Council Meetings

City Council meetings are held at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber on the second floor of City Hall. Meetings take place on the first and third Mondays of each month.
If a meeting date falls on a holiday, it is moved to the following Tuesday.

Meeting agendas are posted the Friday before each meeting and are available in PDF format for easy viewing and download.

Residents are welcome to attend in person or watch live on the City of Mt. Vernon Facebook page.

Agendas & Minutes

Use the list below to view recent City Council meeting agendas and minutes by year.

November 3, 2025

Agenda Minutes

October 20, 2025

October 6, 2025

September 15, 2025

September 2, 2025

August 28, 2025 Budget Workshop

August 18, 2025

August 4, 2025 Regular Council Meeting and Public Hearing on TIF Redevelopment Plan and Project for the Frontage Road TIF

Agenda Minutes Public Hearing Minutes

July 21, 2025

July 7, 2025

June 16, 2025 Regular Council Meeting and Public Hearing on CDBG Housing Rehab Grant

Agenda Minutes Public Hearing Minutes

June 2, 2025

May 19, 2025

May 5, 2025

April 21, 2025

April 7, 2025

March 26, 2025 - Budget Workshop

March 17, 2025

March 3, 2025

Agenda Minutes Executive Session Minutes

February 18, 2025

Agenda Minutes Executive Session Minutes

February 3, 2025

Agenda Minutes Executive Session Minutes

January 21, 2025

January 6, 2025

December 16, 2024

Agenda Minutes Executive Session Minutes

December 2, 2024

Agenda Minutes Executive Session Minutes

November 18, 2024

November 4, 2024

October 21, 2024

October 7, 2024

September 24, 2024 - DORA Workshop

September 16, 2024

September 3, 2024

Agenda Minutes Executive Session Minutes

August 19, 2024

August 5, 2024

July 15, 2024

July 1, 2024

June 17, 2024

June 3, 2024

May 20, 2024

May 6, 2024

April 15, 2024

April 4, 2024 - Special Meeting

April 1, 2024

March 18, 2024

March 4, 2024

February 20, 2024

February 5, 2024

January 16, 2024

Agenda Minutes Executive Session Minutes

January 2, 2024

December 18, 2023

December 4, 2023

November 20, 2023 - Regular Council Meeting and Public Hearing on CDBG Housing Rehab Grant Application

Agenda Minutes CDBG Public Hearing Minutes Executive Session Minutes

November 6, 2023

October 16, 2023

October 2, 2023

September 18, 2023

Agenda Minutes Executive Session Minutes

September 5, 2023

August 30, 2023 - Bicycle and Multi Use Trail Discussion Workshop

August 21, 2023

Agenda Minutes Executive Session Minutes

August 7, 2023

July 31, 2023 - Special Council Meeting

July 17, 2023

Agenda Minutes Executive Session Minutes

July 3, 2023

June 19,2023

June 5, 2023

May 15, 2023

May 1, 2023

April 17, 2023

Agenda Minutes Executive Session Minutes

April 13, 2023 - Budget Workshop

April 3, 2023

Agenda Minutes Executive Session Minutes

Mach 23, 2023 - Budget Workshop

March 20, 2023

March 6, 2023

February 21, 2023

February 6, 2023

January 17, 2023

Agenda Minutes Executive Session Minutes

January 3, 2023

Agenda Minutes Executive Session Minutes

December 19, 2022

December 8, 2022 - Special Council Meeting

December 5, 2022

November 21, 2022

November 10, 2022- Special Council Meeting

November 7, 2022

October 17, 2022

October 10, 2022 - Special Council Meeting

October 3, 2022

September 19, 2022

Agenda Minutes Executive Session Minutes

September 12, 2022 - Special Council Meeting

Agenda Minutes Executive Session Minutes

September 6, 2022

August 15, 2022

August 1, 2022

July 18, 2022

July 5, 2022

June 20, 2022

June 6, 2022

May 23, 2022 - Public Hearing on Mt. Vernon Police Facility Project

May 16, 2022

May 5, 2022 - Special Council Meeting

Agenda Minutes Executive Session Minutes

May 2, 2022 - Regular Council Meeting and Comprehensive Plan Workshop

Agenda Minutes Workshop Agenda Workshop Minutes

April 18, 2022

April 13, 2022 - Budget Workshop

Agenda Minutes

April 7, 2022 - Special Council Meeting

April 4, 2022

March 21, 2022

March 7, 2022

February 22, 2022

February 7, 2022

January 28, 2022 - Special Council Meeting

Agenda Minutes Executive Session Minutes

January 18, 2022

January 3, 2022

December 20, 2021

December 6, 2021

Agenda Minutes Executive Session Minutes

November 15, 2021

November 1, 2021

October 22, 2021 - Special Council Meeting

October 18, 2021

October 4, 2021

September 20, 2021

September 17, 2021 - Budget Workshop

September 7, 2021

August 16, 2021

August 2, 2021

July 19, 2021 - Regular Council Meeting and Public Hearings on DSBG Closing and DCEO Grant

Agenda Minutes DSBG Closing Public Hearing Minutes DCEO Grant Public Hearing Minutes

July 6, 2021

June 21, 2021

June 7, 2021

May 17, 2021

May 3, 2021

April 23, 2021 - Special Council Meeting

April 19, 2021

April 16, 2021 - New Police Facility Workshop

April 8, 2021 - Budget Workshop

April 5, 2021

Agenda Minutes Executive Session Minutes

March 15, 2021

March 1, 2021

February 16, 2021

February 1, 2021

January 19, 2021

Agenda Minutes Executive Session Minutes

January 4, 2021

Looking for older records?
Visit the Council Meeting Archive for additional documents.

Meeting Calendar

View upcoming meeting dates below or click the image to download a printable version of the current year’s meeting calendar.

Contact Us

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Mount Vernon IL 62864
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Phone: (618) 242-5000
Email: cityhall@mtvernon.com

Office Hours

Monday - Friday
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.