Town of Cicero Board of Trustees met January 9.
Here is the minutes provided by the Board:
The Board of Trustees of the Town of Cicero met Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at 10:00 a.m., in the Town Hall Council Chambers, Town of Cicero.
On roll call there were present:
President: Dominick
Clerk: Punzo-Arias
Trustees: Banks, Cundari, Garcia, Porod, Raleigh, Reitz, Virruso.
Thereupon, President Dominick declared a quorum present and the meeting duly convened and requested that all present in attendance stand and join in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
On motion of Trustee Raleigh seconded by Trustee Garcia, the minutes of the Regular Meeting held Tuesday, December 27, 2017 at 10:00 o'clock a.m., were approved, the reading being dispensed with, each member having received a copy.
Approval Of Bills:
(1-18)
On motion of Trustee Virruso seconded by Trustee Banks, the list of bills itemized in Warrant #1, dated January 9, 2018, in the total amount of $1,480,953.54, the list of manual checks dated December 21 thru January 4, in the total amount of $1,440.00, and the list of online payments dated December 22 thru January 4, in the total amount of $0.00, were accepted, placed on file and approved for payment; action taken by the following vote:
Ayes: Banks, Cundari, Garcia, Porod, Raleigh, Reitz, Virruso.
Nays: None.
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(2-18)
On motion of Trustee Raleigh seconded by Trustee Porod, payroll (Estimated Corporate $1,426,983.56 & Library $27,813.13) was approved for the active employees listed on the printout dated 01-04-18; action taken by the following vote:
Ayes: Banks, Cundari, Garcia, Porod, Raleigh, Reitz, Virruso.
Nays: None.
Permits:
(3-18)
On motion of Trustee Porod seconded by Trustee Garcia, permission was granted St. Frances of Rome to conduct their annual "Mardi Gras Gala" fundraiser to be held in their parish school auditorium on Saturday, February 10th from 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM.
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(4-18)
On motion of Trustee Raleigh seconded by Trustee Porod, permission was granted Misericordia to conduct their annual Candy Days on Friday & Saturday, April 27th & 28th, from 9 am to 5 pm, throughout the Town (Sam's Club, Walgreens, Austin & Cermak and 26th Street & Austin).
Report:
(5-18)
On motion of Trustee Virruso seconded by Trustee Garcia, the Collector's Office Report ($2,503,794.59) and the Revenue Summary Report ($438, 886.98) for the month of December/17, submitted by Fran Reitz, Collector, was accepted and placed on file; action taken by the following vote:
Ayes: Banks, Cundari, Garcia, Porod, Raleigh, Reitz, Virruso.
Nays: None.
Ordinances:
(“O” 1-18)
On motion of Trustee Raleigh seconded by Trustee Garcia, the Ordinance authorizing and approving the purchase of certain vehicles and accessory equipment (Two (2) 2018 F-450 Chassis, SD Regular Cabs & One (1) 2018 F-650 Chassis Gas Regular Cab from Rich Ford in the total amount of $242,812.56 for the Cicero Police Department), was accepted, placed on file and approved for passage by the following vote:
Ayes: Banks, Cundari, Garcia, Porod, Raleigh, Reitz, Virruso.
Nays: None.
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(“O" 2-18)
On motion of Trustee Virrus0 seconded by Trustee Raleigh, the Ordinance authorizing and approving a Collective Bargaining Agreement for Detention Officers between the Town of Cicero, Illinois and the Service Employees International Union Local 73, was accepted, placed on file and approved for passage by the following vote:
Ayes: Banks, Cundari, Garcia, Porod, Raleigh, Reitz, Virruso.
Nays: None.
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(“O” 3-18)
On motion of Trustee Banks seconded by Garcia, the Ordinance authorizing, approving and ratifying the purchase of certain equipment (Boiler from Amber Mechanical Contractors Inc. in the total amount of $12,400.00 for the Cicero Fire Department), was accepted, placed on file and approved for passage by the following vote:
Ayes: Banks, Cundari, Garcia, Porod, Raleigh, Reitz, Virrus0.
Nays: None.
Resolutions:
(“R” 1-18)
On motion of Trustee Virrus0 seconded by Trustee Raleigh, the Resolution adopting Section 7.9A of the Town of Cicero Personal Policy Manual regarding prohibition of sexual harassment for the Town, was accepted, placed on file and approved for adoption by the following vote: Ayes: Banks, Cundari, Garcia, Porod, Raleigh, Reitz, Virruso. Nays: None.
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(“R” 2-18)
On motion of Trustee Garcia seconded by Trustee Raleigh, the Resolution authorizing and approving the settlement of litigation and the execution of a certain conciliation agreement in the case of C. Feldblum v. Town of Cicero, (EEOC No 440-201201933), was accepted, placed on file and approved for adoption by the following vote: Ayes: Banks, Cundari, Garcia, Porod, Raleigh, Reitz, Virruso. Nays: None.
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(“R” 3-18)
On motion of Trustee Raleigh seconded by Trustee Porod, the Resolution authorizing and approving the settlement of litigation and the execution of a settlement agreement in the case of E. Lyman v. Town of Cicero, (Case No 2010 WC 024008 & 2013 WC 039338), was accepted, placed on file and approved for adoption by the following vote:
Ayes: Banks, Cundari, Garcia, Porod, Raleigh, Reitz, Virruso.
Nays: None.
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(“R” 4-18)
On motion of Trustee Banks seconded by Trustee Raleigh, the Resolution authorizing and approving the settlement of litigation and the execution of a settlement agreement in the case of M. Shampine v. Town of Cicero, (Case No 2013 WC 029942), was accepted, placed on file and approved for adoption by the following vote:
Ayes: Banks, Cundari, Garcia, Porod, Raleigh, Reitz, Virruso.
Nays: None.
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President Dominick opened the meeting to the public for their comments.
Comments: None
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On motion of Trustee Virruso seconded by Trustee Porod, the board adjourned at 10:09 a.m. to meet in Executive Session.
On motion of Trustee Virruso seconded by Trustee Banks, the board reconvened at 10:57 a.m. to Open Session.
On motion of Trustee Raleigh seconded by Trustee Garcia, the minutes of the Executive Session held Tuesday, December 12, 2017, were accepted and approved.
On motion of Trustee Reitz seconded by Trustee Virruso, the town attorney was authorized to negotiate a settlement per terms discussed in Executive Session relative to Agenda Item #10-A “Manuel Rodriguez v. Town of Cicero"; action taken by the following vote:
Ayes: Banks, Cundari, Garcia, Porod, Raleigh, Reitz, Virruso.
Nays: None.
On motion of Trustee Reitz seconded by Trustee Porod, the town attorney was authorized to negotiate a settlement per terms discussed in Executive Session relative to Agenda Item #10-B “Rosemary Moore v. Town of Cicero"; action taken by the following vote:
Ayes: Banks, Cundari, Garcia, Porod, Raleigh, Reitz, Virruso.
Nays: None.
On motion of Trustee Reitz seconded by Trustee Banks, the town attorney was authorized to negotiate a settlement per terms discussed in Executive Session relative to Agenda Item #10-C “Meria Rodriguez v. Town of Cicero"; action taken by the following vote:
Ayes: Banks, Cundari, Garcia, Porod, Raleigh, Reitz, Virruso.
Nays: None.
There was no discussion held relative to Executive Session Agenda Item #10-D.
On motion of Trustee Virrus0 seconded by Trustee Garcia, the board then stood adjourned at 10:57 a.m. to meet on Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at 10:00 a.m., in the Town Hall, Town of Cicero.
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