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Home My WebLink About07-15-03 Canton City Council303 A regular meeting of the Canton City Council was held on July 15, 2003 in the Council Chambers at the Historic Depot, 50 North 4`h Avenue, Canton, Illinois. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE OPENED THE MEETING, FOLLOWED BY THE INVOCATION GIVEN BY CITY CLERK NANCY WHITES. Mayor Bohler asked for roll call at 6:30 p.m. Present -Aldermen Jim Hartford, Craig West, Larry Sarff, Elny Harn, Les Carl, Mary Fillingham & Rick Reed. Absent - Alderman Bob Molleck, he is on vacation. MINUTES OF JULY 1, 2003 COUNCIL MEETING. Motion and second by Aldermen Hartford/West, the minutes of July 1, 2003 council meeting, be accepted and placed on file. Voice vote, motion carried unanimously. BILLS FOR JUNE. Motion and second by Aldermen West/Fillingham, all bills properly approved be paid. Roll call. AYES -Aldermen Reed, Fillingham, Carl, Harn, Sarff, West, Hartford. NAYS -None. 7 AYES, 0 NAYS, 1 ABSENT. Motion carried unanimously. COMMITTEE REPORT. Finance. Council Action Motion and second by Aldermen CarUSarff, to accept the low bid from Merrell Brothers Inc. for Alternate Bid No. 1 for the Removal & Disposal of Sludge at the Wastewater Treatment Plant, in the amount of $196,796.00. AYES -Aldermen Hartford, West, Sarff, Harn, Carl, Fillingham, Reed. NAYS -None. 7 AYES, 0 NAYS, 1 ABSENT. Motion carried unanimously. Motion and second by Aldermen CarUFillingham, to renew the WIRC membership fee for the 2000 population of Canton, at 15,288 x $0.50 per capita = $7,644.00. Aldermen Reed, Fillingham, Carl, Harn, Sarff, West, Hartford. NAYS -None. 7 AYES, 0 NAYS, 1 ABSENT. Motion carried. Motion and second by Aldermen CarlUWest, to approve having an Auction for Bicycles and other items the City has no further need for. Roll call. AYES -Aldermen Hartford, West, Sarff, Harn, Carl, Fillingham, Reed. NAYS -None. 7 AYES, 0 NAYS, 1 ABSENT. Motion carried. Legal & Ordinance. Council Action None. City Council meeting 7-15-03 Community & Industrial Development. Council Action 304 City Council meeting 7-15-2003 Negotiations, Grievance & Personnel. Council Action None. Informational. Alderman Sarff stated, the City of Canton will be advertising the City Mechanic position and taking applications. COMMUNICATIONS FROM MAYOR BOHLER. Mayor Bohler thanked the fireworks committee, and residents, for the celebration on the 4th. Mayor Bohler also thanked those who made the donations to the fund for the fireworks display. Also, donations can be made throughout the year, and will be advertised on the scroll of Channel 3. Mayor Bohler reminded the citizens of Tuesday & Wednesday's garbage route, as mosquitoe spraying will be conducted sometime during the hours of 8:00 p.m. until 2:00 a. m. Joe Carruthers, Superintendent of the Wastewater Treatment Plant explained in detail about the recent fire this past week end at the storm building that is been upgraded. Joe said the storm building is circular, and the pumps are electrical. The equipment is still functioning. There was a lot of smoke damage in the building and suspect the smoke may harm some of the equipment. The insurance company is looking into it. Joe said he met with Dan Kiesewetter who has the City's insurance, and Clif O'Brien Public Works Director, there could be a delay in the project that was going on with the contractor for the project Maurer Stutz Inc. The electrical equipment will have to be cleaned. Fire Chief John Stanko reported, when the fire department arrived heavy black smoke was coming from the building. They waited for CIPS to arrive since all equipment was electrical. They did determine it was not the electrical equipment that caused the fire. No one was injured from the Wastewater Treatment Plant and neither was a fireman. John commented that he was very proud of the firefighters and the Wastewater Treatment Plant employees, they were all very professional. John said, the fire is still under investigation, have to receive results sent to the lab on the cause. City Attorney Ron Weber, reminded the council members of the committee meeting next week, where bids will be read for Property/Casualty Insurance. We need to tentative act upon quickly as