MINUTES OF THE CONTINUED BENTON CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD WEDNESDAY JULY 27, 2016 AT 8:30 A.M. IN THE BENTON MUNICIPAL BUILDING LOCATED AT 500 WEST MAIN STREET, BENTON, ILLINOIS.
MAYOR KONDRITZ CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER. THOSE PRESENT WERE COMMISSIONER WYANT, COMMISSIONER STOREY, COMMISSIONER MILLER, AND MAYOR KONDRITZ. COMMISSIONER BAUMGARTE WAS ABSENT.
MAYOR KONDRITZ ASKED COMMISSIONER STOREY TO ADDRESS THE AUDIENCE. COMMISSIONER STOREY
STATED THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE THAT CAME TO THE TOWN HALL MEETING HELD
TUESDAY, JULY 26, 2016. COMMISSIONER STOREY STATED THAT HE AND FIRE CHIEF SHANE COCKRUM HAD
FOUND A USED 2003 100 FOOT LADDER TRUCK IN TEXAS FOR $350,000.00. COMMISSIONER STOREY
STATED THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO SEND FIRE CHIEF SHANE COCKRUM AND FORMER FIRE CHIEF GARY
KASPER TO TEXAS TO INSPECT THIS TRUCK AND SEE IF IT WILL MEET OUR NEEDS. COMMISSIONER STOREY
MADE A MOTION TO SEND THESE GENTLEMEN TO TEXAS TO INSPECT THIS FIRETRUCK. SECOND BY
COMMISSIONER MILLER. VOTE WAS TAKEN. YEAS: 4. COMMISSIONER WYANT, COMMISSIONER STOREY, COMMISSIONER MILLER, AND MAYOR KONDRITZ. NAYS: 0.
COMMISSIONER STOREY MADE A MOTION TO BID A NEW 75 FOOT AND A NEW 100 FOOT LADDER TRUCK
TO BE PURCHASED IN JANUARY OF 2017 IF THE ABOVE FIRETRUCK FAILS TO MEET OUR NEEDS. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WYANT. VOTE WAS TAKEN. YEAS: 4. COMMISSIONER WYANT, COMMISSIONER STOREY, COMMISSIONER MILLER, AND MAYOR KONDRITZ. NAYS: 0.
COMMISSIONER STOREY MADE A MOTION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE BUILDING OF A POLICE
DEPARTMENT OF APPROXIMATELY 3,400 SQUARE FOOT TO BE LOCATED ON WASHINGTON STREET. SECOND
BY COMMISSIONER MILLER. VOTE WAS TAKEN. YEAS: 4. COMMISSIONER WYANT, COMMISSIONER STOREY, COMMISSIONER MILLER, AND MAYOR KONDRITZ. NAYS: 0.
COMMISSIONER STOREY MADE A MOTION TO ALLOW THE MAYOR AND LEGAL COUNSEL TO BEGIN THE
PROCESS OF SELLING THE HUDELSON STREET PROPERTY. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MILLER. VOTE WAS
TAKEN. YEAS: 4. COMMISSIONER WYANT, COMMISSIONER STOREY, COMMISSIONER MILLER, AND MAYOR KONDRITZ. NAYS: 0.
COMMISSIONER WYANT MADE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MILLER. VOTE
WAS TAKEN. YEAS: 4. COMMISSIONER WYANT, COMMISSIONER STOREY, COMMISSIONER MILLER, AND
MAYOR KONDRITZ. NAYS: 0.
8:40 A.M.
