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Village of Chatham Village Board met Aug. 9.

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. Roll Call

Present: Trustee Tim Nice; Trustee Carl Try; Trustee Meredith Ferguson; Trustee Kristen Chiaro; Trustee John Fletcher; Village President Dave Kimsey.

Absent: Trustee Brett Gerger.

Also Present: Village Manager Pat McCarthy; Village Attorney Laken Smaha; Police Chief Vern Foli; Village Clerk Dan Holden.

4. Public Announcements:

Les Morgan with the Chatham VFW and Chatham American Legion announced that there will be Sunday Funday Music at the Chatham VFW on August 28, 2022 and September 4, 2022. These events will occur between 3:00 and 6:00 pm. There will be music and food trucks. On September 9, 2022 at the VFW there will be Karaoke Night.

5. Public Comments Agenda Topics:

There were no public comments on Agenda topics.

B. Old Business

There was no Old Business discussed at this meeting.

C. New Business

1. Resolution 48-22 Approving a Transportation Planning Agreement for Year 2023

A motion was made by Trustee Nice to place Resolution 48-22 on the table for discussion. This motion was seconded by Trustee Chiaro. By a 5-0-1 vote, the motion passed. The roll call vote was as follows: Trustee Nice – yes; Trustee Chiaro – yes; Trustee Try – yes; Trustee Ferguson – yes; Trustee Fletcher – yes; Trustee Gerger – absent.

2. Ordinance 22-38 Amending the Village Code Regarding the Village Green Program Pertaining to Commercial Properties

A motion was made by Trustee Chiaro to place Ordinance 22-38 on the table for discussion. This motion was seconded by Trustee Try. By a 5-0-1 vote, the motion passed. The roll call vote was as follows: Trustee Nice – yes; Trustee Chiaro – yes; Trustee Try – yes; Trustee Ferguson – yes; Trustee Fletcher – yes; Trustee Gerger – absent.

3. Resolution 49-22 of Support for Networked Transmission Systems, Inc.

A motion was made by Trustee Ferguson to place Resolution 49-22 on the table for discussion. This motion was seconded by Trustee Chiaro. By an affirmative voice vote of the members present, the motion passed.

4. Public Comments Village Business:

There was no Public Comments on Village Business during this meeting.

D. Consent Agenda

1. Warrants Resolution No. 50-22

2. Tuesday, July 26, 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 Try. By a 5-0-1 vote, the motion passed. The roll call vote was as follows: Trustee Nice – yes; Trustee Chiaro – yes; Trustee Try – yes; Trustee Ferguson – yes; Trustee Fletcher – yes; Trustee Gerger – absent.

E. Public Comments Village Business:

1. Public Comments Village Business:

Darlene Judd had a question regarding the payment of “General Water Investigation” on the warrants. Do the Village Trustees get a copy of this Investigation? Do the Trustees get a report on the investigation? It was explained that the Investigation is really what the village pays for routine work by the Village water engineer. It is a series of projects that is conducted by the Village water engineer working with village employees and CMT Engineers.

F. Schedule of Meetings

1. Planning Commission 6:00 PM Municipal Hall August 18th, 2022

2. Village Board 6:00 PM Municipal Hall August 23rd, 2022

3. Public Properties & Recreation Commission Meeting Municipal Hall September 12th 6:00 PM 2022

4. Village Board 6:00 PM Municipal Hall September 13th, 2022

5. Committee of the Whole 6:15 PM Municipal Hall September 13th, 2022

6. Utility Oversight Subcommittee Meeting Municipal Hall October 10th, 2022 6:00 PM

G. 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 need for Closed Session during this meeting.

H. Closing

1. Adjournment

A motion was made by Trustee Fletcher to adjourn the Regular Village Board meeting. This motion was seconded by Trustee Nice. By an affirmative voice vote of the members present, the motion passed and the meeting was adjourned at 6:07 pm.

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