MT. VERNON – The Mt. Vernon City Council will meet tonight for its regularly scheduled meeting.

City Manager Mary Ellen Bechtel will present the council with the 2023 audit for their approval.

The council will have a second reading of an ordinance concerning the levy and collection of taxes for the 2024 Fiscal Year, and will have a first reading of an ordinance increasing the number of liquor licenses in the city.

And finally, the council will have a first reading of an ordinance regarding the Illinois Paid Leave for All Workers Act.

These items and more will be addressed at 7 tonight in the City Council Chambers of City Hall at 1100 Main Street in Mt. Vernon. You’re invited to attend.