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Village of Berkeley Village Board met Sept. 20.

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 Proclamation Recognizing and Honoring Sonali Rajput on Earning Elmhurst University’s 2022 Senior of the Year Award

4.2 Beautify Berkeley Home of the Month – 5950 Maple Avenue

4.3 Oaths of Office to:

4.3.1 Public Works Heavy Equipment Operator Nathan Smith

4.3.2 Police Officer Luis Rodriguez

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 September 6, 2022

8 Claims Ordinance

8.1 Motion to Approve Claims Ordinance #1494 in the amount of $113,334.44

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

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.

9.1.3 Motion to Approve a Resolution Approving an Honorary Street Designation of “John Hohe Way” for the 2100 Block of High Street in the Village of Berkeley, Cook County, Illinois

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

9.2.1 Trustee Liaison Report

9.2.2 Monthly Report

9.2.3 Fiscal Year 22-23 Quarter 1 Financial Dashboard

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 a Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement Concerning the Sharing of Police Services, Personnel, Equipment and Resources through a Multi-Jurisdictional Drug and Gang Task Force

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

9.5.3 Motion to Approve a Resolution Approving a Proposal from Dawson’s Tree Services for the Removal of Selected Trees and Stumps in an Amount not to Exceed $103,360.00

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 9/23/22 WCMC Annual Dinner at 7:00 p.m.

10.2 10/4/22 Village Board Meeting at 6:30 p.m.

11 Village Administrator

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.

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 Adjournment

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