Village of Stickney Board of Trustees met May 2.
Here is the minutes provided by the Board:
The Board of Trustees of the Village of Stickney met in regular session on Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. in the Stickney Village Hall, 6533 W. Pershing Road, Stickney, Illinois.
Upon the roll call, the following Trustees were present:
Present: Trustees Fuentes, Hrejsa, Milenkovic, Rivadeneira, Savopoulos and White
Trustee Milenkovic moved, duly seconded by Trustee Fuentes, to approve the minutes of the previous regular session on Tuesday, April 18, 2017.
Upon the roll call, the following Trustees voted:
Ayes: Trustees Fuentes, Hrejsa, Milenkovic, Rivadeneira, Savopoulos and White
Nays: None
Mayor Morelli declared the motion carried.
Trustee White moved, duly seconded by Trustee Savopoulos that the bills, approved by the various committees of the Board, be approved for payment, and to approve warrants which authorize the Village Treasurer to draw checks to pay the bills, to be signed by the authorized signers, as provided for by the Ordinances of the Village of Stickney.
Upon the roll call, the following Trustees voted:
Ayes: Trustees Fuentes, Hrejsa, Milenkovic, Rivadeneira, Savopoulos and White
Nays: None
Mayor Morelli declared the motion carried.
Trustee White moved, duly seconded by Trustee Hrejsa to adjourn sine die.
Upon the roll call, the following Trustees voted:
Ayes: Trustees Fuentes, Hrejsa, Milenkovic, Rivadeneira, Savopoulos and White
Nays: None
Mayor Morelli declared the motion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 7:02 p.m.
At this time Trustee Jeff White recognized the Honorable Judge Peter Felice who will be swearing in the newly elected officials.
Trustees Tim Kapolnek, Sam Savopoulos and Leandra Torres were sworn in.
Clerk Audrey McAdams was sworn in.
Mayor Jeff Walik was sworn in. He gave a sincere statement of appreciation to those in attendance.
Trustee Milenkovic moved, duly seconded by Trustee White to reconvene the meeting at 7:08 p.m.
Upon the roll call, the following Trustees voted:
Ayes: Trustee Hrejsa, Kapolnek, Milenkovic, Savopoulos, Torres and White
Nays: None
Mayor Walik declared the motion carried.
Trustee White took this time to acknowledge the various dignitaries attending this meeting.
Trustee Savopoulos moved, duly seconded by Trustee Hrejsa to approve Resolution 09-2017, “A Resolution Adopting the County Clerk’s Proclamation of the Results of the April 4, 2017 Election and Declaring the Election of the Village of Stickney Officials.
Upon the roll call, the following Trustees voted:
Ayes: Trustee Hrejsa, Kapolnek, Milenkovic, Savopoulos, Torres and White
Nays: None
Mayor Walik declared the motion carried.
Trustee Savopoulos moved, duly seconded by Trustee Hrejsa to Grant permission to the Stickney American Legion to conduct their Poppy Days Solicitation May-22 to May 29, 2017 in the Village of Stickney.
Upon the roll call, the following Trustees voted:
Ayes: Trustee Hrejsa, Kapolnek, Milenkovic, Savopoulos, Torres and White
Nays: None
Mayor Walik declared the motion carried.
Effective May 2, 2017, the following Trustees are on the committees indicated. The first named Trustee of each committee is designated as the chairperson; the second, as Vice-Chairperson. Terms end April 30, 2018.
Committees; Chairperson Co-Chairperson:
Finance, License, State And Federal Grants, Air Pollution Committee; Trustees White, Savopoulos
Public Building And Grounds, Private Buildings And Construction, Zoning/Zoning Ordinances, Streets And Sidewalks Committee; Trustees Savopoulos, White
Insurance And Safety, Parks & Recreation, Recycling And Waste Committee; Trustees Hrejsa, Torres
Police, Homeland Security/Disasters, And Blight Committee; Trustees Torres, Hrejsa
Trees, Public Works, Public Water, Ordinances And Public Printing; Trustees Milenkovic, Kapolnek
Fire, Drainage, Water And Light, Railroad And Bridges Committee; Trustees Kapolnek, Milenkovic
Professional Appointments:
Effective May 2, 2017 with all terms expiring April 30, 2018.
Michael T. Del Galdo
Village Attorney and Prosecutor
Anthony Bertuca
Village Adjudicator
Daniel Babich
Chief of Police
Jeffery Boyajian
Fire Chief
Joseph Lopez
Village Supervisor, Public Works and Water Department
Paul Nosek
Village Treasurer/Collector and IMRF Agent
Josh Brniak Building Inspector
Vito Martinkus
Plumbing Inspector
Frederich Kuchta, Jr.
