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Decatur, IL – Highlights from the December 18, 2023, Decatur City Council meeting include approval of the 2023 City property tax levy, a contract to provide final designs for a sanitary sewer lift station in the northeast quadrant of Decatur, and a proposal to redesign the City’s decaturil.gov website. Read more here

Decatur, IL – A new webpage describing the updates to Chapter 56 regarding garbage and recycling services is available here

Decatur, IL – Decatur City Manager Scot Wrighton has announced he intends to retire in May 2024.

Wrighton made the public announcement at the December 4^th Decatur City Council meeting. He was hired as City Manager in January 2019. He said he wants to ensure a smooth transition to the next manager.

“I like Decatur; I believe in Decatur; and I’m going to stay in Decatur,” Wrighton said. “I think we are truly moving the needle on a number of aspects in this community. It is just my time.”

Council members were made aware a few weeks ahead of the announcement. Their plan is to retain the consulting firm GovHR to help with the search. They were the firm used to find Wrighton after former City Manager Tim Gleason left the position in July 2018.

The firm will meet individually with Council members and City staff. The Council’s hope is to post the job in January. Ideally, a candidate is selected before May so they can spend time with Wrighton in his remaining days.

Decatur, IL – Highlights from the December 4, 2023, Decatur City Council meeting include approval of several changes to the garbage/recycling ordinance, adoption of the 2024 City budget, and an agreement to further support services for senior citizens in Decatur. Read more here

Decatur, IL – Highlights from the November 20, 2023, Decatur City Council meeting include changes to the liquor code that affect video gaming, and a preliminary agreement on the property tax levy to be paid in 2024. Read more here

Decatur, IL – The Decatur City Council continued its review of the 2024 proposed City budget during a study session on Wednesday night. This was a special meeting and no action was taken.

These individual budgets and topics were covered: IT, Transportation Services, and Public Works – water operations, storm & sanitary sewer, and other capital projects. Council also discussed additional revenue options for 2024. Highlights from the discussion are here

Decatur, IL – The Decatur City Council began its review of the 2024 proposed City budget during a study session on Monday night. This was a special meeting and no action was taken.

These individual budgets were covered: Risk Management, Executive, Legislative, Human Resources, Legal, Finance, Civic Center, Police, Fire, Economic & Community Development, and Public Works General Fund. Highlights from some of the departments are here