Mount Vernon council approves $1.06M in payments, ordinance and resolutions; several appointments
June 01, 2026 | Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois
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The Mount Vernon City Council on May 5 approved $1,062,129.44 in consolidated vouchers and a set of ordinances, resolutions and appointments during a meeting that ran about 24 minutes.
Council Member Joe Gliosci moved to approve the consolidated vouchers totaling $1,062,129.44; Council Member Donte Moore seconded. The roll call recorded Yeas: Gliosci, Moore, Young and Lewis; Council Member Ray Botch was absent.
The council acted on several formal items: it approved Ordinance #2025-10 authorizing the sale or disposal of municipal equipment and electronics and passed Resolution #2025-23 to buy two Perkins properties from Swan’s Industrial Center, LLC for $22,880. It also approved Resolution #2025-24 authorizing a short-term consulting agreement with former finance director Stephen Tate, CPA, for hourly services while the city’s finance director position is vacant. All three measures passed on recorded voice votes with Gliosci, Moore, Young and Lewis voting yes; Botch absent.
Mayor John Lewis presented appointments and reappointments for council approval. The council confirmed Joseph Burns to the City Housing Authority Commission (recommended by Reverend Ron Lash) and reappointed Manny Ortiz to that commission. The council also reappointed Mike Carbonaro, Shari Copple and Sheila Jolly‑Scrivner to the Tourism Advisory Board and reappointed Acting City Manager Nathan McKenna to the Fire Pension Board. All appointments were approved by voice vote.
Procedural items approved included the April 21, 2025 meeting journal and several authorizations to solicit bids for road striping, parking-lot sealing and the Summer 2025 demolition project. The meeting adjourned at 7:24 p.m.
Votes at a glance
- Approval of April 21 journal: Yeas 4, Absent 1
- Consolidated vouchers: $1,062,129.44; Yeas 4, Absent 1
- Ordinance #2025-10 (sale of municipal property): Approved; Yeas 4, Absent 1
- Resolution #2025-23 (purchase Perkins properties for $22,880): Approved; Yeas 4, Absent 1
- Resolution #2025-24 (consulting agreement with Stephen Tate, CPA): Approved; Yeas 4, Absent 1
- Appointments and reappointments listed above: Approved; Yeas 4, Absent 1
The council took no executive session and adjourned without further action.
Council Member Joe Gliosci moved to approve the consolidated vouchers totaling $1,062,129.44; Council Member Donte Moore seconded. The roll call recorded Yeas: Gliosci, Moore, Young and Lewis; Council Member Ray Botch was absent.
The council acted on several formal items: it approved Ordinance #2025-10 authorizing the sale or disposal of municipal equipment and electronics and passed Resolution #2025-23 to buy two Perkins properties from Swan’s Industrial Center, LLC for $22,880. It also approved Resolution #2025-24 authorizing a short-term consulting agreement with former finance director Stephen Tate, CPA, for hourly services while the city’s finance director position is vacant. All three measures passed on recorded voice votes with Gliosci, Moore, Young and Lewis voting yes; Botch absent.
Mayor John Lewis presented appointments and reappointments for council approval. The council confirmed Joseph Burns to the City Housing Authority Commission (recommended by Reverend Ron Lash) and reappointed Manny Ortiz to that commission. The council also reappointed Mike Carbonaro, Shari Copple and Sheila Jolly‑Scrivner to the Tourism Advisory Board and reappointed Acting City Manager Nathan McKenna to the Fire Pension Board. All appointments were approved by voice vote.
Procedural items approved included the April 21, 2025 meeting journal and several authorizations to solicit bids for road striping, parking-lot sealing and the Summer 2025 demolition project. The meeting adjourned at 7:24 p.m.
Votes at a glance
- Approval of April 21 journal: Yeas 4, Absent 1
- Consolidated vouchers: $1,062,129.44; Yeas 4, Absent 1
- Ordinance #2025-10 (sale of municipal property): Approved; Yeas 4, Absent 1
- Resolution #2025-23 (purchase Perkins properties for $22,880): Approved; Yeas 4, Absent 1
- Resolution #2025-24 (consulting agreement with Stephen Tate, CPA): Approved; Yeas 4, Absent 1
- Appointments and reappointments listed above: Approved; Yeas 4, Absent 1
The council took no executive session and adjourned without further action.
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