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Quincy City Council Meeting: March 9, 2026 – Budget Projections, Resolutions, and Executive Session

City CouncilMonday, March 9, 2026
BodyQuincy, Illinois
SessionCity Council
DateMonday, March 9, 2026
StatusFILED
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2:00

So we uh uh in his position to uh before we find out all this uh this evening.

2:08

Um he's actually taken the place of the five hours from the title um because it was both so um doesn't phone, doesn't bother and so we'll not start to the channel and then to be um the uh we could see it into a body and uh his next document will um his uh his father is in time given his wife uh we can as of a couple of weeks ago he was a listen to you.

2:45

Um at this time uh giving this to the understanding.

3:10

So do up all the time to see all that water for the two I will hold the version to be all the first and that person and the process so it's not country which we start under the thing because we still could be clear to start by the way.

4:16

And uh speakers.

5:00

And it will be fine by the process of the mountain flood by five from the lower individual page is nine to claim the salvation day after day because low number nations is not the number people to be able to order the most ready to be created at all.

5:41

What up maybe to be given the unity and we'll find the bow and we can't because we're in the labor, you can go with the file and please the problem artists that they will be so much things and for your blocking companies here when it is have a small order and factor at all.

6:47

Is that important?

6:52

Yes.

7:02

And you can talk about any discussion.

7:05

If not, I am further I call notes.

7:09

Thank you very much.

7:11

Yeah, I mean what we could uh time.

7:16

Any discussion.

7:17

Now I am paper I pass now, most in terms of mastering is a time boy.

7:23

I will any concept request to speak.

7:37

Before the question supervisors, the general assistance for the month of 3826, including cotton, 1630 dollars and 43 cents, the manager, 159, 567, 18 cents, PEP, $2,403 and 65 cents, interest 97 by 899, other patients 30 months, 10,488 cents, less animals first supply, 83,000 eighty one cents, less around systems in total nine dollars, about 28 or 2026, 152,000, 30 and 2080, maybe 200.

8:22

And maybe that maybe company.

8:32

And then five.

8:47

Okay, okay.

9:06

And that would be the value.

9:11

In the second section?

9:15

I don't know.

9:29

Oh, yeah.

9:36

Any comments will come to make many times.

9:43

Um discussion on favor I pass me to now setting up the state counter.

9:58

And we will start with type of camera.

10:01

We have one speaker standard.

10:04

And we might do you have memory and the webline design, so you can start speaking.

10:11

Um exactly sometimes point in our two times, so then you're not going to turn out the key.

10:34

Um what we're going to do.

10:50

And that's not in the big the big thing still being done.

11:04

Um just how to have what you can do, but the unfortunate circumstances are not in the music and easy to use the point so I just too can be able to do it from the well, most of them will be on the floor.

11:52

Um I think everything both do and the other thing.

12:05

I know I've understand um the world will value after that and otherwise everyone can be held in the before you do I know we have that movement past, but I think they've done the reason.

12:21

So we hope we did stay in the same thing.

12:40

Is there a company about that we see now?

12:44

Um is going to be a motherman contacting as well.

13:15

We've been working on our specific budget.

13:20

So we'll give you an idea of what we kept the revenue to be um then coming with the talking about the expenses.

13:26

Customer levels are all the top quickly if you don't have any questions, please ask um of the owner two.

13:44

So all the revenues that I will be discussing now, all revenues as we don't support public testing, public voice of the department of the study is definitely special revenues or any five sponsors or type of five.

14:00

Basically one, we have four major sources.

14:04

We are five to people to start to our sales as a competitive type, make up of a 52 times I read to make up the benchmark by TOP and type.

14:19

Um so locally we have to have more but it's still the P TOP and open type.

14:30

Um together is made up of that easy revenue and um like I mentioned, property type, which is only possible by the 25 house study is what can be crafted, not specifically, and then we fell first and home new to ask that would be composed.

14:54

And then the instant features, like I mentioned, income type and PTOP.

15:00

Um all together pick for that easy percent of our revenues and um like I mentioned property parts which is only passed and ready is 25 half study is what can be quite much difficult and then if uh fast half and home new to ask that would be important and then the 15 pieces like I mentioned income tax and POP we don't even as a viable source anymore because it's a good window and we can see um I don't think I'm kind of members that I like to remind you guys that we need to have the property tax buddy is kind of like a lot each and levy obviously um this for business as I say also passes the level um we need data that are bind we have to do the bind time we have to look at seven times in the control.

15:40

So while it doesn't increase, you also have to take into account that the people who need to watch the business in our library, they're gonna be able to at the at the end of the day the students looking at a net increase of about 448,000 dollars in a general time physical companies.

16:00

And this type of five property tax.

16:11

Where we are today in fact factory, and everybody is kind of drawing about the same way the little thing that is well is when the general time has ready to something, and then it's getting find out something and library.

16:32

I kind of feel like it's important for everyone to know that um looking back to the point that it happens to be able to find 75% of 25.

16:44

And some of the repetitions are still and people keep made up the other 15%, and the students have it find that every time per time five.

