Charleston City Council to vote on $650,000 purchases, transferring funds | Government and politics

CHARLESTON — The Charleston City Council is set to vote on moving or spending nearly $650,000 at its 6:30 p.m. meeting on Tuesday.
One of these items will require FY 2023 funds to cover FY 2022 expenses which total $200,000. Expenditures include two trucks, a camera to inspect sanitary sewers, an upgrade to the control and data acquisition system, and the first phase of the Lake Charleston sedimentation pond cleanup.
The board will also vote on increasing the general fund budget by $260,000 for the purchase of a dump truck and waiving bidding procedures for the rebuilding of an ozone generator at the water treatment plant. If approved, the city would approve a $186,468 proposal from Ozone Systems Services Group, Inc.
Three amendments to city ordinances will also be voted on at the meeting, including an article that allows the city to require bonds from those working on city rights-of-way, another that will add a stop sign to the intersection of Retriever Run and Red Bud Route and a city code change regarding setback exceptions following a recommendation by city planner Steve Pamperin.
The board will also vote on the following items:
Provide a $1,200 tax increase fundraising grant to Hudson Agricultural Service;
Street closures for July 4, outdoor group events at the Uptowner and Charleston High School Homecoming Parade;
A proclamation recognizing June 20-26 as Pollinator Week;
Disposal of surplus Charleston Fire Department equipment;
A rear yard setback at 1638 Douglas Street;
Appointment of Rich Wandling and Brian Nordin for 3-year terms on the Charleston Tree Commission;
Appointment of Andreea Chiritescu for a 3-year term on the Charleston Carnegie Public Library Board.
Those wishing to submit public comments remotely can do so by emailing [email protected] by 5 p.m. Tuesday.
10 photos of Charleston from the JG-TC archives
1985: Decatur’s Charlie Platt prepares to soar over Charleston during the sesquicentennial celebration.
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1985: Kevin Moore of Boonville, Mo., watches balloons fly over Charleston during the sesquicentennial celebration.
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1986: Former Railroad Passenger Office, left, and freight warehouse on the northern edge of Charleston.
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1980: Bill Kreuger makes Pizzelli cookies by the fireside at the Moore Home State Memorial site.
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1969: Abe Lincoln looks suspiciously at his horse before riding in Decatur. Stephen A. Douglas chooses the easiest way to travel, in Jimmie Soules’ 1912 Ford depot hack of Decatur. The pair were on their way to Lincoln to promote the Lincoln Trail Festival. Charleston’s Jim Seed portrayed Lincoln and Charleston’s Don Drake portrayed Douglas.
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1969: Abe Lincoln rides Decatur. Lincoln was played by Jim Seed, executive secretary of the Charleston Tourism Development Corp. He was on his way to Lincoln to promote the Lincoln Trail Festival in Charleston.
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1971: The Lafferty Center for Nature Study has winding dirt roads, rustling leaves and wooden walkways overlooking the small ribbon of a stream below.
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1971: The Center is named after the late Russell Lafferty, Charleston City Clerk from 1949 to 1968. It’s only about three acres but big enough to serve its purpose. It’s a place for birds and squirrels and curious kids and weary adults who want to escape the concrete world.
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1986: The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency holds a hearing in Mattoon to discuss possible pollution issues in Kickapoo Creek.
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1982: Jerry Myerscough, left, and Ken Ott signal Diamond Lill’s victory in the Turtle Races at the Fall Festival in the Square.
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