City of Wilmington City Council met April 7.
Here is the agenda provided by the council:
1. CALL TO ORDER A. Pledge of Allegiance
B. Roll Call
Mayor Ben Dietz
Alderpersons: Kevin Kirwin, Marty Orr, Dennis Vice, Ryan Knight, Rachel Conforti, Jonathan Mietzner, Thomas Smith, Todd Holmes
2. CITIZENS’ COMMENT (State your full name clearly; limit 3 minutes each)
3. MAYOR’S REPORT
A. Proclamation – Logan VanDuyne, 2nd Place IHSA Wrestling
4. CONSENT AGENDA
All items listed on the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be acted upon with one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Council member requests, in which event, the items will be removed from the consent agenda and discussed separately.
A. Approve the Regular Meeting Minutes from March 18, 2026
B. Approve the Accounts Payable Report
5. ORDER OF BUSINESS
A. Consideration to approve Ordinance No. 26-04-07-01, Authorizing the Solid Waste Collection and Disposal with Lakeshore Recycling Systems for the period of May 1, 2026, through April 30, 2031
B. Consideration to approve the Mack & Crew Rentals, LLC (dba M&C Rentals) Portable Toilet Rental Agreement, and authorize the City Administrator to execute the agreement
C. Consideration to approve Ordinance No. 26-04-07-02, An Ordinance Approving and Authorizing the Execution of an IGA for the Placement of License Plate Reading Cameras Located on County Highways in the County of Will
D. Consideration to approve the Umbrella Security Systems Contract for Design A in an amount not to exceed $198,000, plus associated service and maintenance costs, and authorize the City Administrator to execute the contract
E. Consideration to award the contractor, Cahoy Pump Service, the Wilmington-New Well No. 4 – Phase 1 bid
F. Consideration to approve Resolution No. 2026-06, A Resolution to undertake, in the years 2026 and 2027, the location, construction, operation and maintenance of driveways and street returns, watermains, sanitary and storm sewers, street light, traffic signals, sidewalk, landscaping, etc., on IDOT state highways
G. Consideration to approve the 2026 Catfish Days agreements
Audio Dog for $1,200
The Baked Potatoes for $750
Miller’s Petting Zoo for $1,800
Clyee Catherine Events LLC for $800
Crosstown Exotics for $400
6. REPORTS AND COMMUNICATION FROM CITY OFFICIALS
City Attorney – Bryan Wellner
City Administrator – Jeannine Smith
Finance Director – Nancy Gross
Public Works Director – James Gretencord
Chief of Police – Adam Zink
7. ALDERPERSON COMMENTS
Alderperson Kirwin
Alderperson Vice
Alderperson Conforti
Alderperson Holmes
Alderperson Orr
Alderperson Knight
Alderperson Mietzner
Alderperson Smith
8. EXECUTIVE SESSION
A. Appointment, Employment, Dismissal, Compensation, Discipline, and Performance of an Employee of the City of Wilmington [5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1)]
B. Collective negotiating matters between the City of Wilmington (public body) and its employees [5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2)]
C. Matters of Land Acquisition [5 ILCS 2(c)(5) and 2(c)(6)]
D. Probable or Imminent Litigation and Pending Litigation [5 ILCS 2(c)(11)]
9. POSSIBLE ACTION OF EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS
10. ADJOURNMENT
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