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Village of Berkeley Village Board met May 21

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 ComEd Annual Report – Cory Foster

4.2 Motion to Give Advice and Consent to the Village President’s Appointment of Thomas J. Brescia as Village Prosecutor

5 Public Hearings

6 Consent Agenda

6.1 Village Board Minutes from May 7, 2024

6.2 Executive Session Minutes from May 7, 2024 (not for public release)

7 Claims Ordinance

7.1 Motion to Approve Claims Ordinance #1531 in the amount of $447,475.16

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 of the Village of Berkeley, Cook County, Illinois Authorizing Execution of an Extension of a Power Supply Agreement to Provide Full Requirements Electricity Supply and Related Service for the Village of Berkeley’s Electric Aggregation Program

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

8.2.1 Trustee Liaison Report

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

8.3.1 Trustee Liaison Report

8.3.2 Monthly Reports

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

8.5.2 Motion to Approve a Resolution Approving an Intergovernmental Agreement between the Village of Berkeley and the Berkeley Public Library Regarding Insurance Coverage

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

8.6.1 Trustee Liaison Report

8.6.2 Motion to Approve a Resolution Approving a Public Mural Easement Agreement for the 2024 Centennial Mural at 1750 N. Taft Avenue

8.6.3 Motion to Approve a Resolution Approving a Professional Services Agreement for the 2024 Centennial Mural

9 Village President

9.1 Village President Report

9.2 5/27/24 Memorial Day Ceremony at 11:00 am

9.3 6/8/24 Centennial Opening of Historical Walk & Geocaching

9.4 6/18/24 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

13.1 Motion 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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