MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CALLED BENTON CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD WEDNESDAY, JULY 5,
2017 AT 8:30 A.M. IN THE BENTON MUNICIPAL BUILDING LOCATED AT 1403 SOUTH MAIN STREET, BENTON, ILLINOIS. MAYOR KONDRITZ CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER. THOSE PRESENT WERE COMMISSIONER MILLER, COMMISSIONER STOREY, COMMISSIONER WYANT, COMMISSIONER BAUMGARTE, AND MAYOR KONDRITZ.
MAYOR KONDRITZ ASKED ATTORNEY MALKOVICH TO NAME THE PROPERTIES THAT WERE SOLD AT THE CITY OF BENTON AUCTION HELD ON JULY 1, 2017. ATTORNEY MALKOVICH STATED THAT A MOTION WOULD NEED TO BE MADE ACCEPTING THE BID AMOUNT ON EACH PROPERTY. ALL ACCEPTED BIDS WERE AT LEAST 80% OF THE APPRAISED VALUE OF THE PROPERTY.
ATTORNEY MALKOVICH STATED THAT THE THREE (3) ACRES OF PROPERTY ON SOUTH STUYVESANT STREET WAS BID AT $10,800.00 BY GARRETT BRITTON. MR. BRITTON PUT $1,000.00 DOWN AS EARNEST MONEY. THE CITY OF BENTON WILL OWE G. DAVID GREEN AUCTION $540.00 AND MR. BRITTON WILL OWE G. DAVID GREEN AUCTION $324.00. COMMISSIONER MILLER MADE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THIS BID. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WYANT. VOTE WAS TAKEN. YEAS: 5. COMMISSIONER MILLER, COMMISSIONER STOREY, COMMISSIONER WYANT, COMMISSIONER BAUMGARTE, AND MAYOR KONDRITZ. NAYS: 0.
ATTORNEY MALKOVICH STATED THAT THE PROPERTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS 1111 EAST BOND STREET WAS BID AT $1,075.00 BY DALE WES WILLIFORD AND MELISSA REGINA WILLIFORD. MR. AND MRS. WILLIFORD PUT $100.00 DOWN AS EARNEST MONEY. THE CITY OF BENTON WILL OWE G. DAVID GREEN AUCTION $53.75 AND MR. AND MRS. WILLIFORD WILL OWE G. DAVID GREEN AUCTION $32.25. COMMISSIONER BAUMGARTE MADE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THIS BID. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER STOREY. VOTE WAS TAKEN. YEAS: 5. COMMISSIONER MILLER, COMMISSIONER STOREY, COMMISSIONER WYANT, COMMISSIONER BAUMGARTE, AND MAYOR KONDRITZ. NAYS: 0.
ATTORNEY MALKOVICH STATED THAT THE PROPERTY COMMONLY DOWN AS 220 NORTH MADISON STREET WAS BID AT $725.00 BY CHRIS MCCANN. MR. MCCANN PUT $200.00 DOWN AS EARNEST MONEY. THE CITY OF BENTON WILL OWE G. DAVID GREEN AUCTION $36.25 AND MR. MCCANN WILL OWE G. DAVID GREEN AUCTION $21.75. COMMISSIONER STOREY MADE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THIS BID. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MILLER. VOTE WAS TAKEN. YEAS: 5. COMMISSIONER MILLER, COMMISSIONER STOREY, COMMISSIONER WYANT, COMMISSIONER BAUMGARTE, AND MAYOR KONDRITZ. NAYS: 0.
ATTORNEY MALKOVICH STATED THAT THE PROPERTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS 1002 EAST WEBSTER STREET WAS BID AT $720.00 BY ROGER AND JACQUELINE KIRK. MR. AND MRS. KIRK PUT $200.00 DOWN AS EARNEST MONEY. THE CITY OF BENTON WILL OWE G. DAVID GREEN AUCTION $36.00 AND MR. AND MRS. KIRK WILL OWE G. DAVID GREEN AUCTION $21.60. COMMISSIONER MILLER MADE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THIS BID. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WYANT. VOTE WAS TAKEN. YEAS: 5. COMMISSIONER MILLER, COMMISSIONER STOREY, COMMISSIONER WYANT, COMMISSIONER BAUMGARTE, AND MAYOR KONDRITZ. NAYS: 0.
G. DAVID GREEN WAS ATTENDANCE AND MAYOR KONDRITZ ASKED FOR A REPORT ON HOW THE AUCTION WENT. THE TOTAL GROSS AMOUNT COLLECTED FOR THE PERSONAL PROPERTY AUCTIONED WAS $5,991.50 AND THE NET AMOUNT RECEIVED BY THE CITY OF BENTON IS $4,002.63.
NO ACT ION WAS TAKEN ON ITEM (2) OF THE AGENDA: DISCUSSION AND/OR APPROVAL OF AMENDING ORDINANCE REQUIRING APPROVAL OF PURCHASE ORDERS.
COMMISSIONER WYANT MADE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BAUMGARTE. VOTE WAS TAKEN. YEAS: 5. COMMISSIONER MILLER, COMMISSIONER STOREY, COMMISSIONER WYANT, COMMISSIONER BAUMGARTE, AND MAYOR KONDRITZ. NAYS: 0.
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