McHenry Times

City of McHenry City Council met April 21

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call

3. Pledge of Allegiance

4. Presentation of Plaques in Appreciation of Alderman Santi & Alderman McClatchey

5. Public Hearing: Call to order a Public Hearing for the proposed Fiscal Year 2025/2026 Budget

6. Motion to adopt the Fiscal Year 2025/2026 Budget

7. Public Comment

8. Consent Agenda. Motion to Approve the following Consent Agenda Items as presented:

A. National Therapy Animal Day Proclamation (Deputy Clerk Johnson)

B. Execution of an Employment Agreement for the position of City Administrator (Mayor Jett)

C. Authorization to order/purchase four 2025 Dodge Durango police pursuit vehicles through McHenry County BID 25-7580, with payment and delivery in FY 25/26, for an amount not to exceed $165,988 (Chief Birk)

D. Annual Appointments to Boards, Commissions, and Other Offices (Deputy Clerk Johnson)

E. Approval of FY25/26 Liquor License Renewals (May 1, 2025 through April 30, 2026) as presented, conditioned upon receipt of required paperwork and payment of fees; and to pass an Ordinance Amending Section 4-2-6, Relating to Class A and Class B Liquor Licenses, of the McHenry City Code (Deputy Clerk Johnson)

F. Approval of FY25/26 Video Gaming License Renewals (May 1, 2025 through April 30, 2026) as presented, conditioned upon receipt of required paperwork and payment of fees; and to pass an Ordinance Amending Section 4-6-8, Subsection A – Pertaining to the Number of Video Gaming Licenses of the McHenry City Code (Deputy Clerk Johnson) 

G. Parks & Recreation Facilities & Special Use Permit Requests

H. April 7, 2025 City Council Meeting Minutes

I. Issuance of Checks in the amount of $376,622.67

J. As Needed Checks in the amount of $343,911.10

9. Individual Action Item Agenda

A. Riverwalk Shoppes Dinner Under the Stars

A motion to approve: 1) Parks Special use permit to allow the Special Use Permit Application submitted by the McHenry Area Chamber of Commerce for the McHenry Riverwalk Shoppes Area of Miller Point Park on Thursday 6/18/25 and 10/8/2025 from 9am to 11pm and 2) a special event liquor license to the McHenry Area Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with their Special Use Request for the Park and 3) to allow alcohol in the park aside from the normally designated areas (Director Hobson)

B. Water Well Solutions

A motion to accept the two (2) proposals from Water Well Solutions for the Well #6 Pump Replacement and Aquifer Rehabilitation and Well #2 Inspection and Aquifer Rehabilitation for an amount not to exceed $87,985.50 plus an additional 10% contingency of $8,798.55 to address any issues that may be identified through the inspection of Well Pump #2 (Acting Director Adams)

C. Main Street Lights

A motion to waive the formal bidding process and approve the quote provided by Carey Electrical Contracting of McHenry, IL, in the amount of $36,903 for the replacement of the street lights on Main Street (Director Hobson)

10. Discussion Item Agenda

11. Staff Reports

Provided the 1st meeting of each month.

12. Mayor’s Report

13. City Council Comments

14. Executive Session if needed

15. Adjourn

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