The McLeansboro City Council met for about half an hour Tuesday night for their regular monthly meeting. Scott Mareing was there and has this report…
A Public Hearing was held 15 minutes prior to the regular meeting to present the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget and Appropriation Ordinance. There were no comments, so the hearing ran for about three minutes.
In the regular meeting, The FY26 Budget and Appropriations were approved. Only minor adjustments were made to cover payroll.
Mayor Chad May congratulated Tom Murk for his service to the city as Ward 2 Alderman, saying it was a pleasure working with him. Murk lost re-election to Duke Griesemer back on April 1st.
In Public Comments, Rodney Campbell, who came in second in the Mayor’s race was scheduled to speak but did not appear.
The Consent Agenda was approved. Included in it were several TIF agreements and requests: there was a façade grant reimbursement in the amount of $1,311.05 to Drake Insurance Agency LLC and a redevelopment agreement reimbursement of $9,812.04 to Fox Meadows N. F. P.; redevelopment agreements with Market Street Bancshares of 112 South Washington Street and with Bonan, Bonan & Rowland LLC at 120 & 122 East Market Street; and two façade improvement grant agreements between Market Street Bancshares, Hamilton County Economic Development Commission and the City of McLeansboro, and between Bonan, Bonan & Rowland, Hamilton County Economic Development Commission and the City of McLeansboro. Also airport leases for Fearless Flyers, Bret Vaughan and David Sutton were approved with no changes. And city-wide cleanup days were set for Wednesday, May 28th to Friday May 30th from 7:45am to 3:30 pm each of those days, and on Saturday May 31st from 7:45 am until noon.
Two part-time summer employees were hired- Brody Barker and Brody Bildebeck, and all 14 people that applied for work at the pool were hired as well.
Mayor Chad May said that even though it’s early, that Christmas bonuses should be decided on. The board agreed to offer the same amount as last year.
Approved was an ordinance regarding hobby animals within city limits, which can be amended at any time.
An ordinance revising the zoning regulation of the McLeansboro city code was approved that allows campers to be used as a temporary dwelling in case of an emergency.
An ordinance for stop signs to be placed on South McClellan in both directions at the intersection with East Cherry Street, for child safety, will be voted on at next month’s board meeting.
And there was discussion regarding the Public Works Director Unit and the City Administrator Unit clarification petitions. They include language in them that allows the positions to be recognized by the union. No action needs to be taken until the May meeting.
The board adjourned at 6:03 PM.
