The City of Elgin, Illinois City Council to hold public hearing and adopt the 2016 Budget today at 7 p.m.
After calling the meeting to order, the council will review the bids presented for water treatment chemicals, ($1.26 million); renewal of the water utility programmable logic controllers central processing unit, ($44,300); emergency warning lights on police vehicles, ($194,144); and the National Intergovernmental Purchasing Alliance for multi-factor authentication, ($45,552).
The public hearing for the proposed 2016 City budget will be held under other business. After the hearing, the ordinances adopting the 2016 budget; the 2015 levy and assessment of taxes for the city and Kane and Cook counties; 2015 levy and assessment of taxes for Special Services Area Number 19; establishment of fees for city services, permits, licenses and facility use; a pay plan for the Public Services Employee Group of the city; and a pay and benefit plan for specific appointed officers and employees of the city will be presented.
Also under other business will be resolutions to adopt the 2016 Priority Business Plan and the Three-Year Financial Plan. The council will also review whether to accept the Kane County DUI Task Force grant and to authorize the redevelopment agreement with Capstone Development Group LLC for 100 E. Chicago St. The council will also consider the map amendment for 980 Lambert Lane to Planned General Industrial District. The application by Zilber Property Group/Towne Realty Inc. for 2640 and 2650 Automall Drive will be removed from the table.
The items under the consent agenda will be voted on in one vote for approval, including the agreements with DSM Desotech Inc., Illinois Tool Works Inc., St. Charles Street Properties, TranSystems Corp. and Lazar Brothers Inc.; the repeal of amendatory provisions of Ordinance No. G57-14; annexing 3191 U.S. Highway 20, classifying it in the Planned Area Business District and approving the site plan; resolutions and ordinances regarding West Point Gardens South LLC; the purchase agreement with MorphoTrust USA LLC; the 2015 Community Development Block Grant Sub-Recipient agreements; and amending parking regulations under Section 11.60.066 of the Municipal Code.
Minutes for the various boards and commissions will be approved under miscellaneous business, followed by a report on the Natural Gas Tax revenue and the disbursement report. After announcements, the meeting will be adjourned.