The Vandalia City Council met on Monday, April 20, 2026, and unanimously approved an amended agenda, three resolutions (including a 365-day moratorium on data center permits), and an emergency ordinance authorizing collection of delinquent fees. The meeting also included recognition of administrative professionals, introduction of a new zoning and planning coordinator, an Arbor Day proclamation, and acceptance of an American Legion donation for the July 3rd Star-Spangled celebration.
All right, the Monday, April 20th, 2026, City of Vandalia Council meeting is now called to order. We'll begin with a moment of reflection, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. Please stand for the pledge. And two publications. One nation is undervisible. Your Honor, I would like to make a motion to amend this evening's meeting agenda to add resolution 26 R 27. A resolution imposing a temporary moratorium on the acceptance consideration and on granting of any zoning occupancy or other permits or applications relating to data centers within the city of Vandalia. Second. I have a motion by Vice Mayor Follak and a second by Councilwoman Dugan to amend the agenda to add resolution 26-r 27 as presented. Call to roll. Councilmember Hathaway? Yes. Councilmember Bradford? Yes. Councilmember Dugan. Yes. Councilmember Ford? Yes. Vice Mayor Fullock? Yes. Mayor Herbst. Yes. And the motion passes 60. Next item we have the Council Study Session meeting minutes of February 2nd, along with the council meeting minutes of February 2nd. Are there any comments or corrections? Being done, they stand approved, and that brings us to communications petitions and awards. The first item we're going to do tonight is the administrative professionals day. Mr. Althouse. Thank you, Honor. Well, we have some very important people here tonight, and highlighting in a very important role that's going to be honored this coming Wednesday, and that's our administrative professionals. So I would ask we have a list of those that they'll pull up their pictures as I read their bios. A few of them are here with us tonight. So as I read your bio, I'm going to ask you to stand so we can recognize the outstanding service that you do provide to our city. And so for Professional Administration Day, we recognize and appreciate their invaluable contributions and the high standard they set for administrative leadership within the city. And our first one is Christine Budek. She's with Developmenting Development Engineering Services. Christin, and we're going to read a bio. I think it's important to recognize them and their history here at Vandalia. Christine began her career at the city in 2012 as a part-time clerk typus and was promoted to full-time administrative assistant in 2022. As a longtime city resident, she takes pride in serving the community as a welcoming presence on the phone and at the DES front counter. She manages a high volume of calls, coordinates inspection requests, and ensures inquiries are routed to the appropriate staff. Helping maintain consistent and efficient operations throughout the day. Christine, thanks for all you do in DES. Next, we'd like to recognize Shannon Green with the Division of Police. Shannon serves as the administrative assistant to the chief of police in the division Calia Accreditation Manager. She came to the division in 2022 and hit the ground running, learning her role very quickly and ensuring compliance with CALEA standards. Her work as the accreditation manager in her first year led to her first successful reaccreditation for the department in 2023. She recently became an integral part of the budgetary and purchasing process, making our operations more efficient. Shannon is always willing to assist anyone in the division with extra work, making sure others have what they need to do their jobs and support the mission of the agency.