Aledo public meetings in 2022
5 substantive meetings from 2022, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Aledo City Council
The City Council approved a professional engineering services agreement for a downtown Market Plaza project. Council also authorized the installation of door access controls for the Public Works & Utilities building. Several downtown redevelopment and aquatic center projects were discussed for future updates.
- Approved $908,725 engineering agreement with HDR Engineering, Inc. for Market Plaza (8-0)
- Approved $10,694 for door access controls at DPW & Utilities building (8-0)
- Approved December 06, 2022 meeting minutes (8-0)
- Approved Finance Invoice Listing – AP23 (8-0)
- Approved FY2023 Regular Committee of the Whole and City Council meeting schedule publication (8-0)
- Approved Property Maintenance Code Deputy Inspector job description (8-0)
Aledo City Council
The City Council approved the 2023 municipal budget and a tax levy of $514,690. A special use permit was granted for the Mercer County Family Crisis Center, and a five-year capital improvement program was adopted.
- Adopted FY 2023 Municipal Budget of $9,822,996.00 (8-0)
- Approved 2023 tax levy of $514,690.00 (8-0)
- Approved Special Use Permit for Mercer County Family Crisis Center at 309 NW 2nd Street (7-0-1)
- Approved Five-Year Capital Improvement Program (8-0)
- Approved 3% increase in cemetery fees and charges (8-0)
- Approved cleaning services agreement with King Cleaning Services for City Hall and Police Department (8-0)
- Approved November 21, 2022 meeting minutes (8-0)
- Approved Finance Invoice Listing – AP22 (8-0)
Personnel Committee
The committee authorized a one-time vacation payout for Lt. Seefeld and recommended the creation of a part-time Property Maintenance Code Deputy Inspector. A proposed Employee Retirement Incentive Program was sent back for redrafting and further cost analysis.
- Approved meeting minutes of September 12, 2022 (Unanimous)
- Authorized one-time vacation payout of two weeks for Lt. Seefeld
- Approved job description for part-time Property Maintenance Code Deputy Inspector for City Council final approval
- Requested re-draft and further cost analysis for proposed Employee Retirement Incentive Program
Aledo City Council
The City Council approved a fireworks contract and several consent agenda items. First readings were held for the FY 2023 budget, tax levy, cemetery fee increases, and a special use permit for the Mercer County Family Crisis Center. The Council also denied a request for additional TIF funding from the Mercer County Family YMCA.
- Approved $25,000 agreement for July 4, 2023 fireworks show (7-0)
- Approved November 7, 2022 meeting minutes (7-0)
- Approved Finance Invoice Listing – AP21 (7-0)
- Denied Mercer County Family YMCA request for additional TIF funding
- First reading held for FY 2023 budget of $9,822,996.00
- First reading held for FY 2023 tax levy of $514,690.00
- First reading held for 3% increase in cemetery fees
- First reading held for special use permit for 309 NW 2nd Street
Aledo City Council
The City Council adopted an ordinance amending the city code to establish a video gaming license fee. The council also approved a consent agenda including the release and destruction of closed session records and a cemetery plot transfer.
- Approved Ordinance No. 21, Series of 2022, setting video gaming license fees at $100 per terminal, per year (6-1)
- Approved October 17, 2022 meeting minutes (7-0)
- Approved Finance Invoice Listing – AP20 (7-0)
- Approved Resolution No. 52R regarding the release of closed session minutes and destruction of verbatim recordings (7-0)
- Approved cemetery transfer of Grave Spaces 1, 2, and 3, Lot 244 from Carol A. Boney to Michael E. Boney (7-0)