Village of Chatham Village Board met January 28

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella

Apr 16, 2020

Village of Chatham Village Board met Jan. 28.

Here is the minutes provided by the board:

A. Call to Order

1. Moment of Silence

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Roll Call

Present: Trustee Chiaro, Mann, Detmers, Scherschel, Gerger, Mau, and Village President Kimsey..

Others present: Clerk Dahlkamp, Attorney Moredock, Police Chief Foli, Chief Fiscal Officer Sherry Dierking, and Village Administrator McCarthy.

4. Public Announcements

Les Morgan- Fish Fry's at the American Legion begin February 28th from 5-7:30 PM and go until Good Friday.

5. Public Comments Agenda Topics

There were no public comments on agenda topics.

B. Consent Agenda

1. Regular Village Board Meeting Minutes from Tuesday, January 14th, 2020.

2. Warrants Resolution 2-20

Trustee Mau moved, seconded by Trustee Chiaro to put the consent agenda on the table for action. The consent agenda passed 6 yes, 0 no, and 0 absent as follows: Trustee Mann yes, Gerger yes, Chiaro yes, Detmers yes, Mau yes, and Scherschel yes.

C. Old Business

1. AN ORDINANCE RENEWING THE ENGAGEMENT CONTACT WIT SIKICH, LLP FOR AUDIT SERVICES FOR THE VILLAGE OF CHATHAM, Ordinance 20-2

Trustee Mau moved, seconded by Trustee Gerger to put the ordinance on the table for action. Ordinance 20-2 passed 4 yes, 2 no, and 0 absent as follows: Trustee Mann yes, Gerger no, Chiaro yes, Detmers yes, Mau yes, and Scherschel no.

2. Update to Customer Service Manual

This agenda item will be moved to old business at the next meeting. Prior to it being discussed at the next meeting, it will be put on the agenda for the upcoming Utility Oversight meeting. There was no action on this agenda topic tonight.

D. New Business

1. Transferring Appropriations Between Line Items for the Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2020, Ordinance 20-3

Trustee Chiaro moved, seconded by Trustee Gerger to put the ordinance on the table for action. Ordinance 20-3 passed 6 yes, 0 no, and 0 absent as follows: Trustee Mann yes, Gerger yes, Chiaro yes, Detmers yes, Mau yes, and Scherschel yes.

2. Motion to move the March 24th Village Board Meeting to March 31st

Due to the meeting falling on March 24th during the spring break for the school district, it was suggested the meeting be moved to the following week. Trustee Scherschel moved, seconded by Trustee Chiaro. Moving the village meeting from March 24th to March 31st was passed by voice vote.

3. Public Comments Village Business

Terry Hupp- A resident on Oxford Street in the village. He voiced concerns about having a dog park so close to his residence. Between issues of loud noises, messes to pick up, and continual barking there needs to be consideration for a better location. He is not anti dogs or anti dog park, just requesting a different loaction not close to residences.

Otto Fafoglia- Expressed the same concerns listed above as Mr. Hupp stated.

E. Schedule of Meetings

1. Utility Oversight Subcommittee Meeting Municipal Hall 6:00 PM February 10, 2020

2. Village Board 6:00 PM Municipal Hall February 11, 2020

3. Committee of the Whole 6:15 PM Municipal Hall February 11, 2020

F. Closed Session (There was NO closed session this evening)

1. Personnel under 2(c)(1)

2. Collective Negotiating Matter (2)(c)(2)

3. Litigation under 2(c)(11)

G. Closing

1. Adjournment

Trustee Mau moved, seconded by Trustee Chiaro to adjourn the meeting. This was passed by voice vote.