Macon Reporter

City of Macon City Council met Dec. 12.

Here are the minutes provided by the council:

Mayor Frank Dunmire called the Macon City Council meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Present were Attorney Scott Garwood, Treasurer Lori Huggins, Clerk Pam Windell, Council Members Kimberly Reynolds, Brandon Windell, Doug Huggins, Tom Long, and Chad Rappe. Also, present was Charlie Dunmire, Chief Lamb, and Sue Cole.

The minutes from the November 14, 2022, meeting were reviewed and approved.

Chief Lamb presented the police report. He is requesting that one of the cameras in Memorial Park needs to be adjusted. He made contact with Mrs. Goaley and she is making progress on finding homes for her dogs.

Mayor Dunmire informed Chief Lamb that the city had received numerous complaints about a resident that is driving recklessly around Macon. Her last accident resulted in people being without power due to her hitting a power pole. After a lengthy discussion about what could be done about the driving of this resident, Chief Lamb informed the

council she is due in court on a reckless driving charge and hopes it results in her losing her driver license. He will keep the council updated.

Mayor Dunmire presented loan disbursement request #3 from the IEPA.

A motion was made by Alderwoman Reynolds, seconded by Alderman Huggins to approve loan disbursement request #3. Motion carried.

Mayor Dunmire reminded the council that food baskets would be distributed on December 17h. Any help would be appreciated.

Alderman Huggins presented two quotes for having four trees cut down and four trees trimmed. The quote from Arborway Tree Care is $12,900.00. The quoted from S & M Tree Service is $15,429.00. Arborway has done work for the city in the past and does a good job. It was Alderman Huggins recommendation to approve Arborway Tree Service for the tree removal and trimming.

A motion was made by Alderwoman Reynolds, seconded by Alderman Rappe to approve Arborway Tree Service to do the tree removal and trimming in Macon. Motion carried.

Water Superintendent Dunmire informed the council that the water projects were in progress. The new meter lids will be here this week and meter replacement will resume soon.

Alderwoman Reynolds informed the council that the personnel committee would be meeting this month to discuss a replacement for the clerk and municipal collector. The present clerk and municipal collector will be retiring at the end of August.

Alderwoman Reynolds presented the profit and loss reports.

Attorney Garwood has sent a letter to the storage facility American Way Storage on North Woodcock informing them they owe $750.00 in permit fees for units placed on their property. The letter was returned because the address was not correct. He has the correct address and will be resending it this week. He also let Tim Woods know the city will not be removing trees from Ruth Goddard’s property. He gave Mr. Woods Ms. Goddard’s contact information.

Treasurer Huggins presented the Treasurer’s report.

A motion was made by Alderman Windell, seconded by Alderman Long to approve the Treasurer’s report. Motion carried.

A motion was made by Alderman Huggins, seconded by Alderman Rappe to approve the bills as presented. Motion carried.

Attorney Garwood informed the council that the executive session meeting must be reviewed every six months.

A motion was made by Alderwoman Reynolds, seconded by Alderman Huggins to approve the June 13, 2022 minutes. Motion carried.

A motion was made by Alderwoman Reynolds, seconded by Alderman Huggins to make public the June 13, 2022 minutes. Motion carried.

A motion was made by Alderwoman Reynolds, seconded by Alderman Huggins to destroy the verbatim recording of the December 14, 2020 executive session. Motion carried.

A motion was made by Alderwoman Reynolds, seconded by Alderman Huggins to adjourn. Motion carried.

The meeting adjourned at 6:30 p.m.

https://www.maconcity.us/documents/653/December_2022.pdf