Will County Gazette

City of Wilmington City Council met April 2.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

A. CALL TO ORDER

1. Pledge of Allegiance

2. Roll Call

Mayor Ben Dietz

Alderpersons: Kevin Kirwin, Ryan Jeffries, Dennis Vice, Ryan Knight, Jonathan Mietzner, Thomas Smith, Todd Holmes 

B. CITIZENS COMMENT (State your full name clearly; limit 3 minutes each)

C. MAYOR’S REPORT

D. 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.

1. Approve the Regular Meeting Minutes from March 18, 2025

2. Approve the Accounts Payable Report

E. ORDER OF BUSINESS

1. Consideration to Approve Ordinance No. 25-04-02-01, An Ordinance Approving a Master Tax-Exempt Lease/Purchase Agreement and Related Agreements with U.S. Bancorp Government Leasing and Finance, Inc. Regarding Public Work Equipment

2. Consideration to Approve Resolution 2025-01, A Resolution of the City of Wilmington Objecting to the Issuance of the Special Use Permit to Allow a Solar Facility on Property Situated in Close Proximity to the Corporate Limits of the City

3. Consideration to Approve the Daily Permit Liquor License Application for the Wilmington Park District Beer Garden for the Let Freedom Rock event on June 27, 2025, with a request to waive the $50 permit fee

4. Consideration to Approve the Daily Permit Liquor License Application for the Wilmington Park District Pickleball on Water event on July 24 - 27, 2025, with a request to waive the $50 permit fee 5. Consideration to Approve the Contracts & Proposals Related to 2025 Catfish Days Festival a. Laser Encore

b. Those Funny Little People

F. 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 – Chief Zink

G. ALDERMEN COMMENTS

Alderperson Kirwin Alderperson Vice Alderperson Holmes

Alderperson Jeffries Alderperson Knight Alderperson Mietzner Alderperson Smith

H. EXECUTIVE SESSION

1. Appointment, Employment, Dismissal, Compensation, Discipline, and Performance of an Employee of the City of Wilmington [5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1)]

2. Collective negotiating matters between the City of Wilmington (public body) and its employees [5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2)]

3. Matters of Land Acquisition [5 ILCS 2(c)(5) and 2(c)(6)]

4. Probable or Imminent Litigation and Pending Litigation [5 ILCS 2(c)(11)]

I. POSSIBLE ACTION OF EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS

J. ADJOURNMENT

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