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City Council Minutes 1991 12-26-91 MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE UNITED CITY OF THE VILLAGE OF YORKVILLE, KENDALL COUNTY, ILLINOIS , HELD AT CITY HALL ON DECEMBER 26 , 1991 . ---------------------------------------------------------- Mayor Kittoe called the meeting to order at 7 : 30 p.m. and led the Council in the Pledge of Allegiance . Clerk Albin called the roll : Ward 1 - Baird - Present Jahp - Present Ward 2 - Fey - Present Clark - Present Ward 3 - Jones - Absent Pfister - Present Ward 4 - Fahrlander - Present Bown - Present A Quorum was established . Alderman Jahp moved to adopt the Levy Ordinance for the fi cal year beginning May 1 , 1991 through i/30 , 1992 in the amount of $426 , 228 .69 . Alderman Pfister seconded the motion and Clerk Albin called the roll : Baird - Aye Jahp - Aye Clark - Aye Fey - Aye Fahrlander - Aye Pfister - Aye Bown - Aye Motion carried . Alderman Pfister moved to approve the Resolution creating the sergeant ' s position, seconded by Alderman Bown. Motion carried . Alderman Clark moved to appoint Ron Dedierich to the sergeant ' s position, seconded by Alderman Baird . At this time Acting Chief of Police Sibenaller read from the Employee Manual that "The department head of each department shall recommend in writing to the appointment the appropriate committee all appointments for their respective departments . The Mayor is the appointing authority in concurrence with the City Council . " Acting Chief Sibenaller after reading the above wanted it known that he is still the acting Department Head of the Police Department and has made no such recommendation. Alderman Pfister asked for the opinion of the City ' s legal council , Attorney Kramer . Attorney Kramer responded that in this situation Dedierich is being returned to his former rank and that the Employee Manual says that he can ' t be demoted and this action just puts him back in his former rank. Attorney Kramer agreed with Acting Chief Sibenaller that the recommendation should come from the department head but this is a unique situation. Attorney Kramer explained that this is not a promotion, it is just putting back at his former rank. Clerk Albin called the roll : Fey - Aye Fahrlander - Aye Pfister - Aye Bown - Aye Clark - Aye Baird - Aye Jahp - Aye Motion carried . ROLL CALL QUORUM LEVY ORDINANCE RESOLUTION-SERGEANT ' ; POSITION DEDIERICH ' S APPT. Page 2 December 26 , 1991 ------------------------------------------------------------- Mayor Kittoe announced that he would like to appoint Anton Graff as the new Police Chief with a salary of $38 ,000 a year, with the new Chief hiring in on January 6 , 1992 . Alderman Clark moved to appoint Anton Graff as the new Chief of Police, effective January 6 , 1992 , seconded by Alderman Bown. Motion carried . Alderman Pfister Pfister moved to set Chief Graff ' s salary at $38 ,000 a year , seconded by Alderman Clark. Clerk Albin called the roll : Clark - Aye Bown - Aye Fey - Aye Fahrlander - Aye Baird - Aye Pfister - Aye Jahp - Aye Motion carried . Alderman Bown moved to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Alderman Baird . Meeting adjourned at 7 : 38 p.m. COW 1 (9, BY: CHERYL A. ALBIN, CITY CLERK