Will County Forest Preserve District Finance Committee met April 6.
Here are the minutes provided by the committee:
A. CALL TO ORDER
Meeting was called to order by Vice Chair Newquist at 9:18 AM.
B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Commissioner Mueller led the Pledge of Allegiance.
C. ROLL CALL
| Attendee Name | Title | Status | Arrived |
| Herbert Brooks Jr. | District 8 (D - Joliet) | Present | |
| Jacqueline Traynere | Vice Chair | Present | |
| Tom Weigel | District 12 (R - New Lenox) | Present | |
| Annette Parker | District 9 (R - Crest Hill) | Present | |
| Gretchen Fritz | District 5 (R - Plainfield) | Absent | |
| Tyler Marcum | Treasurer | Absent | |
| Meta Mueller | District 5 (D - Aurora) | Present | |
| Joe VanDuyne | President | Present | |
| Rachel Ventura | Vice President | Present | |
| Julie Berkowicz | District 11 (R - Naperville) | Present | |
| Margaret Tyson | District 3 (D - Bolingbrook) | Present | |
| Sherry Newquist | District 1 (D - Steger) | Present | |
| Raquel M. Mitchell | District 3 (R - Bolingbrook) | Absent | |
| Mica Freeman | Secretary | Present | |
| Natalie Coleman | Chair | Absent | |
| Frankie Pretzel | District 12 (R - New Lenox) | Present | |
| Ralph Schultz | Executive Director | Present | |
| George Mahoney | Attorney | Present | |
| Hannah Lamore | Attorney | Present | |
| Tracy Chapman | Deputy Director | Present | |
| Lisa Lukasevich | Director of Finance | Present |
D. SCHEDULE OF BILLS
| RESULT: APPROVED [9 TO 0]
MOVER: Tom Weigel, District 12 (R - New Lenox) SECONDER: Meta Mueller, District 5 (D - Aurora) AYES: Brooks Jr., Traynere, Weigel, Parker, Mueller, Berkowicz, Tyson, Newquist, Pretzel ABSENT: Fritz, Marcum, Mitchell, Coleman NOT VOTING: VanDuyne, Ventura, Freeman |
1. Minutes of March 2, 2022
| RESULT: APPROVED [9 TO 0]
MOVER: Herbert Brooks Jr., District 8 (D - Joliet) SECONDER: Meta Mueller, District 5 (D - Aurora) AYES: Brooks Jr., Traynere, Weigel, Parker, Mueller, Berkowicz, Tyson, Newquist, Pretzel ABSENT: Fritz, Marcum, Mitchell, Coleman NOT VOTING: VanDuyne, Ventura, Freeman |
G. NEW BUSINESS
1. Approval of Resolution No. 22-02 Authorizing Staff to Initiate Negotiations for One (1) Parcel in the South Des Plaines River Resource Area as part of the 2020-2024 Capital Improvement Program.
| RESULT: APPROVED [9 TO 0]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners MOVER: Tom Weigel, District 12 (R - New Lenox) SECONDER: Meta Mueller, District 5 (D - Aurora) AYES: Brooks Jr., Traynere, Weigel, Parker, Mueller, Berkowicz, Tyson, Newquist, Pretzel ABSENT: Fritz, Marcum, Mitchell, Coleman NOT VOTING: VanDuyne, Ventura, Freeman |
No closed session occurred on April 4, 2022.
I. REPORTS
1. 2020-2024 Capital Improvement Program Status Report
Executive Director Schultz stated he will discuss this report at the Full Board meeting next week but asked the committee members to review page 8, Grants and Partnerships.
2. Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) Certificate of Achievement Award Executive Director Schultz was pleased to announce that the Forest Preserve District was awarded the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the 26th consecutive year. Schultz thanked the Director of Finance, Lisa Lukasevich and her staff.
3. Next Meeting Date - Wednesday, May 4, 2022 immediately following the Operations Committee Meeting but no earlier than 8:45 AM at the Sugar Creek Administration Center, 17540 W. Laraway Road, Joliet, IL
J. COMMENTS BY PUBLIC
No comments were received.
K. COMMENTS BY COMMISSIONERS
L. ADJOURNMENT
1. Meeting was adjourned at 9:31 AM
| RESULT: APPROVED [9 TO 0]
MOVER: Margaret Tyson, District 3 (D - Bolingbrook) SECONDER: Meta Mueller, District 5 (D - Aurora) AYES: Brooks Jr., Traynere, Weigel, Parker, Mueller, Berkowicz, Tyson, Newquist, Pretzel ABSENT: Fritz, Marcum, Mitchell, Coleman NOT VOTING: VanDuyne, Ventura, Freeman |
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