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Village of Chatham Village Board met Jan. 11.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

A. Call to Order

Village President Dave Kimsey called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm.

1. Moment of Silence

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Swear In New Official

John Fletcher was sworn in as the new Chatham Village Trustee. The oath of office was administered by Judge Adam Giganti.

4. Roll Call

Present: Trustee Matt Mau; Trustee Meredith Ferguson (via telephone); Trustee Kristen Chiaro; Trustee Dewey Detmers; Trustee Brett Gerger; Trustee John Fletcher; Village President Dave Kimsey

Absent: None

Others Present: Village Manager Pat McCarthy; Village Attorney Greg Moredock; Dustin Patterson; Scott Tarter; Kayla Dierkes; Village Clerk Dan Holden

A motion was made by Trustee Gerger to allow Trustee Ferguson to participate via telephone. This motion was seconded by Trustee Mau. By an affirmative voice vote of the members present, the motion passed.

5. Public Announcements:

There were no public announcements.

6. Public Comments Agenda Topics:

there were no public comments on agenda topics.

B. Consent Agenda

1. Warrants Resolution 01-22

2. Tuesday, December 28th, 2021 Regular Board Minutes

A motion was made by Trustee Chiaro to place the Consent Agenda on the table for discussion. This motion was seconded by Trustee Fletcher. By a vote of the Trustees, the motion passed 6-0. The vote was as follows: Trustee Mau - yes; Trustee Ferguson - yes; Trustee Chiaro - yes; Trustee Detmers - yes; Trustee Gerger - yes; Trustee Detmers - yes.

C. Old Business

There was no old business to discuss.

D. New Business

1. Public Comments Village Business:

Village resident Darlene Judd addressed the board regarding her recent Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request regarding communication between Village President Kimsey and people who submitted applications for the recently vacant Village Trustee position. Ms. Judd expressed her disappointment at the denial of the request and the letter from the Village Attorney.

E. Schedule of Meetings

1. Planning Commission 6:00 PM Municipal Hall January 20th, 2022

2. Village Board 6:00 PM Municipal Hall January 25th, 2022

3. Village Board 6:00 PM Municipal Hall February 8th, 2022

4. Committee of the Whole 6:15 PM Municipal Hall February 8th, 2022

5. Utility Oversight Subcommittee Meeting Municipal Hall February 14, 2022 6:00 PM

6. Chatham Fire & Police Commission Meeting - February 16th, 2022 5:30 PM

7. Public Properties & Recreation Commission Meeting Municipal Hall March 14th 6:00 PM 2022

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. Review of Closed Session Minutes 2(c)(21)

6. 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.”

There was no Closed Session within this meeting.

G. Closing

1. Adjournment

A motion was made by Trustee Chiaro to adjourn the Regular Village Board meeting. This motion was seconded by Trustee Detmers. By an affirmative voice vote of the members present, the meeting was adjourned at 6:12 pm.

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