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 .
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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.
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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.
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BY: CHERYL A. ALBIN, CITY CLERK