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City of Morrison
Our Office
200 West Main Street
Morrison, IL 61270-2400
Get in Touch
815-772-7657
M-F: 8am – 4pm
City Officials
City Mayor
Scott Vandermyde
mayor@morrisonil.org
(815) 772-7657
City Clerk
Michael Hemmer
cityclerk@morrisonil.org
(815) 772-7657
City Attorney
Tim Zollinger
City Administrator
Brian Melton
bmelton@morrisonil.org
(815) 772-7657
City Treasurer
Maggie Jones
(815) 772-7657
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Morrison
- Morrison Unit District #6
- (815) 772-2064
- Morrison High School
- (815) 772-4071
- Morrison Junior High School
- (815) 772-7264
- Morrison Southside Elementary School
- (815) 772-2183
- Morrison Northside Elementary School
- (815) 772-2153
- Morrison Community Daycare
- (815) 772-3707
- Morrison Community Hospital
- (815) 772-4003
- Morrison Friends Food Pantry
- (815) 772-4030
- Morrison Post Office
- (815) 772-3311
- Morrison’s Heritage Museum
- (815) 772-8889
- Morrison Rockwood State Park
- (815) 772-4708
- Whiteside News Sentinel
- (815) 772-7244
- Thecity1.com
Whiteside County
- Whiteside County Courthouse
- Whiteside County Airport
- Whiteside County Fair
- Whiteside, Carroll, and Lee Counties Extension
- Whiteside County Public Transportation
- (888) 622-9230
- Whiteside County Health Department
- Whiteside County Animal Control
- Whiteside County Sheriff
- (815) 772-4044
- Whiteside County Parcel Viewer
- Check Property Lines/Lot Dimension
Government of Illinois
Safety
- Amber Alert
- National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
- Better Business Bureau (Rockford Office)
- (815) 963-2222
- Consumer Safety
- Internet Safety
- Illinois Emergency Management Agency
- Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Road Conditions
- U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations, Victim Notification Program
Crime
- Crime Stoppers
- (815) 625-7867
- Illinois Sex Offender Information
- Judici
Hotlines
- Child Abuse Hotline
- (800) 422-4453
- Center for Missing & Exploited Children
- (800) 843-5678
- Domestic Violence Hotline
- (800) 799-7233
- Elder Abuse Hotline
- (866) 800-1409
- Identity Theft Hotline
- (866) 999-5630
- Poison Control Hotline
- (800) 222-1222
- National Runaway Hotline
- (800) 621-4000
- Suicide Hotline
- (800) 273-8255
City Leadership
Mayor is elected at large to a four-year term. City Clerk is elected at large to a four-year term. The terms of the Mayor and Clerk run concurrently.
The City Administrator is appointed by the City Council and is responsible for administering the City’s ordinances. The City Administrator is the principal intermediary between the corporate authorities and all employees of the city and is responsible to the corporate authorities for the proper administration of all affairs of the city. The City Administrator of Morrison Illinois is the primary officer of the city in dealing with citizens, service vendors, civic groups, governmental agencies and others as needed.
The City of Morrison maintains current records of the following types: finance, Zoning Board minutes, Council minutes, ordinances, resolutions, bid documents, general correspondence, administrative reports/memoranda, building permits, revenue receipts, audits, personnel code, personnel files, officials’ bonds, police records, birth and death certificates, cemetery and burial records, insurance records, payroll records, water/sewer customer records, subdivision plats, and related departmental records necessary to the operations of the City.
City Council
The Morrison City Council is comprised of eight elected Aldermen from four wards and the Mayor, who is elected at large. Elected officials serve four-year terms, with the Aldermen serving staggered terms. Municipal elections are held in April of odd numbered years.
All City Council and Commission meetings are open to the public and citizens are encouraged to attend. Each City Council meeting has a public comment section where citizens may address the Mayor and Council about topics of interest or concern. Citizens are required to sign-in before the meeting if they would like to make a comment, so they can be included in the minutes.
The City Council of Morrison meets twice monthly on the second and fourth Mondays of each month. Meetings are at 7:00 PM and are held in the Community Room, located in the Odell Public Library at 307 S. Madison Street, Morrison, Illinois.
Ward 1
Gregory Kruse
(779) 245-3287
gkruse@morrisonil.org
2023
Sidonna Mahaffey
(815) 768-7996
smahaffey@morrisonil.org
2023
Ward 2
Mick Welding
(815) 772-8024
mwelding@morrisonil.org
2023
Harvey Zuidema
(815) 772-3084
hzuidema@morrisonil.org
2025
Ward 3
Vernon Tervelt
(815) 499-2384
vtervelt@morrisonil.org
2023
Josh West
(815) 499-4556
jwest@morrisonil.org
2025
Ward 4
Arlyn Deets
(815) 772-4972
adeets@morrisonil.org
2023
Kevin Bruckner, Jr.
(815) 718-5570
kbruckner@morrisonil.org
2025
Departments
Executive Secretary/Accounts Payable
Barb King
(815) 772-7657
Police Department
Chief Pedro Valladares Jr.
(815) 772-7650 (non-emergency)
Accounting Director/Utility Billing Clerk
Shelli Davis
(815) 772-7657
Public Services Department
(815) 772-7657
City Clerk
Michael Hemmer
(815) 772-7657
Parks & Recreation Department
Nathan Jacobs
(815) 535-1105