16:58

Today, every time we only look putting 55% of around the property type value, people have to say, 10%, and now the study resources are being used to kind of bigger content.

17:15

So maybe I will be talking about the 55 and basically that that's the time that we bring those five is what is 250,000 is anything to be the day that brings the file is replaced.

17:33

So that's just revenue that we marked and have four for consent tax.

18:01

So what we're responsible for is going to be considered in taxing district, we would not be practically okay, that's in my question.

18:08

So at that point, the property costs would be quite done because we only need it to think too bad and library.

18:17

Um the question because revenue type the expense are the same amount.

18:25

So it's really a not zero impact.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
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Budget Equity Analysis██████████████████████████████████34%
Fiscal Sustainability███████7%
Personnel Matters███████7%
Technology and Innovation██████6%
Miscellaneous██████6%
Transportation Safety████4%
Summary of Proceedings

Quincy City Council Meeting – March 9, 2026

On March 9, 2026, the Quincy City Council convened at 7:00 PM in Council Chambers. The meeting included a fire department swearing-in, a presentation on FYE 2027 revenue projections, approval of numerous consent items and resolutions, and concluded with a closed executive session. Public comment was taken, and several routine and significant actions were approved.

Consent Calendar

  • Approved the minutes of March 2, 2026 (City Council) and February 9, 2026 (Town Business).
  • Approved the report of the Quincy Township Supervisor for General Assistance for February 2026 (total expenditures of approximately $152,030.20, as referenced in the transcript).
  • Approved the report of the Town Auditing Committee for March 2026.
  • Referred a special permit request from Kaibeh Bessay for a Planned Development (restaurant and laundromat at 1130 South Sixth Street) to the Plan Commission (Item 10a).
  • Approved the vacation of approximately 4,150 square feet of a public alley at 1123 North 4th Street (Item 11a).
  • Approved the following resolutions (Items 14a–14j):
    • Invoice from Quincy University for housing/meals for WIU practicum students ($37,200).
    • Year 2 subscription fee for Peak Agenda Management and GovMeetings Live Cast ($21,235.19).
    • Proposal from CivicPlus for DocAccess Website Remediation ($10,893.00).
    • Invoice from Hawkins, Inc. for polymer ($20,775.00).
    • Quote from Woody's Municipal Supply for a regenerative air sweeper ($389,289.00).
    • Quote from Core and Main for watermain and pipe fittings ($47,781.00).
    • Quote from Midwest Meter for new water meters ($483,525.00).
    • Low bid from Brenntag Mid-South for monosodium phosphate ($2,196.35 per ton).
    • Proposal from Hach Company for annual maintenance of water treatment equipment ($22,002.00).
    • Bid from Hood Construction for Jackson Street Reconstruction ($1,887,763.00).
  • Approved the consent agenda as a block, with no separate discussion noted for individual items.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • One member of the public addressed the council during the public comment period. The transcript is garbled, and the speaker's name, topic, and position cannot be reliably extracted. The council did not respond substantively.

Discussion Items

  • FYE 2027 Revenue Projections: The city's financial officer presented an overview of projected revenues for fiscal year ending 2027. Major sources discussed include property tax (limited by the 25-cent levy cap), sales tax, income tax, and state-shared revenues (e.g., PTOP). A net increase of approximately $448,000 in the general fund was projected, with cautious assumptions due to economic uncertainties (e.g., falling housing prices, inflation). The presentation emphasized that property tax covers only about 55% of the city's general fund needs, with state-shared revenues filling the gap. The council received the presentation without formal action; it was informational.
  • Essential Air Service – Nashville Route (Resolution 15a): The Airport Director recommended that the council authorize Corporate Flight Management (Contour Airlines) to request U.S. DOT permission to add Nashville, TN as a second destination under the Essential Air Service contract. The Mayor would also send a letter of community support. After discussion, the resolution passed (viva voce).
  • Ground Lease for 400 Maine Street (Resolution 15b): The Director of Operations recommended approval of a ground lease proposal from Gem City Concert Series, LLC, and authorization for the Mayor to negotiate and enter into the lease consistent with the RFP conditions. The resolution passed (viva voce).
  • Ordinance 16a – Deleting Group Health Plan Section: An ordinance amending Chapter 42 to delete Section 42.044(B) (Group Health and Hospitalization Plan) was adopted after a brief presentation and discussion. Passed (viva voce).
  • Ordinance 16b (First Presentation) – Parking on 18th Street: An ordinance to remove “No Parking” on the west side of 18th Street between College and a point 150 feet south was introduced. No vote was taken; it is a first presentation.
  • Ordinance 16c (First Presentation) – School No Parking Zones: An ordinance to amend school no parking zones was introduced. No vote was taken; it is a first presentation.
  • Executive Session: A motion was made and approved to enter closed session under 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1) (personnel), (2) (collective bargaining), and (11) (pending litigation). The council stated no action would be taken in executive session.

