a very important role in our community.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [03:30](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=210s)

- **General commentary on council proceedings and community involvement**
  - **Summary:** The speaker expressed frustration with the council's seriousness, noting that issues date back to first grade or kindergarten, and criticized the lack of accountability from council members.
  - **Evidence:** “I would spend my three minutes just completely laughing about this whole council almost except for a few. I mean, it goes all the way back to first grade or kindergarten. I mean, pay attention in class. You guys don't even take this thing seriously at all.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:37:19](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=9439s)

- **Community concern regarding representation and accountability**
  - **Summary:** The speaker expressed feeling that some people were expected to support them as a community and criticized James Monroe for acting like he saw a ghost when questioned.
  - **Evidence:** “I don't know how I feel to be somebody that, you know, we thought you was coming for us and I don't mean us as black I mean us as a community. ... James check y'all every time he come up in here. Y'all act like y'all seen a ghost.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:37:57](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=9477s)

- **Critique of council members regarding reading and homework**
  - **Summary:** The speaker criticized the council for telling Larry to read documents and suggesting they do their homework.
  - **Evidence:** “Y'all can read. Then y'all tell Larry, read it. Then y'all say, do the homework.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:38:34](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=9514s)

- **Critique of Rob regarding ordinances and job offers**
  - **Summary:** The speaker addressed Rob, expressing hope that his adherence to ordinances would lead him to suspend people for actions taken against them, and stated they declined a job offer from the council.
  - **Evidence:** “Now then, Rob, I hope since you put your Superman vest on and said you abide by all ordinances, no against the police or anything I hope you you know got some letters ready to suspend a few people because that's what you to do to me that's what you do to me everything I violate everything I do is always under a magnifying glass you offered me a job I respectfully declined this is a clown posse that I do not want to be a part of”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:38:34](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=9514s)

- **Statement on the nature of the City Council**
  - **Summary:** The speaker reminded attendees that the council is for the people and not affiliated with Lena or Forreston, advocating for citizens in positions of power.
  - **Evidence:** “Pagker first I'd like to remind you all that this is a free for now what did you say your name was a page Kerr page yeah first I'd like to remind you all that this is a free port City Council this is not a Lena City Council nor is it a Forreston City Council the City Council is created by the people for the people”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:39:30](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=9570s)

- **Concerns regarding youth involvement and public notification of water quality**
  - **Summary:** The speaker challenged the council on its activism regarding involving youth and working class in open positions, advocating for education over robbing opportunities, and demanding regular public notification about water contamination.
  - **Evidence:** “I would like to challenge the council on their activism and marketing to include the youth and working class in getting involved with open positions. There is an importance in educating and setting up our citizens for success rather than robbing them of an opportunity. Also, I support bringing documentation to the council to show if our water is contaminated or not. The public should be regularly notified.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:40:08](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=9608s)

- **Opposition to Jodi Miller's involvement with Greater Freeport Partnership**
  - **Summary:** The speaker stated their disinterest in Jodi Miller’s involvement with the Greater Freeport Partnership, calling it a scam that combines political contributions and public grants within a power circle, creating a conflict of interest.
  - **Evidence:** “Lastly, I would like to take a stance on my disinterest in Jodi Miller's involvement with the Greater Freeport Partnership. It's a scam on the lives of the citizens. The involvement directly brings the power of political contributions and public grants together. There's a power circle within the board and the Greater Freeport Partnership. It encourages biased opinions and rewards those involved.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:40:08](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=9608s)

- **Call for accountability regarding city finances and history**
  - **Summary:** The speaker urged attendees to follow the money, hold officials accountable, honor the city's history, and remember that the council was created by the people for the people.
  - **Evidence:** “As a citizen, I ask for you to follow the money. I ask for you to hold them accountable. I ask for you to honor this city's history. And I ask you to remember that this city council was created by the people for the people.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:41:09](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=9669s)

- **Critique of ordinances and perceived dishonesty in council proceedings**
  - **Summary:** The speaker apologized for speaking incorrectly, stated they were told truth is important because lies lead to hell, and expressed frustration that every ordinance read out feels like a lie or something the council did wrong.
  - **Evidence:** “Speaking of saying things incorrectly, I do want to apologize. ... But every time I walk in this building and I watch on my phone so I don't get off work until seven, it's constant lies or yeah this ordinance exists and I'm going to read it out.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:42:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=9721s)

- **Demand for council focus on city interest over party affiliation**
  - **Summary:** The speaker demanded that council members prioritize the interest of the city above any political party or residence.
  - **Evidence:** “Like Ms. Page just said, you are here for the city. I don't care what party you're voting for, where you live, if you're not voting for the interest of this city, then get out.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:42:27](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=9747s)

- **Allegations of corruption and property tax discrepancies**
  - **Summary:** The speaker claimed to have uncovered disheartening corruption, including nearly $2.5 million in property tax decreases given to certain members over the last six months while all other property taxes are increasing.
  - **Evidence:** “I've uncovered in the last six months close to $2.5 million a year in property tax decreases that were given out to certain members of this community. 2.5 Million. All of our property taxes are going up. Theirs is going down.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:43:45](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=9825s)

