PUBLIC HEARING: A Public Hearing will be conducted at 6:00 p.m. to consider the proposed annual Budget for the City of Charleston, Coles County, Illinois, for the Fiscal Year beginning May 1, 2021, and ending April 30, 2022.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING 520 Jackson Avenue April 20, 2021 – 6:30 pm AGENDA This meeting will be conducted by audio or video conference without a physically present quorum of the City Council because of a disaster declaration related to COVID-19 public health concerns affecting the City of Charleston. The Mayor determined that an in-person meeting at Charleston City Hall with all participants is not practical or prudent because of the disaster. The Mayor and City Council members, City Manager, and City Attorney will not be physically present at City Hall, if that is unfeasible due to the disaster. Physical public attendance at City Hall may be limited or not feasible, so alternative arrangements for public access to hear the meeting are available at www.charlestonillinois.org (agendas, packets and videos for City Council and BZAP). The meeting will also be audio or video recorded and made available to the public, as provided by law. CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL READING AGENDA – ADDITIONS/DELETIONS AUTHORIZATION TO PARTICIPATE IN MEETING VIA REMOTE ACCESS CONSENT AGENDA – ITEMS DESIGNATED BY (*) Illinois local governments may adopt by a single roll call vote ordinances, resolutions, motions and orders. Any Council Member or the Mayor may request that any item proposed not be included in that vote but considered separately.
Consent Agenda
3) *BILLS PAYABLE: April 23, 2021.
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS, PETITIONS & COMMUNICATIONS: This portion of the City Council meeting is reserved for anyone wishing to address Council. The Illinois Open Meetings Act (5 ILCS 120/1) mandates NO action shall be taken on matters not listed on this agenda and Council is not required to take any action or discuss the matter further. Typically, however, the Mayor and Council may direct staff to further investigate the matter or suggest that the matter be brought forward for action on a subsequent agenda. The Open Meetings Act allows the Council to pass rules concerning the manner of public comment, and our Council has adopted rules for that purpose. Copies of the rules may be found at the Clerk’s office. We request that you sign up with the Clerk ahead of time and provide the City Clerk with your name & address before speaking in order to assist us with the orderly conduct of the Public Comment portion of the meeting; however, neither signing up nor giving your name and address is a mandatory prerequisite for you to address the Council. Please speak into the microphone; limit presentation to 3 minutes; and avoid repetitious comments. Thank you. Public Comment may be made or submitted remotely via Email to the following address: CityClerk@co.coles.il.us. Please submit emails prior to 5:00 p.m. on meeting date and indicate in the SUBJECT Line: CC: 04/20/2021.
EXECUTIVE SESSION: An Executive Session will be held to discuss 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 pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(5).