Raffle licenses to be voted on by City Council

Mackenzie Freund, City Editor

Two raffle licenses are on the agenda for the Charleston City Council meeting Tuesday at Charleston City Hall.

The Citizens Against Child Abuse submitted a raffle license application so they can raise funds at the Charleston Veterans of Foreign Wars building, at 1821 20th St. for Wednesday.

The funds raised are going to be used to buy Christmas gifts for needy children, according to the raffle license application form.

The winner of the raffle will be announced at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Charleston Veterans of Foreign Wars building.

The Children’s Advocacy Center of East Central Illinois submitted the second raffle license.

The raffle is planned for Dec. 1 through Feb. 20; tickets will be sold at the Children’s Advocacy Center of East Central Illinois office, according to the license application.

According to the application, the raffle is so the Children’s Advocacy Center of East Central Illinois can provide services to child victims of physical and/or sexual abuse and their non-offending family members in seven central Illinois counties.

The winner of the Children’s Advocacy Center of East Central Illinois raffle will be announced at 8:30 p.m. on Feb. 20 at the Life Span Center.

Both raffle licenses are on the agenda as consent agenda, meaning the recommendation is to be approved by the council.

Three resolutions are also on the agenda with recommendations for the council to approve and waive the layover period.

The first of the resolutions involves a technical agreement between the City of Charleston and the Coles County Regional Planning and Development Commission.

The agreement states the commission will provide professional and technical services to the city beginning Dec. 1, until Nov. 30, 2016.

Some of the services provided by the commission may include Motor Fuel Tax Administration, Budgeting Assistance, Grant Application, Administration Assistance, and others, according to the document attached to the resolution.

The second resolution on the agenda is one that would enter the city into a contractual agreement for revolving loan fund administration and coordination services with the Coles County Regional Planning and Development Commission, according to the agenda.

The final resolution is about authorizing the contract for the dental insurance through Met Life, an alternative to the current dental insurance plan provided by Aetna.

Other items on the agenda are the items on the consent agenda, including the approval of the Nov. 3 meeting minutes, the auditing claims, bills payable, payroll and the comptrollers report.

All items on the consent agenda are recommended to be approved by the council members.

 

Mackenzie Freund can be reached at 581-2812 or at [email protected]