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Village of Berkeley Village Board will meet March 18

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1. Call to Order

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Roll Call

4. Presentations and Appointment

Community Partner Reports

1. Garden Club

2. Neighborhood Watch

3. Aging Care Connections

5. Public Hearings

Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Hearing

FY 25-26 Budget Hearing Memo.pdf

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.

7. Claims Ordinance

Motion to Approve Claims Ordinance #1548 in the amount of $106,531.31

8. Committee Reports

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

Trustee Liaison Report

Monthly Report

Motion to Approve a Resolution of the Village of Berkeley, Cook County, Illinois Authorizing Change Order Number One for Additional Generator Installation Services for the Village Hall Generator Project in an Amount Not to Exceed $25,000

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

Trustee Liaison Report

Monthly Report

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

Trustee Liaison Report

Monthly Reports

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

Trustee Liaison Report

Monthly Report

Motion to Approve a Resolution of the Village of Berkeley, Cook County, Illinois Approving a Proposal from KLF 

Enterprises for the Demolition of 5829 Electric and 1756-1758 Taft Avenues in an Amount Not to Exceed $39,414.13

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

4/1/25 - Village Board Meeting canceled

4/15/25 - 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

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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