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Village of Berkeley Village Board met April 19.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

1 President Lee called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.

2 Pledge of Allegiance

3 Roll Call

Present at Roll Call: Trustees Hammar, Salemi, Perez ,Graf-Stone, Mathews, Village President Lee

Also present: Village Administrator Espiritu, Village Attorney Smith, Assistant to the Village Administrator Miller, Police Chief Larem, Public Works Superintendent Wagner

4 Presentations and Appointment

4.1 Partner Agency Annual Report – Berk-Hill Baseball

No representative present – moved to next meeting

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 Minutes from April 5, 2022

Trustee	Motion	Second	Ayes	Nays	Absent	Abstain
Shafi Mohammed					X
Larry Hammar			X
Diane Salemi	X		X
Jerry Perez			X
Sherry Graf-Stone		X	X
Jason Mathews			X

MOTION CARRIED

8 Claims Ordinance

8.1 Motion to Approve Claims Ordinance #1485 in the amount of $494,306.29

Trustee	Motion	Second	Ayes	Nays	Absent	Abstain
Shafi Mohammed					X
Larry Hammar			X
Diane Salemi	X		X
Jerry Perez			X
Sherry Graf-Stone		X	X
Jason Mathews			X

MOTION CARRIED

9 Committee Reports

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

9.1.1 Trustee Liaison Report

9.1.2 Monthly Report

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

9.2.1 Trustee Liaison Report

9.2.2 Monthly Report

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

9.3.1 Trustee Liaison Report

9.3.2 Monthly Report

9.3.3 Motion to Approve an Ordinance Amending the Village of Berkeley Village Code Regarding Seizure and Impoundment of Vehicles

Trustee	Motion	Second	Ayes	Nays	Absent	Abstain
Shafi Mohammed					X
Larry Hammar			X
Diane Salemi		X	X
Jerry Perez			X
Sherry Graf-Stone			X
Jason Mathews	X		X

MOTION CARRIED

9.4 Fire and Health (Chair – Trustee Salemi; 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 Mohammed)

9.5.1 Trustee Liaison Report

9.5.2 Monthly Report

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

9.6.1 Trustee Liaison Report

Discussion regarding neighborhood watch signs around the Village

10 Village President

10.1 5/3/22 Village Board Meeting at 6:30 p.m.

11 Village Administrator

Administrator Espiritu opens discussion regarding workers’ compensation and general liability insurance regarding the Berkeley Public Library. He says the Village has been paying the premium for this insurance for the Library and asked if the Village should continue to pay for this cost considering the Library is a separate government agency. Village has no oversight over Library staff or operations, but is held liable because we are paying the Library’s premium. Trustee Graf-Stone said the Library should seek their own policy. Trustee Mathews agreed to have them pay the costs but suggests transition plan to phase them out, which Trustee Salemi agreed with. Trustee Perez suggests they should have their own policy for insurance. President Lee asked Village Administrator Espiritu to attend the next Library Board meeting to inform them about the Village Board’s decision and to work out a phase out plan for the Library to pay for the costs for workers compensation and liability insurance.

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:

Enter executive session 7:19 p.m.

Trustee	Motion	Second	Ayes	Nays	Absent	Abstain
Shafi Mohammed					X
Larry Hammar			X
Diane Salemi	X		X
Jerry Perez			X
Sherry Graf-Stone		X	X
Jason Mathews			X

MOTION CARRIED

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)

Exit from Executive Session 7:38 p.m.

Trustee	Motion	Second	Ayes	Nays	Absent	Abstain
Shafi Mohammed					X
Larry Hammar		X	X
Diane Salemi	X		X
Jerry Perez			X
Sherry Graf-Stone			X
Jason Mathews			X

MOTION CARRIED

15 Action to be Taken as a Result of Executive Session

16 Meeting adjourned at 7:40 p.m.

Trustee	Motion	Second	Ayes	Nays	Absent	Abstain
Shafi Mohammed					X
Larry Hammar			X
Diane Salemi	X		X
Jerry Perez		X	X
Sherry Graf-Stone			X
Jason Mathews			X

VOICE VOTE-- MOTION CARRIED

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