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Village of Chatham Village Board met Feb. 25

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

1. Meeting Opening

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

1.2 Moment of Silence

1.3 Pledge of Allegiance

1.4 Roll Call

Present: Village Trustee Kristen Chiaro; Village Trustee John Fletcher; Village Trustee Carl Try; Village Trustee Brett Gerger; Village President Dave Kimsey

Absent: Village Trustee Tim Nice and Village Trustee Meredith Ferguson

Others Present: Village Manager Pat McCarthy; Village Attorney Lisa Petrilli; Public Works Director Dustin Patterson; Emergency Manager Trent Thompson and Village Clerk Dan Holden

1.5 Public Announcements

Trustee Chiaro announced on behalf of Les Morgan that the Chatham American Legion Fish Fry’s will start on Friday, March 7, 2025.

1.6 Public Comments on Agenda Topics

There were no Public Comments on Agenda Topics

2. Old Business

There was no Old Business discussed at this meeting.

3. New Business

3.1 A Resolution 07-25, for Annual Maintenance for IDOT MFT Projects.

A motion was made by Trustee Chiaro to bring Resolution 07-25 to the table for discussion. This motion was seconded by Trustee Fletcher. By a 4-0-0-2 vote of the Trustees, the motion passed. The vote was as follows: Trustee Try – yes; Trustee Nice – absent; Trustee Ferguson – absent; Trustee Chiaro – yes; Trustee Fletcher – yes; Trustee Gerger – yes.

4. Consent Agenda

4.1 Warrants Resolution 08-2025

4.2. Meeting Minutes from the Regular Board meeting on 2-11-2025

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

5. Public Comment on Village Business

There were no Public Comments on Village Business at this meeting.

6. Next Scheduled Meeting

6.1 Village Board 6:00 p.m. at Municipal Hall on 3-11-25

7. Executive Session

7.1 Personnel under 2(c)(1)

7.2 Collective Negotiating Matter (2)(c)(2)

7.3 Litigation under 2(c)(11)

7.4 Setting the price for sale or lease of public property (2)(C)(6)

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

7.6 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 2(C)(5)

There was no need for Executive Session during this meeting

8. Adjournment 

8.1 Adjourn Meeting. 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 6:03 p.m.

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