Will County Gazette

City of Wilmington City Council met Oct. 7.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

1. CALL TO ORDER

A. Pledge of Allegiance

B. Roll Call

2. OPEN PUBLIC HEARING

A. 2025 TIF PLAN AMENDMENT

3. CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING

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

5. MAYOR’S REPORT

A. Administer Oath of Office, new Police Officer Jared Lynn

B. Elion Logistics Park update

6. 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

B. Approve the Accounts Payable Report

7. ORDER OF BUSINESS

A. Review and Consideration of the Funding Request and Authorization to Accept the 2026 Buick Encore GX bid of $31,155.70

B. Review and Consideration to Approve Ordinance No. 25-10-07-01, An Ordinance Authorizing the Execution of a Memorandum of Understanding Between the City of Wilmington, Illinois, and the Metropolitan Alliance of Police, Wilmington Police Chapter #129, Regarding a One-Time Lump Sum Retention Bonus Funded By The Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board (“ILETSB”) Police Recruitment and Retention Grant

C. Review and Consideration to Approve Ordinance No. 25-10-07-02, An Ordinance Declaring Surplus Personal Property and Authorizing the Disposal of Said Equipment in the a Manner in the Best Interest of the City of Wilmington (In-Car Camera System)

D. Review and Consideration to Approve the Contract between the City and ComEd for work needed to convert the overhead power line at the North Water Tower to underground, ensuring rehabilitation work can continue without signal loss for SCADA or water metering systems, and provide staff direction

8. 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

9. ALDERPERSON COMMENTS

Alderperson Kirwin Alderperson

Vice Alderperson Conforti Alderperson Holmes

Alderperson Orr Alderperson Knight

Alderperson Mietzner Alderperson Smith

10. 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)]

11. POSSIBLE ACTION OF EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS

12. ADJOURNMENT

This public body may adjourn to a closed session to discuss matters so permitted and may act upon such matters, returning to the open session.

So that all may concentrate on the proceedings, please silence cell phones during City Council meetings.

The next regularly scheduled City Council meeting is Tuesday, October 21, 2025.

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