HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 12/06/1976 - City Council REGULAR MEETING
MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1976
The City Council met in regular meeting with Mayor Stanek presiding. At
roll call , the following aldermen were present: Bolger, Pepping, Harker, Datz,
Wegener, Smith, Hromec, Schaedel . Absent: None.
Motion by Harker, seconded by Wegener to approve the minutes of the Novem-
ber 29, 1976 meeting as read.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Pepping, Harker, Datz, Wegener, Smith,Hromec, Schaedel .
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Jerome Rogers, chairman of the McHenry Bicentennial Commission, appeared
at the meeting to conduct a brief closing ceremony to end the official work of
the Bicentennial Commission. For their participation in the observation of
McHenry's Bicentennial Year Celebration, proclamations were presented to Comman-
der Sherwood of McHenry American Legion Post #491 ; Commander Somrock of McHenry
V.F.W. Post #4600; World War I Veterans Barracks #1315; Ronald Wilkins, Chairman
of the Heritage Committee, Jack Pepping, Chairman of the Horizons Committee and
Tom Low, Chairman of the Festival Committee. Other Bicentennial Commission
members honored with proclamations were Marion Alford, Camille Collins, George
P. Freund, Barbara Low, Ronald Meurer, Bill and Sharon Nye, Karen Pepping, Neida
Rechisky, Earl R. Walsh and Jerome Rogers. Twenty other proclamations were
issued to individuals and groups who contributed toward the success of the
Bicentennial Commission's activities including Mrs. Janet Siemen, president
of the Grannies Club and Mrs. Blaine Day, past president, whose organization
designed and made a Bicentennial quilt which they donated to the Commission.
Motion by Pepping, seconded by Schaedel to pass a resolution whereby the
City Council acknowledges the outstanding services rendered by Jerome Rogers
who served as Chairman of the McHenry Bicentennial Commission.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Pepping, Harker, DAtz, Wegener, Smith, Hromec, Schaedel .
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
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Martin Stoffel of 4014 W. McCullom Lake Road, McHenry, appeared before
the Council to ask that a Committee be appointed to check the bright lights
at the Golf Driving Range on Route 31 which he considers a hazard to his
property and the safety of vehicular traffic traveling eastbound on McCullom
Lake road. Mayor Stanek appointed Hromec, Harker and Datz to check into
the matter with Hromec acting as Chairman of that committee.
Motion by Harker, seconded by Wegener to approve the request of Ralph
Stillman to sell Watkins products door-to-door in the City of McHenry.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Pepping, Harker, Datz, Wegener, Smith, Hromec, Schaedel .
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by Schaedel , seconded by Datz to authorize and approve payment of
the following bills:
GENERAL FUND
#1241 Donna Glosson $ 63.80 •.
1242 Bernie's Auto Body 200.00
1243 City of McHenry Payroll Account 22,689.43
1244 City of McHenry Payroll Account 1 ,674.43
1245 Michael J. Howlett, Secy of State 105.00
1246 City of McHenry Payroll account 954.11
1247 City of McHenry Payroll Account 78.68
1248 Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund 1 ,442.06
1249 Postmaster, McHenry 100.00
1250 McHenry Area Chamber of Commerce 1 ,000.00
1251 Lakeland Construction 5,624.10
1252 Adams Bros. Radiator Service 26.30
1253 City of McHenry Off Street Parking Fund 1 ,000.00
1254 Electro Mechanical Transmission 33.02
1255 Fox Lake Office Supply 21 .40
1256 Missing check through mechanical error of supplier
1257 Hester Oil Co. 1 ,768.66
1258 Missing check through mechanical error of supplier
1259 Hornsby's Family Center 149.83
1260 Kent Corporation 20.00
1261 Frank Low Insurance 1 ,334.00
1262 Lyon-Healy 1 .19
1263 Lyle Signs, Inc. 87.72
1264 Mantek 67.64
1265 McHenry County Communications 30.00
1266 Donna Glosson 69.60 -�
1267 McHenry County Municipal Association 22.00
1268 McHenry F.S. , Inc. 23.80
1269 McHenry Plaindealer 154.60
1270 McHenry Printing Services 20.06
1271 McHenry Sand & Gravel 461 .92
1272 Mitchell AMC Jeep, Inc. 4.89
1273 Northern Illinois Utilities 15.00
1274 McHenry State Bank Trust #116 300.00
1275 Pitney Bowes 37.50
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1276 Payton Chevrolet $ 92.55
