Village of Berkeley Village Board met Dec. 7.
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 Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report – Brian LeFevre from Sikich LLP
4.2 Chair/Co-Chair and Liaison Appointments
| Committee | Chair | Co-Chair |
| Administration, Zoning, and Technology | Trustee Graf-Stone | Trustee Mathews |
| Finance and Economic Development | Trustee Mohammed | Trustee Salemi |
| Police and Property Maintenance | Trustee Mathews | Trustee Hammar |
| Fire and Health | Trustee Salemi | Trustee Perez |
| Public Works and Utilities | Trustee Hammar | Trustee Mohammed |
| Community and Intergovernmental Relations | Trustee Perez | Trustee Graf-Stone |
| Organization | Liaison | Alternate |
| Berkeley Park District | Trustee Hammar | Trustee Perez |
| Berkeley Public Library | Trustee Mohammed | Trustee Graf-Stone |
| Berkeley School District 87 | Trustee Mathews | Trustee Salemi |
| Berkeley-Hillside Baseball | Mayor Lee | Trustee Hammar |
| Neighborhood Watch/Lions Club | Trustee Perez | Trustee Mathews |
| Hillside-Berkeley Chamber of Commerce | Trustee Salemi | Trustee Mohammed |
| Berkeley Community Garden Club | Trustee Graf-Stone | Mayor Lee |
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 Minutes from November 16, 2021
8 Claims Ordinance
8.1 Motion to Approve Claims Ordinance #1476 in the amount of $252,925.29
9 Committee Reports
9.1 Administration, Zoning and Technology (Chair –Trustee Graf-Stone; Co Chair – Mathews)
9.1.1 Trustee Liaison Report
9.2 Finance and Economic Development (Chair – Trustee Mohammed; Co Chair Trustee Salemi)
9.2.1 Trustee Liaison Report
9.2.2 Motion to Approve a Resolution of the Village of Berkeley, Illinois Accepting the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report and Related Financial Documents for the Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2021
9.2.3 Motion to Approve an Ordinance of the Village of Berkeley, Cook County, Illinois for the Levy, Assessment and Collection of Taxes for Tax Year 2021
9.2.4 Motion to Approve an Ordinance of the Village of Berkeley, Cook County, Illinois Abating the tax hereto levied in Ordinance 17-22 for the Tax Year 2021 to pay the Principal and Interest on $1,112,000 General Obligation Bonds, Series 2017
9.3 Police and Property Maintenance (Chair – Trustee Mathews; Co-Chair Trustee Hammar)
9.3.1 Trustee Liaison Report
9.3.2 Motion to Approve a Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement between the County of Cook on behalf of the Cook County Sheriff and the Village of Berkeley
(Police Department Dispatching Services)
9.4 Fire and Health (Chair – Trustee Salemi; Co-Chair Trustee Perez) 9.4.1 Trustee Liaison Report
9.4.2 Motion to Approve a Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement between the Village of Hillside, Cook County, Illinois and the Village of Berkeley, Cook County, Illinois Providing for Emergency Services Fire Dispatching and Prisoner Detention Services
9.5 Public Works and Utilities (Chair – Trustee Hammar; Co-Chair Trustee Mohammed)
9.5.1 Trustee Liaison Report
9.6 Community and Intergovernmental Relations (Chair – Trustee Perez; Co Chair Trustee Graf-Stone)
9.6.1 Trustee Liaison Report
10 Village President
10.1 12/21/21 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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