West Cook News

Village of Berkeley Village Board met Feb. 20.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1 Call to Order

2 Pledge of Allegiance

3 Roll Call

4 Presentations and Appointment

4.1 Cook County Commissioner Frank J. Aguilar

5 Public Hearings

6 Consent Agenda

The matters listed for consideration on the Consent Agenda are routine in nature or have all been discussed by the Board of Trustees previously and are matters on which there was unanimity for placement on the Consent Agenda at this meeting.

6.1 Village Board Minutes from February 6, 2024

7 Claims Ordinance

7.1 Motion to Approve Claims Ordinance #1525 in the amount of $491,816.38

8 Committee Reports

8.1 Administration, Finance and Technology (Chair – Trustee Graf-Stone; Co-Chair – Trustee Mathews)

8.1.1 Trustee Liaison Report

8.1.2 Monthly Report

8.1.3 Fiscal Year 2024 – 2025 Budget Workshop

8.2 Community and Economic Development (Chair – Trustee Salemi; Co-Chair – Trustee Thomas)

8.2.1 Trustee Liaison Report

8.3 Public Safety (Chair – Trustee Mathews; Co-Chair – Trustee Hammar)

8.3.1 Trustee Liaison Report

8.3.2 Monthly Reports

8.4 Public Works and Utilities (Chair – Trustee Hammar; Co-Chair – Trustee Salemi)

8.4.1 Trustee Liaison Report

8.4.2 Monthly Report

8.4.3 Motion to Approve an Ordinance Authorizing Northern Illinois Gas Company (D/B/A Nicor Gas Company) Its Successor Assigns, to Construct, Operate, and Maintain a Gas Distributing System in and through the Village of Berkeley, Illinois

8.5 Intergovernmental Relations (Chair – Trustee Thomas; Co-Chair – Trustee Perez)

8.5.1 Trustee Liaison Report

8.5.2 Motion to Approve a Resolution Authorizing the Execution of an Agreement Between the Village of Berkeley, Cook County, Illinois and the State of Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Accepting a Grant Award from the EPA Lead Service Line Inventory Program for an Amount not to Exceed $40,000.00

8.6 Community Events (Chair – Trustee Perez; Co-Chair – Trustee Graf-Stone)

8.6.1 Trustee Liaison Report

9 Village President

9.1 Village President Report

9.2 2/21/24 PML Dinner at 6:00 p.m.

9.3 2/27/24 PZC Meeting at 6:30 p.m.

9.4 3/5/24 Village Board Meeting at 6:30 p.m.

10 Village Administrator

11 Village Attorney

12 Public Comments and Questions

Please limit comments to three (3) minutes in length, unless further granted by the Board

13 Executive Session

13.1 Motion to enter into Executive Session to consider the: 

a. Appointment, Employment, Compensation, Discipline, Performance or Dismissal of Specific Employee(s) and/or Legal Counsel 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(1)

b. Collective Bargaining, Salary Schedules; categorically 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(2)

c. Appointment/Removal for Public Office or Attorney 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(3)

d. Consideration to Purchase, Lease (Buy), or Acquire Specific Real Estate Property 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(5)

e. Setting Price for Sale/Lease Specific Real Estate Property 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(6)

f. Security Procedures and the use of personnel and equipment to respond to an actual, a threatened, or a reasonably potential danger to the safety of employees, students, staff, public, or public property. 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(8)

g. Probable or Imminent and Pending Litigation 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(11)

h. Establish Reserves or Settle Claims (Tort) 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(12)

i. Consideration of Release of Executive Session Minutes 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(21)

14 Action After Executive Session

15 Adjournment

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