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Village of Chatham Village Board Met July 13.

Here is the minutes provided by the board:

A. Call to Order

Village President Kimsey called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.

1. Moment of Silence

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Roll Call

Present: Trustee Mau; Trustee Chiaro; Trustee Ferguson; Trustee Detmers; Trustee Gerger; Trustee Scherschel

Others Present: Village Administrator McCarthy; Village Attorney Moredock; Village Clerk Holden; Sherry Dierking; Kayla Dierkes

4. Public Announcements: If you have a Public announcement you must email it to (publiccomments@chathamil.net) at least 30 minutes before the beginning of the scheduled meeting.

Les Morgan with the Chatham American Legion and Chatham VFW thanked everyone for the support at the recent reading of the Declaration of Independence on the 4th of July at the Village Square.

5. Public Comments Agenda Topics: If you have a Public Comments on Agenda Topics you must email it to (publiccomments@chathamil.net) at least 30 minutes before the beginning of the scheduled meeting.

B. Consent Agenda

1. Warrants Resolution 26-21

2. Tuesday, June 22, 2021 Regular Board Minutes

A motion was made by Trustee Mau to place the Consent Agenda on the table for approval. This motion was seconded by Trustee Chiaro. The motion passed by a 6-0 vote. The vote was as follows: Trustee Mau - Yes; Trustee Ferguson - Yes; Trustee Chiaro - Yes; Trustee Detmers - Yes; Trustee Gerger - Yes; Trustee Scherschel - Yes.

C. Old Business

1. RESOLUTION NO. 07- 21 AN RESOLUTION RELEASING THE LETTER OF CREDIT FOR CARDINAL RIDGE

A motion was made by Trustee Chiaro to continue to hold Item 1 on Old Business and Item 1 on New Business for future consideration. Trustee Detmers seconded this motion. The motion passed with a voice vote.

D. New Business

1. A Resolution Approving A Collective Bargaining Agreement Between the Village of Chatham and the Fraternal Order of Police Unit 821

Please reference the motion within Old Business.

2. Village’s Appropriation Power Point Presentation

Chief Financial Officer Sherry Dierking presented the draft budget proposal.

3. Public Comments Village Business: If you have a Public Comments on Village Business you must email it to (publiccomments@chathamil.net) at least 30 minutes before the beginning of the scheduled meeting.

E. Schedule of Meetings

1. Planning Commission 6:00 PM Municipal Hall July 15, 2021

2. Village Board 6:00 PM Municipal Hall July 27, 2021

3. Utility Oversight Subcommittee Meeting Municipal Hall 6:00 PM August 9, 2021

4. Village Board 6:00 PM Municipal Hall August 10, 2021

5. Committee of the Whole 6:15 PM Municipal Hall August 10, 2021

6. Public Properties & Recreation Commission Meeting Municipal Hall September 13th 6:00 PM 2021

F. Closed Session

1. Personnel under 2(c)(1)

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

3. Litigation under 2(c)(11)

4. Setting the price for sale of public property (2)(c)(6).

5. The executive session will be pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(5) “The purchase or lease of real property for the use of the public body, including meetings held for the purpose of discussing whether a particular parcel should be acquired.”

G. Closing

A motion was made by Trustee Scherschel to recess the Regular Board meeting and to reconvene at the conclusion of the Committee of the Whole meeting. This motion was seconded by Trustee Ferguson. The motion passed with a voice vote.

A motion was made by Trustee Gerger to reconvene the Regular Board meeting at the conclusion of the Committee of the Whole. This motion was seconded by Trustee Mau. The motion passed with a voice vote.

A motion was made by Trustee Chiaro to enter into Executive Session. This motion was seconded by Trustee Detmers. This motion passed by a 6-0 vote. The vote was as follows: Trustee Mau - Yes; Trustee Ferguson - Yes; Trustee Chiaro - Yes; Trustee Detmers - Yes; Trustee Gerger - Yes; Trustee Scherschel - Yes.

A motion was made at the conclusion of the Executive Session to reconvene the Regular Board meeting by Trustee Chiaro. This motion was seconded by Trustee Mau. The motion passed by voice vote.

1. Adjournment

A motion was made by Trustee Mau to adjourn the Regular Board meeting. This motion was seconded by Trustee Chiaro. The motion passed by a 6-0 vote. The vote was as follows: Trustee Mau - Yes; Trustee Ferguson - Yes; Trustee Chiaro - Yes; Trustee Detmers - Yes; Trustee Gerger - Yes; Trustee Scherschel - Yes.

The meeting stands adjouned at 12:50 a.m.

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