Macon Reporter

Decatur Park District Board of Commissioners met Feb. 1.

Here is the agenda as provided by Decatur:

AGENDA

DECATUR PARK BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

REGULAR MEETING

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2017, 12:00 NOON

DECATUR PARK DISTRICT

ADMINISTRATION OFFICE, DECATUR, ILLINOIS

I. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG

II. PUBLIC COMMENTS

The Board of Park Commissioners welcomes and appreciates the views and input from interested citizens. Individuals or groups wishing to address the Board are asked to voluntarily sign in (name & address) prior to the meeting. Speakers will be asked to voluntarily provide their name and address as they begin their presentation. The Board asks that comments be delivered in a three minute time frame in order that others may receive adequate time and attention. As a matter of protocol, comments should reflect courtesy and not contain derogatory or slanderous comments about an individual or group. Breach of the above mentioned protocol may result in the Board President declaring the speaker or group out of order and discontinue the presentation. As a general rule neither the Board nor staff will provide immediate responses.

III. CONSENT AGENDA

1. Minutes of the Previous Meeting

2. Approval of Closed Meeting Minutes from July – December, 2016

3. Bills for Approval

IV. ITEMS OF BUSINESS

1. Approval of Ordinance No. 2017-2 An Ordinance providing for the issue of approximately $4,615,000 General Obligation Park Bonds, Series 2017A, of the Park District, for the payment of land for parks, for the building, maintaining, improving and protecting of the same and the existing land and facilities of the Park District, to provide the revenue source for the payment of certain outstanding obligations of the Park District and for the payment of the expenses incident thereto, providing for the levy of a direct annual tax sufficient to pay the principal and interest on said bonds, and authorizing the sale of said bonds to the purchaser thereof.

2. 2017 Golf Fee Discussion and Approval of Golf Fee Ordinance No. 2017-1

V. STAFF REPORTS & UPDATES

VI. BOARD MEMBERS’ COMMENTS

VII. EXECUTIVE SESSION

1. The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance or dismissal of specific employee of the public body or legal counsel for the public body

1. The purchase or lease of real property for the use of the public body

2. The setting of the price for sale or lease of property owned by the public body

3. Litigation

VIII. ADJOURN