City council approves numerous park board recommendations
</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[In a lengthy city council meeting held Monday night the council approved all of the park board's recommendations.
The park board's recommendation to hire Roy Brockmeyer as seasonal worker, at the rate of $10.00 an hour, for ball diamonds was approved. The council also approved their recommendation to purchase various equipment and field items for Cohen Complex ball diamonds (not to exceed $2200.00) Chester High School's Industrial class to build a new concession stand at Cohen Complex (cost of material $2200.00) was approved at the request of the park board. Approval came at the recommendation of the park board to have Bockhorns deliver and spread ag lime for Cole Park ball diamond.
Lastly, the council approved the park board's final recommendation of the night to place a port-a-potty behind Cole Park ball diamond.
In other council news, Mayor Eggemeyer's recommendation for Carole Abernathy to serve as a Chamber of Commerce Director to represent the city was approved.
The council approved line item budget adjustments within funds according to state statue.
The letter of Understanding from J. W. Boyle & Co., Ltd. for auditing services for fiscal year ending April 30, 2010 was approved.
The council approved to ratify action of the fire chief in submitting a grant for State of Illinois Small Equipment Grant. The council also approved to ratify the action of the Gas Committee to purchase 25% of the cities annual consumption for the upcoming year.
Police Chief Ryan Coffey was approved to submit an application for an ILET equipment grant for in-car cameras. An ordinance authorizing the sale of police vehicle was also approved.
Approval was given to transfer up to $239,000.00 from the Capital Project Fund to the Cohen Fund in regard to the OSLAD project.
The Beautification Commission's request to wave advertising and rehire Ron Caron as caretaker for city flower planters was approved. Caron will be paid $8.00 an hour.
Approval to ratify Burbach Aquatics Engineering to prepare engineered drawings for the swimming pool to meet federal requirements ($1500.00) was approved.
The purchase of equipment for Cohen concession stand (not to exceed $1500.00) was approved.
A $200 donation to Chester High School Project Graduation donation was approved.
Burbach Aquatics attendance at the Parks & Recreation meeting to be held on April 13th was the only item under new business that was not approved.
The council then entered into Executive Session under the Open Meetings Act 5 ILCS 120/2 (C) under exception (1) to consider the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body
The next regular scheduled city council meeting will be held on Monday, April 19 at 7:00 p.m. in the council chambers at city hall.