Council to consider ambulance assistance

The City Council will be voting tonight on a resolution to enter into a mutual ambulance assistance agreement with the Windsor Area Ambulance Service.

The mutual ambulance assistance agreement allows for Charleston to call on the Windsor ambulance service in case of a disaster, or Charleston can come to its aid, said Mayor Dan Cougill.

“If we were to have a disaster … we could call on mutual aid assistance,” Cougill said.

Charleston currently is also able to get ambulance assistance from Ashmore, Oakland, Westfield, Greenup, Arcola, Tuscola and Mattoon.

Another item on the agenda is an ordinance to provide a variance of 52 feet of currently unused city property to Illinois Consolidated Telephone Company for extra parking in the Coles Business Park, Cougill said.

The city will also be considering continuing leases with the Special Olympics of Coles County, Canon Cleaning Services and Consolidated Services for office space in City Hall, Cougill said. The city will be continuing these leases at the same rate for rent.

Continuing an agreement with J & J Ventures, Inc. for vending services at Rotary Pool and PuttN Swing is on the agenda for tonight.

Mayor Cougill will be recommending Ronnie Lanman for another four year term on the Police and Fire Board also. Lanman has been devoted to the board for many years and should remain in his position, Cougill said.

The city will also vote on allowing Tim Marucco, Albert Giberson and Kevin Paddock to continue building a rural subdivision along Osage Road, one and a half miles outside of Charleston, without sidewalks.

The city usually requires that all subdivisions have sidewalks, but in this rural area it is not necessary, Cougill said.

The City Council meeting will be held tonight at 7:30 a.m. in City Hall.