Will County Gazette

Village of Elwood Board of Trustees met Sept. 4.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. ROLL CALL

3. PLEDGE TO THE FLAG

4. PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLIC HEARING

4.1 Reconvene and Continue the Public Hearing – Franchise Agreement Between Village of Elwood and Comcast of Illinois VI, LLC

Reconvene and Continue the Public Hearing for the Proposed Franchise Agreement between the Village of Elwood and Comcast of Illinois VI, LLC to October 2, 2024 at

7:00 pm at the Elwood Village Hall in the Council Chambers

5. PUBLIC COMMENTS (limited to two (2) minutes per person)

• Public Comments Pertaining to Agenda Items

6. CONSENT AGENDA

All items listed on the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine by the Village Board and will be acted upon with one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Board member or citizen so requests, in which event, the item will be removed from the general order of business and considered after all other regular agenda items.

6.1 Presentation of Village Board Meeting Minutes – August 27, 2024

6.2 Presentation of Bills – Paid Invoice Report July 30, 2024 through August 6, 2024 in the amount of $30,059.60.

6.3 Presentation of Bills – Paid Invoice Report August 8, 2024 through August 27, 2024 in the amount of $644,495.85.

6.4 Presentation of Bills – Unpaid Invoice Report in the amount of $478,912.28.

7. REPORTS & COMMUNICATIONS FROM VILLAGE OFFICIALS

7.1 Administration – Village Administrator Julie Friebele

7.1.1 July 2024 Financial Report – Review

7.1.2 An Ordinance Approving a Site Plan, Granting a Special Use and Certain Variances from the Elwood Zoning Ordinance – Consideration

7.1.3 An Ordinance Levying and Extending a Special Tax in the Village of Elwood Special Service Area Number 1 for Tax Year 2024 – Consideration

7.1.4 An Ordinance Abating the Tax Hereto Levied for the Year 2024 to Pay the Principal of and Interest on $3,805,000 Taxable General Obligation Refunding Bonds Series 2010 A – Consideration

7.1.5 An Ordinance Abating the Tax Hereto Levied for the Year 2024 to Pay the Principal of and Interest on $17,325,000 Taxable General Obligation Refunding Bonds Series 2023 – Consideration

7.1.6 Elwood Beautification Project Donation Request – Consideration

7.2 Police Department – Chief Fred Hayes

7.2.1 Department Monthly Report

7.2.2 Request for Additional Vacation Time for Commander Marc Reid –

Consideration

7.3 Public Works – Director of Public Works Larry Lohmar

7.3.1 Department Monthly Report

7.3.2 Ordinance Amending the Municipal Code of the Village of Elwood, by the

Addition of Chapter 51 Establishing Standards for the Construction of

Facilities in the Rights of Way – Consideration

7.4 Village Administrator – Julie Friebele

7.4.1 Administration Report

7.5 Village President – Doug Jenco

7.5.1 President’s Report

8. OTHER BUSINESS

9. PUBLIC COMMENTS (limited to two (2) minutes per person)

• Public Comments That May or May Not Pertain to Agenda Items

10. CLOSED SESSION

Closed Session To Consider: (Highlighted Items Will Be Discussed In Closed Session)

• Appointment, Employment, Compensation, Discipline, Performance Or Dismissal Of Specific Employee(s), Appointment of Village Official

• Collective Bargaining

• The Consideration To Purchase Lease or Acquire Specific Real Estate Property

• The Setting of a Price for Sale or Lease of a Specific Property Owned by the Public Body

• The Probable Or Imminent And Pending Litigation

11. ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN FOLLOWING THE CLOSED SESSION MEETING

12. ADJOURNMENT

http://www.villageofelwood.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_09042024-794