Electrical Inspector
Clerk Audrey McAdams appointed Paul Nosek the Deputy Clerk.
Standing Appointments of the Following Boards and Commissions:
Zoning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals-
Mike Wolthusen May 2, 2017 - April 30, 2022
Keith Arndt May 2, 2017 - April 30, 2022
Police Pension Board-
Rosa Villanueva May 2, 2017 - April 30, 2019
Michael Baumgartner May 1, 2016 - April 30, 2018
Police and Fire Board of Commissioners-
Al Brinker May 2, 2017 - April 30, 2020
Executive Safety Board; (Effective May 2, 2017 to April 30, 2018)-
Trustee Mary Hrejsa; Village Trustee, Chairman
Paul Nosek, Treasurer; Administration
Darlene Pregara; Administration
Beth Lukas; Administration
Richard Jaczak; Police Department
Daniel Babich; Police Department
Joseph Lopez; Public Works (executive director)
Sam Alonzo; Public Works
Jeffery Boyajian; Fire Department
Andrea Acosta; Fire Department
John Babinec; Fire Department
Emergency Telephone Systems Board (911) Effective May 2, 2017 to April 30, 2018-
John Babinec; Fire Department and Chairman
David Gesiorski; Telecommunicator
Andrea Acosta; Fire Department
Richard Jaczak; Police Department
Joseph Lopez; Public Works Department
Sam Jahiri; Public resident
Mark Kusper; Public resident
Non-voting members-
Daniel Babich Police Chief
Jeffery Boyajian Fire Chief
Tree Board; Effective May 2, 2017 to April 30, 2018-
Trustee Mitch Milenkovic; Village Trustee, Chairman
Sam Alanzo; Public Works Department
Edward Bartunek; Resident
Joseph Lopez; Public Works Supervisor
Beth Lukas; Administration
Colette Pawlowski; Resident
Parks and Recreation Commission; (Effective May 2, 2017 to April 30, 2018)-
Trustee Mary Hrejsa Village Trustee, Chairman
Trustee Lea Torres Village Trustee, Co-Chairman
Linda Bruscato
Edward Dabrowski
Natasa Dzolic
Joanne Hulubetz
Debra Johnson
Mark Kusper
Denise Reiter
Lori Schuler
Shea Reiter, Teen Representative
Julia Gregor, Teen Representative
Trustee White moved, duly seconded by Trustee Savopoulos to approve through “Omnibus Vote” the Mayor’s appointments.
Upon the roll call, the following Trustees voted:
Ayes: Trustee Hrejsa, Kapolnek, Milenkovic, Savopoulos, Torres and White
Nays: None
Mayor Walik declared the motion carried.
At this time, Mayor Walik asked, “The people who were appointed as a Department Head or to a committee to stand and raise your right hand.” The Oath of office was then read to them at one time.
The Mayor thanked everybody for coming out including the dignitaries, department heads, family and friends. He said, “I just want the residents know that myself, the wonderful Clerk Audrey, these six Trustees and the Department Heads will give you all 100%. If you need anything please don’t hesitate to call or email one of us. They all have their committees. You will be taken care or right away.” He continued to provide information about the Arbor Day celebration on Friday. Due to the timing we didn’t have trees for the kids. We did have a nice presentation at Edison and Home Schools. We are going to donate a tree to both schools in the future. The Mayor then thanked Ed Bartunek for donating $200 to go toward a tree for Edison School.
Mayor Walik then thanked Mayor Morelli for her time here for the last four years.
Trustee’s Reports: Trustee Kapolnek gave the fire department report for the month of April, 2017 as follows: Ambulance calls: 55; Mutual Aid Calls: 15; Service Calls: 3; Fire Calls: 14; Hazardous Condition Calls: 1; Motor Vehicle Accidents: 3; Working Fires: 0; Brush/Trash Fire Calls: 1; Car Fires: 0; Outside Equipment Fires: 0; Total calls for the month of: April: 92; Total calls for 2017: 357
The Trustees gave sentiments of appreciation to all those who are newly elected. Trustee White asked those in attendance to enjoy the refreshments that were available.
Mayor Walik then introduced our new Police Chief, Daniel Babich. The Mayor mentioned that the Deputy Chief will be Richard Jaczak. The Fire Chief, Jeff Boyajian was also recognized. Public Works Supervisor, Joe Lopez was acknowledged. Our new treasurer Paul Nosek was mentioned. Our Village Attorney Mike Del Galdo was recognized. The Village Adjudicator, Anthony Bertuca was acknowledged.
There being no further business, Trustee White moved, duly seconded by Trustee Savopoulos that the meeting be adjourned. Upon which the Board adopted the motion at 7:29 p.m.
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