Staff recognized during Vandalia City Council meeting

BY NICOLETTE WINNER

One new hire and one promotion were highlighted during the November 18 meeting of the Vandalia City Council.

Sara Mayer was presented to Council as the city’s new recreation coordinator programs/special events. Deborah Wright, a tenured city employee, was thanked for her service and congratulated for her recent promotion to the role of police division support services manager.

In other city business, a five-year agreement for software was passed after formal bidding was waived. The 2025 budget was presented for a first reading as well, and an emergency ordinance revising appropriations for 2024 was approved unanimously.

The public was reminded that city offices will be closed November 28 and 29 for the Thanksgiving holiday. The city will host a tree lighting and holiday market on December 8 at the Vandalia Rec Center.

The meeting concluded with Council adjourning to executive session for the purposes of discussing the purchase of real property and for the purpose of discussing the employment of a public official. Councilman Lewis was absent from the meeting.