City of LaSalle Finance Committee met July 24.
Here are the minutes provided by the committee:
Pro-Tem Lavieri Called the Meeting to order at 6:00pm
ROLL CALL
Present: Aldermen Bacidore, Thompson, Reynolds, Lavieri, Herndon, Crane Excused Absence: Chairman Ptak, Alderman Jeppson
Moved by Alderman Thompson and seconded by Alderman Herndon to allow Alderman Lavieri to be ProTem Chairman for the Finance Committee.
Voice vote, all ayes. Motion carried.
Others Present: Finance Director John Duncan, Economic Development Director Curt Bedei, Director of Public Works Patrick Watson, Fire Chief Jerry Janick, City Building Inspector Andy Bacidore, City Treasurer Virginia Kochanowski
A quorum was present.
Moved by Alderman Thompson and seconded by Alderman Reynolds to approve the minutes from July 10, 2023.
Voice vote, all ayes. Motion carried.
Finance Director John Duncan mentioned there will be a discussion at the city council meeting in regards to the borehole bids. Patrick Watson was available to speak now during the Finance Meeting to answer any questions and will not be available at the city council meeting later. The $8,500 bid is a little higher than the one bid but the city is on a time constraint to get the job done. The city currently has two wells down right now. Watson explained that the bid is for a shallow bore and they are hopefully the shallow bore will produce. The city may have to do a deep bore.
Alderman Crane suggested taking a straw vote tonight to allow the work to continue if the deep bore is needed.
Alderman Lavieri asked which lift stations were being repaired. Watson mentioned two different ones were being repaired, one of them being the one by Monari’s.
There were no more questions or comments from the public.
Moved by Alderman Reynolds and seconded by Alderman Thompson to adjourn the meeting.
Voice vote, all ayes. Motion carried.
Pro-Tem Chair Lavieri adjourned the meeting at 6:07pm
https://www.lasalle-il.gov/sites/default/files/agendas-minutes/2023-08/7-24-23.pdf
Alerts Sign-up