Macon Reporter

Village of Forsyth Board of Trustees met Aug. 1.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

CALL TO ORDER

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL

CONSENT AGENDA: Items listed under the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine in nature and will be acted upon by one motion and one vote. If separate action on any particular item is desired, the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and will be considered separately.

1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF JULY 5, 2023

2. APPROVAL OF PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION 2022 BOARD TERMS 

3. APPROVAL OF WARRANTS

PUBLIC COMMENT: At this time, the public has the opportunity to express views or make comments to the Mayor and Board of Trustees on agenda items or any other Village issue. Comments must be limited to not more than three (3) minutes.

ADMINISTRATION REPORTS

1. LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORT

2. VILLAGE STAFF REPORTS

OLD BUSINESS

1. DISCUSSION AND POTENTIAL ACTION REGARDING SHERIFF’S CONTRACT (ADMINISTRATOR JILL APPLEBEE)

NEW BUSINESS

1. ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023-19 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A TEXT AMENDMENT TO THE DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE ALLOWING PET STORE / GROOMING AS SPECIAL USE IN AREAS ZONED R1/OT (ADMINISTRATOR JILL APPLEBEE)

2. ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023-20 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A SPECIAL USE PERMIT AT 424 S. ELWOOD TO ALLOW FOR THE OPERATION OF A PET STORE/GROOMER (ADMINISTRATOR JILL APPLEBEE)

3. ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023-21 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A VARIANCE TO PERMIT A SHED WITHOUT FENCING AT KREKEL’S HAMBURGER RESTAURANT LOCATED AT 910 N. ROUTE 51 (ADMINISTRATOR JILL APPLEBEE)

4. ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023-22 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A VARIANCE TO CONVERT BILLBOARD TO A DIGITAL BILLBOARD ON PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS PART OF THE SW1/4 OF THE NW1/4 OF SECTION 23, TOWNSHIP 17 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST OF THE 3RD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN IN MACON COUNTY ILLINOIS (PART OF “FORSYTH PLAZA SOUTH”) (PIN: 07-07- 23-151-004) (ADMINISTRATOR JILL APPLEBEE)

5. ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023-23 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AMENDMENT TO PRELIMINARY PLANNED UNIT DEVLOPMENT AND MINOR SUBDIVISION AT 994 US ROUTE 51 (VILLAGE ADMINISTRATOR JILL APPLEBEE)

6. RESOLUTION NUMBER 9-2023 A RESOLUTION REGARDING THE PURCHASE OF POLICE VEHICLES FROM BOB RIDINGS INC. (ADMINISTRATOR JILL APPLEBEE)

7. RESOLUTION 10-2023 A RESOLUTION APPROVING CONTRACT WITH CHASTAIN FOR DESIGN WORK FOR MAINTENANCE ON THE WATER TOWERS, GROUND STORAGE TANK AND AERATOR (PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR DARIN FOWLER)

8. DISCUSSION AND POTENTIAL ACTION REGARDING RFP FOR AUDITING FIRM (ADMINISTRATOR JILL APPLEBEE)

CLOSED SESSION: Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

5 ILCS 120/2(c)(5): The purchase or lease of real property for the use of the public body, including meetings held for the purpose of discussing whether a particular parcel should be acquired.

5 ILCS 120/2(c)(6): The setting of a price for sale or lease of property owned by the public body. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(11): Litigation, when an action against, affecting or on behalf of the particular public body has been filed and is pending before a court or administrative tribunal, or when the public body finds that an action is probable or imminent, in which case the basis for the finding shall be recorded and entered into the minutes of the closed meeting.

5 ILCS 120/2(c)(21): Discussion of minutes of meetings lawfully closed under this Act, whether for purposes of approval by the body of the minutes or semi-annual review of the minutes as mandated by Section 2.06.

CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS ARISING FROM CLOSED SESSION

ADJOURNMENT

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