our insurance is due August 1St. Motion and second by Aldermen Sarff/Reed, to give the Mechanical Committee authority to accept the low and best bid. Roll call. AYES -Aldermen Reed, Fillingham, Carl, Harn, Sarff, West, Hartford. NAYS -None. 7 AYES, 0 NAYS, 1 ABSENT. Motion carried. OLD BUSINESS: 305 City Council meeting 7-15-2003 RESOLUTION - FOR THE FRIENDSHIP FESTIVAL PARADE ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2003. First reading, read by title. Motion and second by Aldermen Sarff/Carl, the resolution be adopted. Roll call. AYES -Aldermen Reed, Fillingham, Carl, Harn, Sarff, West, Hartford. NAYS -None. 7 AYES, 0 NAYS, 1 ABSENT. Motion carried. Resolution being #3661. ADJOURNMENT. Motion and second by Aldermen Hartford/West, to adjourn. Voice vote, motion carried unanimously. The regular scheduled Council meeting adjourned at 6:45 p.m. / 4 ~~~, ~~- Nancy Whit ,City Clerk APPROVED: Jer M. Bohler, Mayor 306 A regular meeting of the Canton City Council was held on August 5, 2003 in the Council Chambers at the Historic Depot, 50 North 4th Avenue, Canton, Illinois. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE OPENED THE MEETING FOLLOWED BY THE INVOCATION GIVEN BY NANCY WHITES, CITY CLERK. Mayor Bohler asked for roll call at 6:30 p.m. Present -Aldermen Jim Hartford, Craig West, Elny Harn, Les Carl, Mary Fillingham. Absent. -Alderman Bob Molleck, Larry Sarff, & Rick Reed. MINUTES OF June 17, 2003 MEETING. Motion and second by Aldermen Hartford/Fillingham, the minutes of July 15, 2003 be accepted and placed on file. Voice vote, motion carried unanimously. COMMITTEE REPORTS: Public Safety & Traffic. Council Approval Jerry Butts consultant for the City on the Liability Insurance spoke to the Council on the bid of IML Risk Management Association as they had left some unanswered questions on their proposal. Jerry said they did answer the questions. It should be noted that the IML proposal was found lacking in at least two areas. They had not included (through oversight) any coverage for the Equipment Breakdown Coverage. Second, a major deficiency existed in that coverage for the Extra Expense exposure was limited to $50,000 for any one location. These issues were specifically addressed with IML and, in the Consultant's opinion, adequately resolved. Equipment Breakdown coverage was available at an additional premium of $4,960 and they were willing to increase Extra Expense coverage from $50,000 each location to $500,000 for an additional premium of $1,000. There were some other minor adjustments they willingly made at no additional cost. The Illinois Municipal League Program is a `cookie cutter' type program without the capacity to specifically tailor coverage, yet it has been designed to provide protection for the average municipality. This approach, coupled with the absence of any agent's commission leads to the possibility of substantial savings. The City Council should recognize that the major area of savings flows from the very competitive pricing of Workers Compensation Insurance. The savings in this single area represent $67,237 of the overall $98,283. As is the case with all insurers, your claims record is important so far as renewal premiums are concerned. The IML premiums tendered for the initial insurance period are, of course, predicated on the assumption that claims experience will be favorable! In the case of Workers Compensation, it means that claims in excess of $100,000 will result in a substantial premium increase next year! The answer, of course, lies in the implementation of a meaningful Loss Prevention Program at the earliest possible time. You can't fire employees who file a Workman's Comp claim. Those employees who perform in an unsafe fashion that's when the aggressive loss prevention starts. IML has their neck stuck way out here on Workman's Comp. On that basis, I recommended acceptance of their proposal with an amended annual savings of $98,283.00. Motion and second by Aldermen Hartford/Carl, to accept the recommendation of the City's Consultant Jerry Butts of IML Risk Management Association for Liability insurance. Roll call. Ayes -Aldermen Fillingham, Carl, Harn, West, Hartford. Nays - i.r,.~,. c n v~~ n ~.r n vc ~ n ~c~i.r-r ~,r,.+ :.... ........:va