The Metropolis City Council meeting will take place from **7:00 to 8:00 p.m.** upstairs at the Metropolis City Hall, located at 106 West 5th Street. The city council meetings occur on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month.
Tonight’s agenda includes:
– **6:00 p.m.**: Police and Fire Commission meeting
– **6:50 p.m.**: Finance meeting, which will reconvene from the April meeting to amend the 2024-2025 budget for the police evidence fund. This meeting will also address pending litigation, personnel acquisition, real estate transactions, and collective bargaining.
– **7:00 p.m.**: City council meeting
There are no citizens’ or visitors’ requests on the agenda. In the mayor’s report, the council will consider the following motions:
1. Approve or reject an estimate from Brantley Repair for just over $4,700 for repairs to the landscape tractor used by the street department.
2. Approve or reject a quote from IMCO Utility Supply Company for supplies for the water department.
3. Approve or reject payments to Quint Utility and Excavating for work done at the water treatment plant, hauling soil for the street department, and clearing out and mulching for the light department.
4. Approve or reject a donation for the Harrah’s 2025 Back to School Supply Giveaway and discuss the amount to donate.
5. Approve or reject a payment of $150 for Southern Illinois Mayor Association dues.
6. Approve or reject the closure of Superman Square to 6th Street for the annual National Night Out events on Tuesday, August 5th, from 3:30 until 8:30 p.m.
7. Approve or reject a payment of $7,000 to Pyrotechnica as the final payment for the Independence Day fireworks.
8. Approve or reject two new service contracts from Howard D. Happy for the printers in the clerk’s office, the mayor’s office, and the Parks and Recreation department.
9. Approve or reject payments to the Jones Building for phase 3 roof replacement in the amount of $40,000 under the TIF redevelopment agreement.
10. Approve or reject payments to the Jones Building for phase 4 exterior work in the amount of $20,000 under the TIF redevelopment agreement.
In the Corporate Council report, there will be a motion to adopt an ordinance amending the fiscal year budget ending June 30, 2025, and another to implement a municipal grocery retailers occupation tax and a municipal grocery service occupation tax for the City of Metropolis. There will be a motion to approve or reject a resolution for improvements under the Illinois Highway Code for work on Metropolis Street from 5th Street to 1st Street, totaling $1.3 million.
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