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Village of Berkeley Village Board met March 4

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1. Call to Order

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Roll Call

4. Presentations and Appointment

Swearing In of Planning and Zoning Commissioner Patrick K. Hurley

Capital Infrastructure & Financing Plan Presentation – Berkeley Public Works Director Joe Wagner and Anthony Miceli from Speer Financial

5. Public Hearings

6. 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.

Motion to Approve the Consent Agenda as presented

Village Board Minutes from February 18, 2025

Executive Session Minutes from February 18, 2025 (not for public release)

7. Claims Ordinance

Motion to Approve Claims Ordinance #1547 in the amount of $224,278.68

8. Committee Reports

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

Trustee Liaison Report

Motion to Approve a Resolution Approving a Debt Service Policy for the Village of Berkeley

Motion to Approve a Resolution Appointing the Village Administrator as the Authorized Agent for the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund

Quarter 3 Financial Dashboard

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

Trustee Liaison Report

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

Trustee Liaison Report

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

Trustee Liaison Report

Motion to Approve a Resolution of the Village of Berkeley, Cook County, Illinois Approving a 2025 Community Development Block Grant Application for the 2026 Sanitary  Sewer Rehabilitation Project

8.5 Intergovernmental Relations (Chair – Trustee Thomas; CoChair – Trustee Perez) Trustee Liaison Report

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

Trustee Liaison Report

9. Village President

3/18/25 - 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

Motion to enter into Executive Session to consider the:

1. Appointment, Employment, Compensation, Discipline, Performance or Dismissal of Specific Employee(s) and/or Legal Counsel 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(1)

2. Collective Bargaining, Salary Schedules; categorically 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(2)

3. Appointment/Removal for Public Office or Attorney 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(3)

4. Consideration to Purchase, Lease (Buy), or Acquire Specific Real Estate Property 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(5)

5. Setting Price for Sale/Lease Specific Real Estate Property 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(6)

6. 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)

7. Probable or Imminent and Pending Litigation 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(11)

8. Establish Reserves or Settle Claims (Tort) 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(12)

9. Consideration of Release of Executive Session Minutes 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(21)

14. Action After Executive Session

15. Adjournment

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