- **Property tax discrepancies and accountability**
  - **Summary:** The speaker alleged that certain members of the community received close to $2.5 million in property tax decreases over six months while all other property taxes are going up, pointing out a downtown building pays less tax than some homeowners' wards.
  - **Attribution:** Klemm
  - **Evidence:** “I've uncovered in the last six months close to $2.5 million a year in property tax decreases that were given out to certain members of this community. 2.5 Million. All of our property taxes are going up. Theirs is going down. There's a building downtown that pays less property tax than some of the homeowners in my ward.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:43:45](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=9825s)

- **Enforcement of ordinances and legal action**
  - **Summary:** The speaker stated they would ask for the legal system to get involved to claw back pay from everyone who does not live within the legal guidelines of an ordinance.
  - **Attribution:** Klemm
  - **Evidence:** “I have one choice, and one choice only, and that is now to ask that the legal system gets involved and claw back the pay of everybody who doesn't live within the legal guidelines of the ordinance.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:45:27](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=9927s)

- **Prayer for guidance for the city**
  - **Summary:** The speaker led a prayer asking God to take control of the city and help it become what it is supposed to be, that of a free city.
  - **Attribution:** Cecelia Stacy
  - **Evidence:** “Father God, in the name of Jesus, I come to you tonight, Lord Jesus, asking for your guidance, oh God. Father God, you know what this city was created to be. You know what this city needs to be, oh God. It was not called free port for no reason at all. So Lord Jesus, I pray and I ask you to take control of this your city and help us become what we are supposed to be, that of a free city.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:47:18](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=10038s)

## Follow-ups

- **Recommendation for 2025 city-wide tree removal bid**
  - **Summary:** Staff recommends moving forward with the Homer Tree Service bid.
  - **Attribution:** Manager Boyer
  - **Evidence:** “and staff recommends moving forward with the Homer Tree Service bid.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:04:55](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=7495s)

## Attendance

- **Roll call for adoption of resolution**
  - **Summary:** Shadle was present (Aye).
  - **Attribution:** Council Member
  - **Evidence:** “Shadle? Aye.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:01:54](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=7314s)

- **Roll call for adoption of resolution**
  - **Summary:** Sanders was present (Aye).
  - **Attribution:** Council Member
  - **Evidence:** “Sanders? Aye.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:01:54](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=7314s)

- **Roll call for adoption of resolution**
  - **Summary:** Sellers was present (Aye).
  - **Attribution:** Council Member
  - **Evidence:** “Sellers? Aye.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:01:54](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=7314s)

- **Roll call for adoption of resolution**
  - **Summary:** Klemm was present (Aye).
  - **Attribution:** Council Member
  - **Evidence:** “Klemm? Aye.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:01:54](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=7314s)

- **Roll call for adoption of resolution**
  - **Summary:** Monroe was present (Aye).
  - **Attribution:** Council Member
  - **Evidence:** “Monroe? Aye.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:01:54](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=7314s)

- **Roll call for adoption of resolution**
  - **Summary:** Parker was present (Aye).
  - **Attribution:** Council Member
  - **Evidence:** “Parker? Aye.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:01:54](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=7314s)

- **Roll call for adoption of resolution**
  - **Summary:** Stacy was present (Aye).
  - **Attribution:** Council Member
  - **Evidence:** “And Stacey? Aye.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:01:54](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=7314s)

- **Roll call for approval of bid opening on April 15th, 2025**
  - **Summary:** Shadle was present (Aye).
  - **Attribution:** Council Member
  - **Evidence:** “Shadle? Aye.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:04:09](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=7449s)

- **Roll call for approval of bid opening on April 15th, 2025**
  - **Summary:** Sanders was present (Aye).
  - **Attribution:** Council Member
  - **Evidence:** “Sanders? Aye.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:04:09](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=7449s)

- **Roll call for approval of bid opening on April 15th, 2025**
  - **Summary:** Sellers was present (Aye).
  - **Attribution:** Council Member
  - **Evidence:** “Sellers? Aye.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:04:09](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=7449s)

- **Roll call for approval of bid opening on April 15th, 2025**
  - **Summary:** Klemm was present (Aye).
  - **Attribution:** Council Member
  - **Evidence:** “Klemm? Aye.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:04:09](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=7449s)

- **Roll call for approval of bid opening on April 15th, 2025**
  - **Summary:** Monroe was present (Abstain).
  - **Attribution:** Council Member
  - **Evidence:** “Monroe? Abstain.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:04:09](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=7449s)

- **Roll call for approval of bid opening on April 15th, 2025**
  - **Summary:** Parker was present (Aye).
  - **Attribution:** Council Member
  - **Evidence:** “Parker? Aye.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:04:09](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=7449s)

- **Roll call for approval of bid opening on April 15th, 2025**
  - **Summary:** Stacy was present (Aye).
  - **Attribution:** Council Member
  - **Evidence:** “And Stacy? Aye.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:04:09](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTqeeYc2NPw&t=7449s)