Will County Gazette

City of Wilmington City Council met April 15.

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

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

C. MAYOR’S REPORT

1. Consideration to Approve the Mayoral Appointment of Rachel Conforti to Fill the Vacated Third Ward Alderperson Seat with Term Expiring May 2027

2. Oath of Office – Rachel Conforti, Third Ward Alderperson

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 April 2, 2025

2. Approve the Accounts Payable Report

3. Approve the Annual Financial Report for the Fiscal Year Ended April 30, 2024 as Presented by Lauterbach & Amen, LLP

4. Approve the Request to make the Funds whole through the fiscal year ended April 30, 2024

5. Approve the First Amendment to Intergovernmental Agreement Cooperation Agreement For Improvements to N. Water Street and N. Kankakee Street Between the Illinois Department of Transportation and the City of Wilmington

6. Approve the Request for the Hire of an Additional Water Department Employee

7. Approve the Mayoral Proclamation on National Safe Boating Week

8. Approve the Execution of the Centennial Route 66 Directional Wayside Exhibit Project/Installation and Maintenance Agreement with Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau

9. Approve the Hire of One New Police Officer (Replacing the Recently Retired Officer)

10. Approve Ordinance No. 25-04-15-01, An Ordinance Amending the Façade Improvement Grant

11. Approve the Gemini Giant Turnout Cost Estimate

12. Approve the payment of the invoice from Airy’s Inc. for a total of $16,780.95 for services needed to repair the water main break on Buchanan Street on March 6, 2025

13. Approve the Water System Improvements as Provided by Chamlin & Associates

14. Approve the request to purchase a new 2024 Caterpillar 420-07A XE Backhoe from Altorfer Cat using Sourcewell pricing for a total cost of $153,750.00

15. Approve the purchase of a Kenworth T480 Single Axle Dump Truck from CIT Trucks with upfitting from Kankakee Truck and Equipment for a total price of $236,535.46

16. Approve the purchase of a new Ford F650 Dump Truck with upfitting from Holt and Sons Inc. for a total price of $136,619.02

17. Approve the purchase of a new Ford F600 Dump Truck from Dorazio Ford for a price of $62,905 and the upfitting of the truck to be done by Holt & Sons Inc. for the price of $54,719.45. For a total cost of $117,624.45

E. PLANNING AND ZONING

1. Consideration to Approve Ordinance No. 25-04-15-02, An Ordinance Approving a Variance for 250 W. Baltimore Street (AJ’s Hotdogs and Gyros; PIN No. 03-17-26-405-019-0000)

F. ORDER OF BUSINESS

1. Consideration to Approve Ordinance No. 25-04-15-03, An Ordinance Implementing a Municipal Grocery Retailers’ Occupation Tax and a Municipal Grocery Service Occupation Tax for the City of Wilmington

2. Consideration to Approve the Invoice and Make Payment in the Amount of $11,756.40 for the Water Treatment Plant Lagoon Project

3. Consideration to Approve the purchase of an F450 Crane Truck from Sutton Ford with upfitting to be done by Monroe Truck and Equipment for a total purchase price of $118,382

4. Consideration to Approve the Daily Permit Liquor License Application for the Longest Day event on June 21, 2025

5. Consideration to Approve A Resolution to Use RBI Funds for the South Island Project

G. 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

H. ALDERMEN COMMENTS

Alderperson Kirwin Alderperson Vice Alderperson Holmes

Alderperson Jeffries Alderperson Knight Alderperson Mietzner Alderperson Smith

I. 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)]

J. POSSIBLE ACTION OF EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS

K. ADJOURNMENT

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