Princeton council approves minutes, invoices, a 25‑unit plat and a series of ordinances; several appointments confirmed

At its April 20, 2026 meeting the Princeton City Council approved routine minutes and financial items, advanced a land‑development ordinance to second reading and confirmed multiple appointments.

Key outcomes:

- Minutes: The council approved the minutes of the March 20, 2026 regular meeting on a roll‑call vote.

- Invoices: Clerk Janet Henning presented departmental invoices totaling $1,368,174.67; the council approved payment by roll call.

- Klopcic Estates final plat: The council approved final plat recommendation for Klopcic Estates, a proposed 25‑unit subdivision; the motion passed on roll call.

- Ordinances:
- O‑26‑009 (revising the fair solar credit; effective May 1, 2026): Approved on second and final reading by roll call.
- O‑26‑010 (annexation pursuant to 65 ILCS 5/7‑1‑3‑8 for John Newman and Julianne Mayberry): Approved on second and final reading; a council member announced an abstention prior to the roll call.
- O‑26‑011 (annual budget ordinance—transcript lists fiscal year 2020): Approved on second and final reading; Councilman Newman noted he voted aye “with the exception” of a $20,000 gift to the Chamber of Commerce under the economic development fund. (The transcript lists the fiscal year as 2020; the council did not further clarify the described fiscal year in the meeting record.)
- O‑26‑012 (amendment to require public hearings for final plat review): Advanced to second reading; planning staff explained the change is intended to keep neighborhoods informed during final review.

- Appointments: The council approved appointments to the Historic Preservation Commission (Leanne Kents, Matthew Adams), Planning Commission/Board of Zoning Appeals (Laura Green Gray, Rodney Lang), the Board of Trustees of the Firefighters Pension Fund (Chuck Woolley) and the Board of Fire and Police Commission (Barry Portman).

- Executive session: The council voted to adjourn into executive session to discuss claims and risk‑management information; the regular meeting was recessed.

Votes and roll calls were conducted at the meeting; where the transcript records only roll‑call outcomes without a full tally of names for each motion, this summary reports vote outcomes as stated. The council did not take final action on the Central Bank expansion proposal; the item will return to Planning and Zoning for further study.