Village of Chatham Village Board met March 10

Village of Chatham Village Board met March 10

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

I. Meeting Opening

I.1 Call to Order 

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

I.2 Moment of Silence

I.3 Pledge of Allegiance

I.4 Roll Call

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

Absent: Village Trustee Brett Gerger

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

I.5 Public Announcements

Les Morgan with the Chatham VFW informed the Board that there will be Coffee and Donuts at the VFW on March 21, 2026 from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. There will also be an Adult Easter Egg Hunt on March 21, 2026 @ 3:00 p.m.

I.6 Public Comments Agenda Topics

II. Old Business

There was no Old Business discussed at this meeting

III. New Business

III. 1 Resolution 07-26 Approving IDOT Agreement for Maintenance Under the Illinois Highway Code. A motion was made by Trustee Chiaro to bring Resolution 07-26 to the table for discussion.  The motion was seconded by Trustee Try. By a 5-0-0-1 roll call vote, the motion passed. The vote was as follows: Trustee Try – yes; Trustee Chiaro – yes; Trustee Fletcher – yes; Trustee Gerger – absent; Trustee Nice – yes; Trustee Ferguson – yes.

III. 2 Resolution 08-26 – A Resolution amending Resolution 06-24 changing the effective date in section II from May 1, 2026, to June 1, 2026. A motion was made by Trustee Chiaro to bring Resolution 08-26 to the table for discussion. This motion was seconded by Trustee Fletcher. By a 5-0-0-1 roll call vote, the motion passed. The vote was as follows: Trustee Try – yes; Trustee Chiaro – yes; Trustee Fletcher – yes; Trustee Gerger – absent; Trustee Nice – yes; Trustee Ferguson – yes.

III.3 Resolution 09-26 – A Resolution establishing the sewer rates for the Village of Chatham. A motion was made by Trustee Nice to bring Resolution 09-26 to the table for discussion. This motion was seconded by Trustee Ferguson. By a 5-0-0-1 roll call vote, the motion passed. The vote was as follows: Trustee Try – yes; Trustee Chiaro – yes; Trustee Fletcher – yes; Trustee Gerger – absent; Trustee Nice – yes; Trustee Ferguson – yes.

IV. Consent Agenda

IV. 1 Warrants Resolution 10-26

IV. 2 Approval of Meeting Minutes from February 24, 2026

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

V. Public Comment

V.1 Members of the Public may address the Board on Village Business

There was no Public Comment during this meeting.

VI. Next Scheduled Meeting

VI.1 Village Board 6:00 p.m. at Village Hall on March 24, 2026

VII. Executive Session

VII.1 Personnel under 2(c)(1)

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

VII.3 Litigation under 2(c)(11)

VII.4 Setting the Price for sale or lease of Public Property (2)(c)(6)

VII.5 Review of Closed Session Minutes 2(c)(21)

VII.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

VIII. Adjournment

VIII.1 Adjourn Meeting

A motion was made by Trustee Chiaro to adjourn the meeting. This motion was seconded by Trustee Nice. By an affirmative voice vote of the members present, the motion passed and the meeting adjourned at 6:06 p.m.

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