Quincy Reporter

City of Quincy City Council met May 15.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

CITY EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT 

Joseph Hagstrom 

PUBLIC FORUM 

PETITIONS 

Ward 2 By Fireworks Authority Inc. requesting permission to hold firework displays on June 2nd, June 15th,  June 30th and July 3rd at QU Stadium, 1800 Sycamore, approximately 9:30 p.m. The Quincy Fire  Department has given their approval. 

Ward 4 By Fireworks Authority Inc. requesting permission to hold a fireworks display on July 3rd at Quincy  Country Club, 2410 State Street, approximately 9:30 p.m. The Quincy Fire Department has given  their approval. 

A Special Event Application from Fishing for Freedom Quincy requesting permission to hold the  annual Fishing for Freedom Fishing Tournament on Friday, June 2nd through Sunday, June 4th in  Quincy’s riverfront parks. They have submitted all required documentation and approval is  recommended by the Department of Utilities & Engineering. 

Ward 6 A Special Event Application from the Sister City Committee requesting permission to hold  Germanfest on Friday, June 2nd from 5:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. and Saturday, June 3rd from 3:00 p.m.  to 10:30 p.m. in South Park. They have requested barricades and “No Parking” signs at the east  entrance of the park on South 12th Street. They have submitted all required documentation and approval is recommended by the Department of Utilities & Engineering.  

By the Quincy Elks Lodge 100 BPOE request to conduct a raffle and have the bond requirement  waived from now until August 15, 2023. The City Clerk recommends approval of the permit. 

REPORT OF TRAFFIC COMMISSION 

Recommending the referral to install a streetlight on the first power pole east of South 8th Street on  the north side of Van Buren Street be granted and that Ameren Illinois be notified of the lighting  request. 

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT 

CYBER UPDATE 

SALES TAX REPORT 

HOME RULE SALES TAX REPORT 

February, 2023 - $829,028.70 

MAYOR’S APPOINTMENTS 

Ald. Glen Ebbing to the Sister City Commission for a three-year term ending April 30, 2026. 

Ald. Jake Reed to the Technology Committee and the Aeronautics Committee for a three-year term  expiring April 30, 2026. 

Ald. Mike Rein to serve as Chair of the Finance Committee. 

Ald. Kelly Mays to City of Quincy/Adams County 9-1-1 Joint Emergency Telephone System Board for a three-year term effective immediately and expiring April 30, 2026. 

Ald. Mike Farha, Ald. Dave Bauer, Ald. Ben Uzelac, Ald. Kelly Mays and Ald. Greg Fletcher  and staff Jeff Mays and Lonnie Dunn to an Ad Hoc Committee to review  

Committees, Commissions and Boards. 

PROCLAMATIONS 

May 19, 2023 as “St. Mary Hospital Day” 

Week of May 14th– 20thas “National Police Week” 

RESOLUTIONS

Quincy Transit Lines Director and the Comptroller recommending approval of a short-term loan  limit of up to $2,000,000, as needed, from the General Fund to the Quincy Transit Lines to pay  operating expenses. 

Transportation Director, and Information Technology Manager recommending approval of the  service maintenance agreement with Route Match be renewed at a cost of $23,017.20. 

ORDINANCES 

Adoption of an Ordinance entitled: 

An Ordinance Amending title III (Administration) Of Chapter 40 (Board And Commissions) Of The  Municipal Code Of The City Of Quincy Of 2015. (Any Quincy police officer who separates from  the department and desires to be re-employed will be subject to the same hiring requirements  applicable to a lateral transfer police officer.) 

Second presentation of an Ordinance entitled: 

Ward 3 An Ordinance Amending The District Map Which Is Made A Part Of Section 162.002 Of The  Municipal Code Of The City Of Quincy Of 2015. (R1C (Single Family Residential) to C2 (General  Commercial) for a portion of 1537 North 24th Street, formerly 2304 Locust Street.) 

First presentation of Ordinances entitled: 

An Ordinance Amending The 2022-2023 Fiscal Year Budget. (Increased expense #612: Health  Insurance Premiums in the amount of $126,000.) 

An Ordinance Amending Chapter 32 (City Council) Of The Municipal Code Of The City Of Quincy,  2015. (Delete Planning & Development Committee from Standing Committees.) 

REPORT OF FINANCE 

https://www.quincyil.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/7592