1277 Rockford Industrial Supply 24.64
1278 Stan's Office Machines 350.00
1279 U. S. Leasing 52.85
1280 Sunnyside Dodge 4.41
1281 Ace Hardware 238.38
1282 Commonwealth Edison Co. 2,639.33
1283 Illinois Bell Telephone 201 .04
1284 Prudential Insurance Co. 4,745.58
1285 Union Linen Supply 12.00
1286 Michael J. Howlett, Secy of State 5.00
1287 State Farm Mutual Auto Ins. 2.00
1288 City of McHenry Payroll Account 20,895.26
1289 City of McHenry Payroll Account 1 ,580.37
WATER/SEWER ACCOUNT
557 Harry J. Donner 4.00
558 City of McHenry Payroll Account 2,866.99
559 City of McHenry Payroll Account 259.59
560 Michael J . Howlett, Secy of State 20.00
561 First Federal Savings & Loan Assn. of Crystal Lake 30,000.00
562 Marengo Federal Savings & Loan Assn. 30,000.00
563 City of McHenry Payroll Account 5,564.19
564 City of McHenry Payroll Account 329.28
565 Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund 406.09
566 Postmaster, McHenry 100.00
567 City of McHenry General Fund 5,454.00
568 Ace Hardware 65.09
569 Basic In-Flow 257.05
570 Bolger's Drug Store 16.56
571 Commonwealth Edison Co. 3,191 .47
572 Dowe & Wagner 23.65
573 E & H Utilities Sales, Inc. 4.05
574 Hester Oil Co. 141 .07
575 Illinois Bell Telephone 62.50
576 McHenry Electric Supply Co. 42.07
577 McHenry Lumber Co. 53.94
578 N. I. Gas 234.51
579 Prudential Insurance Co. 429.01
580 Evinrude Service 111 .66
581 Union Linen Supply 81 .18
582 Waters Chemicals 24.15
583 Water Pollution Control Fed. 25.00
584 Postmaster, McHenry 65.00
585 City of McHenry Payroll Account 2,733.81
586 Void
587 City of McHenry Payroll Account 244.50
Voting Aye: Bolger, Pepping, Harker, Datz, Wegener, Smith, Hromec, Schaedel .
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by Harker, seconded by Pepping to pay Glaze Construction Co.
$52,199.09 for work done on the 1976 Street Repair Program to be paid from
the Motor Fuel Tax fund.
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Voting Aye: Bolger, Pepping, Harker, DAtz, Wegener, Smith, Hromec, Schaedel .
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by Smith, seconded by Datz to pay W. A. Rakow & Associates for
final engineering services on the 1976 Street Repair Program to be paid from
Motor Fuel Tax Fund.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Pepping, Harker, Datz, Wegener, Smith, Hromec, Schaedel .
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by Harker, seconded by Pepping to authorize Fred Meyer to install
a Tee and a Valve at Home avenue and additional Tees as needed in other areas.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Pepping, Harker, Datz, Wegener, Smith, Hromec, Schaede
l .
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by Pepping, seconded by Bolger to pay a General Obligation Bond
to The First National Bank of Chicago for Sewer Improvement Bond 10-1-69
as follows: Principal $50,000.00
Interest 13,106.98
Bank Fees 53.20
$63,160.18 Ck. # I982
Voting Aye: Bolger, Pepping, Harker, DAtz, Wegener, Smith, Hromec, Schaedel .
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by Schaedel , seconded by Hromec to pay regular city employees
$25 for Christmas and Crossing Guards, $10 for Christmas.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Pepping, Harker, Datz, Wegener, Smith, Hromec, Schadel .
Voting Nay: none.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
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Motion by Pepping, seconded by Bolger, to inform McHenry Savings & Loan
Association that the city will purchase property from their association for
use as a city parking lot and that the Street and Sidewalk Committee be
authorized to work with the City Attorney and the Savings & Loan Association
to negotiate a contract agreement subject to the approval of the City Council .
Voting Aye: Bolger, Pepping, Harker, Datz, Wegener, Smith, Schaedel .
Voting Nay: Hromec.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by Smith, seconded by Wegener, to purchase two manual typewriters
for the Police Department at a cost of $159 each.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Pepping, Harker, DAtz, Wegener, Smith, Hromec, Schaedel .
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None
Motion carried.
Motion by Wegener, seconded by Smith to adjourn.
Voring Aye: Bolger, Pepping, Harker, Datz, Wegener, Smith, Hromec, Schaedel .
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 10:22 p.m.
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