Meeting Summary and Briefs: City of Marshall City Council for September 28, 2026

Marshall City Council | September 28, 2026

The Marshall City Council met for 55 minutes on Monday, Sept. 28, 2026, approving every one of the twelve action items on its agenda without a recorded dissent and without recorded discussion. The evening’s largest single action was the $424,152.50 final payment closing out the city’s $1,993,253.00 lead water service line replacement contract with B&T Drainage, Inc., covered in a separate story, alongside $23,301.25 in related engineering invoices. The council also approved a $141,436.60 first payment on the South Second Street sidewalk project, adopted an ordinance retaining Taylor Law Offices, P.C., as city attorney, and passed three resolutions disposing of surplus property, including the sale of a 2019 Ford Police Interceptor to the Clark County Ambulance Service for $5,000. The monthly collection, treasurer’s, building and police reports for August 2026 were approved as presented, putting combined city balances at $10,096,208.40.

Mayor John Hasten presided. All council members were present except Alderman Greg King. Two aldermen raised matters from the floor — community pool revenue losses, the American Legion’s interest in selling its property, and constituent questions about surveys sent with utility bills — none of which produced a motion. The meeting adjourned at 7:25 p.m.

New Committee Formed to Improve Interstate Area

The council voted to establish a new committee to improve the interstate area, on a motion by Alderman Warren LeFever seconded by Alderman Jarod Green. All council members present voted in favor. The agenda item read only “Consider and take action to establish a new committee to improve the interstate area,” and the minutes record nothing further. No members were named, no chair was designated, no charge or scope was adopted, no name was given to the committee, and no meeting date was set. The record does not identify which interstate area is meant or what improvements are contemplated. Marshall sits near Interstate 70, which runs north of the city, according to references in earlier Clark County coverage, but no document in this packet identifies the corridor.

Lake Land College Presents Adult Education Program

Dustyn Fatheree of Lake Land College made a presentation to the council, according to the minutes, which record no detail of what was said. The agenda describes the item as a “Presentation by Dustyn Fatheree of Lake Land College regarding Lake Land Adult Education Program.” No written materials accompanied the item in the agenda packet, no action was requested or taken, and no council member is recorded responding. Lake Land College, based in Mattoon, serves the Clark County area. The college’s adult education offerings, enrollment figures, any Marshall-specific programming and any request of the city are not described anywhere in the record.

Council Approves $292,513.88 in Bills

Alderman Jarod Green moved and Alderman Warren LeFever seconded a motion to pay bills in the amount of $292,513.88. All council members present voted in favor. The payment approval report covering Sept. 16 through Sept. 28, 2026, shows $137,046.16 of that total already marked paid. By fund, the largest totals are the electric utility fund at $133,327.24, the general fund at $79,442.09, the gas utility fund at $37,057.83, the water utility fund at $19,068.70 and the sewer utility fund at $11,450.95. Individual lines include $42,463.00 to The Equity for fuel in the electric fund, a further $38,996.65 to the same vendor for diesel and gas, $16,479.28 to U.S.D.I. for a valve replacement, $8,744.14 to Subsurface Solutions for a locator and $2,916.66 to USDA Rural Development for August and September loan payments.

$11,135.95 Approved for CSX Utility Crossing Engineering

The council approved an $11,135.95 payment to Farnsworth Group for the CSX utility crossing, on a motion by Alderman Jarod Green seconded by Alderman Warren LeFever. Invoice 272212, dated Sept. 22, 2026, bills project 02501658.001, “Marshall CSX/IL 1 Utility Crossing,” for the period ending Sept. 18, 2026. Professional services account for $10,569.75 of the total across 71.75 hours: 52.50 hours of Engineering Associate I time at $151.00 an hour, 13.75 hours of Technician I time at $115.00, three hours of Engineering Associate II time at $167.00 and 2.50 hours of senior project engineer time at $224.00. Mileage adds $87.70 in reimbursable expenses and $478.50 in in-house expenses. The invoice also lists an outstanding balance of $373.75 on invoice 271749 from Sept. 1, 2026.

Two Committee Meetings Called

The agenda lists two committee meetings called to date. The Finance Committee was scheduled to meet Monday, Sept. 28, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. in the City Hall conference room, one hour before the regular council meeting, to discuss insurance. Employee Relations was scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, at 4:00 p.m., also in the City Hall conference room, for police officer interviews. No minutes, agendas or outcomes for either meeting appear in the materials, and the council took no action Monday arising from the Finance Committee session held earlier that evening.