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Village of Chatham Village Board met July 24

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

A. Call to Order

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

1. Moment of Silence

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Roll Call

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

Absent: Village Trustee Tim Nice and Village Trustee Brett Gerger

Others Present: Village Manager Pat McCarthy; Village Attorney Lisa Petrilli; Village Clerk Dan Holden; General Foreman Dustin Patterson; Director of Emergency Management Trent Thompson; Police Chief Vern Foli

4. Public Comments Agenda Topics:

Les Morgan with the Chatham American Legion and the Chatham VFW thanked the Village for allowing flags to be flown on Route 4 in Honor of Independence Day and active members of the military. 

Also, Mr. Morgan noted that there will be a free Ice Cream Social at the VFW to encourage people to bring in school supplies for a Back to School Supply Drive.  This event will occur on August 4, 2024 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.

B. Consent Agenda

1. Warrants Resolution 45-24

2. Tuesday, July 9, 2024 Regular Board Minutes

A motion was made by Trustee Try to bring the Consent Agenda to the table for discussion. This motion was seconded by Trustee Ferguson. By a 4-0-0-2 vote of the Trustees, the motion passed.  The vote was as follows: Trustee Fletcher – yes; Trustee Nice – absent; Trustee Ferguson – yes; Trustee Gerger – absent; Trustee Chiaro – yes; Trustee Try – yes.

C. Old Business

There was no Old Business discussed at this meeting.

D. New Business

1. ORDINANCE NO. 24-27 APPROVING BID FOR OIL AND CHIP ROAD PROJECT

A motion was made by Trustee Fletcher to bring Ordinance 24-27 to the table for discussion. This motion was seconded by Trustee Chiaro. By a 4-0-0-2 vote of the Trustees, the motion passed. The vote was as follows: Trustee Fletcher – yes; Trustee Nice – absent; Trustee Ferguson – yes; Trustee Gerger – absent; Trustee Chiaro – yes; Trustee Try – yes.

2. RESOLUTION 46-24 – RESOLUTION DESIGNATING VOLUNTEER DRIVE – Graham McCoy

A motion was made by Trustee Ferguson to bring Resolution 46-24 to the table for discussion. This motion was seconded by Trustee Try. By an affirmative voice vote of the members present, the motion passed.

E. Public Comments Village Business:

1. Public Comments Village Business:

Village Manager McCarthy informed the Trustees and the public that starting on Monday, July 29th work will begin on power washing and painting the underpass on Plummer Boulevard. The work will occur from 7:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m. each night until the work is complete. This should last about 7-10 days.

F. Next Scheduled of Meeting

1. Village Board 6:00 PM Municipal Hall August 13, 2024

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 Chiaro to adjourn the Regular Village Board Meeting. This motion was seconded by Trustee Fletcher. By an affirmative voice vote of the members present, the motion passed and the meeting adjourned at 6:05 p.m.

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