West Cook News

Village of Berkeley Village Board met Nov. 5

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 Swearing In Police Officers

4.1.1 Andrea Clunie

4.1.2 Tyson Lewis

4.2 Annual Code Enforcement Report

5 Public Hearings

6 Consent Agenda

6.1 Village Board Minutes from October 15, 2024

7 Claims Ordinance

7.1 Motion to Approve Claims Ordinance #1540 in the amount of $486,595.15

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 Motion to Approve a Resolution of the Village of Berkeley, Cook County, Illinois Establishing an Estimated Annual Tax Levy for Tax Year 2024

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

8.1.4 Motion to Approve a Resolution of the Village of Berkeley, Cook County, Illinois Approving a Professional Services Agreement with NobleTec, LLC for Managed IT Services 

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

8.2.1 Trustee Liaison Report

8.2.2 Motion to Approve an Ordinance Amending the Berkeley Zoning Code to Permit Slats and Strips in Chainlink Fences

8.2.3 Motion to Approve a Resolution Approving Fire Alarm Extension Agreement with AJ-7 LLC for the Installation of a Fire Alarm System at 5535 St. Charles Road

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

8.3.1 Trustee Liaison Report

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

8.4.1 Trustee Liaison 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 11/11/24 Veteran’s Day Holiday – Village Offices Closed

9.3 11/19/24 Village Board Meeting at 6:30 pm

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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