Will County Gazette

Village of Crete Board of Trustees met Sept. 11.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

Call to Order: 7 p.m.

Village of Crete Municipal Building

Pledge of Allegiance

Roll Call

CITIZENS SPEAK:

Visitors are always welcome to all public meetings of the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Crete. Interested parties wishing to speak should identify their intent to speak, they then may give their name and where they reside if they so choose and then make their comment. Persons may also provide their address privately to the Village Clerk if they so choose; persons are advised that addresses are considered private information under the Freedom of Information Act and thus are exempt from disclosure pursuant to any Freedom of Information Act request. However, in order to give proper consideration to all items on the agenda, the President has the authority to limit participants in debates and will close repetitive or abusive remarks. In addition, public comment rules are posted in the board room. APPROVAL OF AGENDA:

Special orders:

UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGENDA

All items on the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine in nature and will be enacted in one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a board member so requests, in which event, the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and will be considered separately.

• Approval of Minutes : Regular Board Meeting – August 28, 2023

• Approval of Bills August 28, 2023 thru September 8, 2023

• Ratification of Payroll - Bi-weekly payroll ending September 6, 2023

REPORTS: PRESIDENT AND TRUSTEES:

Public Health – Trustee Katrina Seifert

Water Department – Trustee Stephen Johnson

Road and Bridge – Trustee Steve Bruns

Building and Grounds – Trustee John Phelan

Finance, License and Ordinance – Trustee Mark Wiater

Public Safety – Trustee Holly Milburn

President Michael Einhorn –

COMMITTEE AND DEPARTMENT REPORTS:

Village Administrator – Michael Smith

Police Department – Chief Scott Pieritz – Report Submitted

Fire Department – Chief James Muirhead

Superintendent of Public Works – Justin Pancrazio – Report submitted

Building Department – Building Inspector Mike Smith – Report submitted

Code Enforcement – Code Enforcement Supervisor Marty Braccio

Fire & Police Commission – Jim McPhee

EMA – Marty Braccio

Animal Control/Code Enforcement Officer – Ryan Allison

Planning Commission – Karen Tellef

Heritage & Architecture Commission – Phyllis Monks

Media Consultant – Nick Borrell

COMMUNICATIONS:

Warrants:

OLD BUSINESS:

NEW BUSINESS:

1. Resolution No. 2023- : A Resolution authorizing an extension of a Scavenger Services Contract by and between The Village of Crete and Republic Services, LLC. Board action may be taken.

2. Resolution No. 2023- : A Resolution authorizing and approving the Village of Crete to enter into an agreement with Digital-Ally for the lease of Officer worn body cameras for the Village of Crete Police Department. Board action may be taken.

3. Resolution No. 2023- : A Resolution authorizing and approving an employment contract with the Chief of Police. Board action may be taken.

4. Resolution No 2023- : A Resolution authorizing an extension of the agreement with IDOT for the Village of Crete to maintain the location, construction, operation and maintenance of driveways and street returns, water main, sanitary and storm sewers, street light, traffic signals, sidewalk, landscaping, etc. on State highways within the Village of Crete. Board action may be taken.

5. Consideration to waive the bidding process for paving at 550 & 575 W. Exchange Street. Board action may be taken.

6. Consideration on a Pay Raise for Fire Administrator. Board action may be taken.

EXECUTIVE SESSION:

1. Pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1), the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees.

ADJOURNMENT:

https://villageofcrete.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/09-11-2023-agenda.pdf