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Village of Berkeley Village Board met Nov. 16.

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 Motion to Give Advice and Consent to the Village President’s appointment of Trustee Shafi Mohammed to fill the Trustee seat vacated by Trustee Herb Washington

4.2 Oaths of Office for new Village Trustee Shafi Mohammed

4.3 Oaths of Office for Public Works Laborer Matthew Garcia

4.4 State of the Village Presentation – Mayor Lee

4.5 Eastside Sidewalk Project Update – Supt. Wagner/Baxter & Woodman

4.6 2020 Popular Annual Financial Report (PAFR) Award from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA)

5 Public Hearings

6 Public Comments and Questions (Consent Agenda Items Only) Please limit comments to five (5) minutes in length, unless further granted by the Board.

7 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.

7.1 Village Board Meeting Minutes from November 2, 2021

8 Claims Ordinance

8.1 Motion to Approve Claims Ordinance #1475 in the amount of $463,179.82

Note: The Village of Berkeley, in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), requests that any persons with disabilities, who have questions about the accessibility of the meeting or facility, contact Village Hall at 708-449-8840, to allow for reasonable accommodations to be made.

9 Committee Reports

9.1 Administration, Zoning and Technology (Chair –Trustee Graf-Stone; Co Chair Vacant)

9.1.1 Trustee Liaison Report

9.1.2 Monthly Report

9.1.3 Motion to Approve a Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement Regarding Traffic Control Device Maintenance and Operations Between the Illinois Department of Transportation and the Village of Berkeley

9.2 Finance and Economic Development (Chair – Vacant; Co-Chair Trustee Salemi)

9.2.1 Trustee Liaison Report

9.2.2 Monthly Report

9.3 Police and Property Maintenance (Chair – Trustee Salemi; Co-Chair Trustee Hammar)

9.3.1 Trustee Liaison Report

9.3.2 Monthly Report

9.4 Fire and Health (Chair – Trustee Mathews; Co-Chair Trustee Perez)

9.4.1 Trustee Liaison Report

9.4.2 Monthly Report

9.5 Public Works and Utilities (Chair – Trustee Hammar; Co-Chair Trustee Mathews)

9.5.1 Trustee Liaison Report

9.5.2 Monthly Reports

9.6 Community and Intergovernmental Relations (Chair – Trustee Perez; Co Chair Trustee Graf-Stone)

9.6.1 Trustee Liaison Report

9.6.2 Holiday Giving Tree Follow-up

10 Village President

10.1 11/17/21 Proviso Mayor’s Quarterly Meeting

10.2 11/25/21 Thanksgiving Day. Village offices closed

10.3 11/26/21 Day after Thanksgiving. Village offices closed.

10.4 12/2/21 Metro Fire Chief’s Luncheon at 11 a.m.

10.5 12/7/21 Christmas Tree Lighting at 6:10 p.m.

Note: The Village of Berkeley, in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), requests that any persons with disabilities, who have questions about the accessibility of the meeting or facility, contact Village Hall at 708-449-8840, to allow for reasonable accommodations to be made.

10.6 12/7/21 Village Board Meeting at 6:30 p.m.

11 Village Administrator

12 Village Attorney

13 Public Comments and Questions

Please limit comments to five (5) minutes in length, unless further granted by the Board

14 Executive Session

14.1Motion to enter into Executive Session to consider the:

a. Appointment, Employment, Compensation, Discipline, Performance or Dismissal of Specific Employee(s) 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, the 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)

15 Action to be Taken as a Result of Executive Session

16 Adjournment

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