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Village of Berkeley Village Board met April 16

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1 Call to Order

2 Pledge of Allegiance

3 Roll Call

4 Presentations and Appointment

5 Public Hearings

6 Consent Agenda

7 Claims Ordinance

7.1 Motion to Approve Claims Ordinance #1529 in the amount of $170,820.40

8 Committee Reports

8.1 Administration, Finance and Technology (Chair – Trustee Graf-Stone; CoChair – Trustee Mathews)

8.1.1 Trustee Liaison Report

8.1.2 Monthly Report

8.1.3 Motion to Approve an Ordinance Amending the Annual Budget for the Fiscal Year Beginning May 1, 2023 and Ending April 30, 2024 for the Village of Berkeley, Cook County, Illinois

8.1.4 Motion to Approve an Ordinance of the Village of Berkeley, Cook County, Illinois Adopting the Annual Budget for the Fiscal Year Beginning May 1, 2024 and Ending April 30, 2025

8.2 Community and Economic Development (Chair – Trustee Salemi; Co-Chair – Trustee Thomas)

8.2.1 Trustee Liaison Report

8.2.2 Monthly Report

8.3 Public Safety (Chair – Trustee Mathews; Co-Chair – Trustee Hammar)

8.3.1 Trustee Liaison Report 

8.3.2 Monthly Reports

8.3.3 Motion to Approve a Resolution Approving the Purchase of One Fully Outfitted Marion Body Works Firestorm Demo Engine with a Spartan MFD 10” Raised Roof in an amount not to exceed $700,000

8.4 Public Works and Utilities (Chair – Trustee Hammar; Co-Chair – Trustee Salemi)

8.4.1 Trustee Liaison Report

8.4.2 Monthly Report

8.5 Intergovernmental Relations (Chair – Trustee Thomas; Co-Chair – Trustee Perez)

8.5.1 Trustee Liaison Report

8.6 Community Events (Chair – Trustee Perez; Co-Chair – Trustee Graf-Stone)

8.6.1 Trustee Liaison Report

9 Village President

9.1 Village President Report

9.2 5/7/24 Village Board Meeting at 6:30 p.m.

10 Village Administrator

11 Village Attorney

12 Public Comments and Questions

Please limit comments to three (3) minutes in length, unless further granted by the Board

13 Executive Session

13.1Motion to enter into Executive Session to consider the:

a. Appointment, Employment, Compensation, Discipline, Performance or Dismissal of Specific Employee(s) and/or Legal Counsel 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, 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)

14 Action After Executive Session

15 Adjournment

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