Macon Reporter

City of Decatur City Council met Oct. 20.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

I. Call to Order

1. Roll Call

2. Pledge of Allegiance

II. Appearance of Citizens

Policy relative to Appearance of Citizens:

A 30-minute time period is provided for citizens to appear and express their views before the City Council. Each citizen speaking will be limited to one appearance of up to 3 minutes. No immediate response will be given by City Council or City staff members. Citizens are to give their documents (if any) to the Police Officer for distribution to the Council. When the Mayor determines that all persons wishing to speak in accordance with this policy have done so, members of the City Council and key staff may make comments.

III. Approval of Minutes

1. Approval of Minutes of October 6, 2025 City Council Meeting

IV. Unfinished Business

1. Resolution Authorizing Agreement between City of Decatur, Illinois and Love Learning and Laughter Daycare

V. New Business

1. FY 2026 Budget Discussion (Updated)

2. Resolution Estimating Amounts Necessary to be Raised by the 2025 Tax Levy

3. Resolution Authorizing Agreement with Arndt Municipal Support, Inc. for City Manager Recruitment

4. Resolution Authorizing Agreement and Appointing Interim City Manager

5. City Manager Update

6. Consent Calendar: Items on the Consent Agenda/Calendar are matters requiring City Council approval or acceptance, but which are routine and recurring in nature, are not controversial, are matters of limited discretion, and about which little or no discussion is anticipated. However, staff’s assessment of what should be included on the Consent Agenda/Calendar can be in error.

For this reason, any Consent Agenda/Calendar item can be removed from the Consent Agenda/Calendar by any member of the governing body, for any reason, without the need for concurrence by any other governing body member. Items removed from the Consent Agenda/Calendar will be discussed and voted on separately from the remainder of the Consent Agenda/Calendar.

A. Ordinance Amending City Code Chapter 34 Traffic and Parking

B. Ordinance Annexing Territory 3902 West Division Street

C. Resolution Authorizing Lake Decatur Watershed Farmland Conservation Program Agreement for Waterway Improvements with James S. Dunn and Jonathan C. Dunn

D. Resolution Accepting the Bid and Authorizing the Execution of a Contract with A&R Services, Inc. for the 2025 Storm Drainage Improvement Project, City Project 2025-30

E. Resolution Approving Appointment - Library Board of Trustees

F. Resolution Approving Reappointments - Human Relations Commission

G. Resolution Approving Reappointments - Decatur Metropolitan Exposition Auditorium & Office Building Authority (d.b.a. Civic Center Board Authority)

H. Receiving and Filing of Minutes of Boards and Commissions

VI. Other Business

VII. Adjournment

1. Informational Memorandum Communicating the Condition of the Firefighter Pension Fund for the Year Ended December 31, 2024

2. Informational Memorandum Communicating the Condition of the Police Pension Fund for the Year Ended December 31, 2024

3. Monthly Reports, September 2025

https://www.decaturil.gov/389/Agendas-Minutes