Council approves routine reports, payments, personnel hires and library storage shed; grants pay raise following executive session

The Georgetown City Council handled routine business items and personnel matters at its March 16 meeting.

Payments and reports: Council authorized payment of 36 vendor payments totaling $46,020.78 (motion Alder Lyons / Alder Brooks) and approved the treasurer’s report. City Clerk Jacqueline Wilson reported she collected waste pad payments totaling $3,595.50 and issued a fence permit to William Schlunaker at 305 Whittier St; the clerk’s report was approved.

Personnel: The Personnel Committee recommended hiring two part-time seasonal workers, Darrell Lee and John Barnes, and offered a full-time position to Mike Becker; council approved the personnel recommendations (motion Alder Weaver / Alder Krabel). The council later entered executive session under 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(5) for personnel matters, reconvened, and accepted an executive-session recommendation to approve a raise for W. Boettner effective May 1; the raise approval was moved by Alder Brooks and seconded by Alder Lyons and passed unanimously.

Library storage shed: The library board asked to use memorial funds to purchase a storage shed and requested city assistance to level the site; council approved placing the shed and providing a level pad (motion Alder Brooks / Alder Weaver). The storage-shed motion passed 6–0 with Alder Jack Morrison recorded as abstaining.

What’s next: administrative staff will implement payment authorizations and update payroll for the approved raise; the Personnel Committee and relevant staff will complete hiring paperwork; the library will coordinate installation of the approved storage shed.