MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL ORGANIZATIONAL BENTON CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD MONDAY MAY 4, 2015 AT 7:00 P.M. IN THE BENTON MUNICIPAL BUILDING LOCATED AT 500 WEST MAIN STREET BENTON, ILLINOIS.
MAYOR KRAFT AND COMMISSIONER BURNETT WERE NOT PRESENT. COMMISSIONER MILLER CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER. ROLL WAS TAKEN. THOSE PRESENT WERE COMMISSIONER BAUMGARTE, COMMISSIONER WYANT, AND COMMISSIONER MILLER.
THE HONORABLE JUDGE THOMAS TEDESCHI CAME FORWARD. JUDGE TEDESCHI GAVE OATHS OF OFFICE TO COMMISSIONER BAUMGARTE, COMMISSIONER MOORE, COMMISSIONER MILLER, AND COMMISSIONER WYANT. JUDGE TEDESCHI THEN GAVE MAYOR KONDRITZ THE OATH OF OFFICE.
MAYOR KONDRITZ STATED HE WOULD LIKE TO NAME DEPARTMENTS FOR THE COMMISSIONER WITH COUNCIL APPROVAL.
MAYOR KONDRITZ NAMED COMMISSIONER BAUMGARTE TO PUBLIC PROPERTIES. COMMISSIONER MILLER MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS PLACEMENT. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MOORE. VOTE WAS TAKEN. YEAS: 4. COMMISSIONER WYANT, COMMISSIONER MOORE, COMMISSIONER MILLER, AND MAYOR KONDRITZ. NAYS: 0. COMMISSIONER BAUMGARTE ABSTAINED.
MAYOR KONDRITZ NAMED COMMISSIONER MOORE TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY. COMMISSIONER WYANT MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS PLACEMENT. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BAUMGARTE. VOTE WAS TAKEN. YEAS: 4. COMMISSIONER WYANT, COMMISSIONER BAUMGARTE, COMMISSIONER MILLER, AND MAYOR KONDRITZ. NAYS: 0. COMMISSIONER MOORE ABSTAINED.
MAYOR KONDRITZ NAMED COMMISSIONER MILLER TO FINANCE. COMMISSIONER WYANT MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS PLACEMENT. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BAUMGARTE. VOTE WAS TAKEN. YEAS: 4. COMMISSIONER WYANT, COMMISSIONER BAUMGARTE, COMMISSIONER MOORE, AND MAYOR KONDRITZ. NAYS: 0. COMMISSIONER MILLER ABSTAINED.
MAYOR KONDRITZ NAMED COMMISSIONER WYANT TO STREETS. COMMISSIONER BAUMGARTE MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS PLACEMENT. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MOORE. VOTE WAS TAKEN. YEAS: 4. COMMISSIONER BAUMGARTE, COMMISSIONER MOORE, COMMISSIONER MILLER, AND MAYOR KONDRITZ. NAYS: 0. COMMISSIONER WYANT ABSTAINED.
COMMISSIONER BAUMGARTE MADE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MILLER. VOTE WAS TAKEN. YEAS: 5. COMMISSIONER BAUMGARTE, COMMISSIONER WYANT, COMMISSIONER MOORE, COMMISSIONER MILLER, AND MAYOR KONDRITZ. NAYS: 0.
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