Key Outcomes

  • Approved – Fire Department Swearing-In: Ziven Crist was sworn into the Quincy Fire Department (presentation at meeting start).
  • Approved – Consent Agenda: All items in the consent calendar were approved by voice vote or general consent.
  • Approved – Resolution 15a: Authorized Contour Airlines to pursue Nashville as a second EAS destination, with Mayor's support letter.
  • Approved – Resolution 15b: Approved ground lease with Gem City Concert Series, LLC for 400 Maine Street.
  • Adopted – Ordinance 16a: Deleted Section 42.044(B) regarding group health plan.
  • Introduced – Ordinance 16b and 16c: First presentations, to be considered at a future meeting.
  • Executive Session: The meeting moved to closed session at approximately 8:30 PM (estimated); adjournment following executive session was approved.

Mayor's Announcements

  • The public was invited to mobile office hours at the PC How building on March 10, 2026 (11 AM–1 PM) for federal agency assistance.
  • A public meeting for Prairie Web subdivision residents was scheduled for March 10, 2026, at 6 PM at Dunman Elementary School.
  • The Mayor congratulated the Quincy University women's wrestling team on winning the 2026 MCWA national championship – the first national title in team history and only the second national championship in any women's sport at the university.

Meeting Transcript

So we uh uh in his position to uh before we find out all this uh this evening. Um he's actually taken the place of the five hours from the title um because it was both so um doesn't phone, doesn't bother and so we'll not start to the channel and then to be um the uh we could see it into a body and uh his next document will um his uh his father is in time given his wife uh we can as of a couple of weeks ago he was a listen to you. Um at this time uh giving this to the understanding. So do up all the time to see all that water for the two I will hold the version to be all the first and that person and the process so it's not country which we start under the thing because we still could be clear to start by the way. And uh speakers. And it will be fine by the process of the mountain flood by five from the lower individual page is nine to claim the salvation day after day because low number nations is not the number people to be able to order the most ready to be created at all. What up maybe to be given the unity and we'll find the bow and we can't because we're in the labor, you can go with the file and please the problem artists that they will be so much things and for your blocking companies here when it is have a small order and factor at all. Is that important? Yes. And you can talk about any discussion. If not, I am further I call notes. Thank you very much. Yeah, I mean what we could uh time. Any discussion. Now I am paper I pass now, most in terms of mastering is a time boy. I will any concept request to speak. Before the question supervisors, the general assistance for the month of 3826, including cotton, 1630 dollars and 43 cents, the manager, 159, 567, 18 cents, PEP, $2,403 and 65 cents, interest 97 by 899, other patients 30 months, 10,488 cents, less animals first supply, 83,000 eighty one cents, less around systems in total nine dollars, about 28 or 2026, 152,000, 30 and 2080, maybe 200. And maybe that maybe company. And then five. Okay, okay. And that would be the value. In the second section? I don't know. Oh, yeah. Any comments will come to make many times. Um discussion on favor I pass me to now setting up the state counter. And we will start with type of camera. We have one speaker standard. And we might do you have memory and the webline design, so you can start speaking. Um exactly sometimes point in our two times, so then you're not going to turn out the key. Um what we're going to do. And that's not in the big the big thing still being done. Um just how to have what you can do, but the unfortunate circumstances are not in the music and easy to use the point so I just too can be able to do it from the well, most of them will be on the floor. Um I think everything both do and the other thing. I know I've understand um the world will value after that and otherwise everyone can be held in the before you do I know we have that movement past, but I think they've done the reason. So we hope we did stay in the same thing. Is there a company about that we see now? Um is going to be a motherman contacting as well. We've been working on our specific budget. So we'll give you an idea of what we kept the revenue to be um then coming with the talking about the expenses. Customer levels are all the top quickly if you don't have any questions, please ask um of the owner two. So all the revenues that I will be discussing now, all revenues as we don't support public testing, public voice of the department of the study is definitely special revenues or any five sponsors or type of five. Basically one, we have four major sources. We are five to people to start to our sales as a competitive type, make up of a 52 times I read to make up the benchmark by TOP and type. Um so locally we have to have more but it's still the P TOP and open type. Um together is made up of that easy revenue and um like I mentioned, property type, which is only possible by the 25 house study is what can be crafted, not specifically, and then we fell first and home new to ask that would be composed. And then the instant features, like I mentioned, income type and PTOP. Um all together pick for that easy percent of our revenues and um like I mentioned property parts which is only passed and ready is 25 half study is what can be quite much difficult and then if uh fast half and home new to ask that would be important and then the 15 pieces like I mentioned income tax and POP we don't even as a viable source anymore because it's a good window and we can see um I don't think I'm kind of members that I like to remind you guys that we need to have the property tax buddy is kind of like a lot each and levy obviously um this for business as I say also passes the level um we need data that are bind we have to do the bind time we have to look at seven times in the control. So while it doesn't increase, you also have to take into account that the people who need to watch the business in our library, they're gonna be able to at the at the end of the day the students looking at a net increase of about 448,000 dollars in a general time physical companies. And this type of five property tax.

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