Will County Gazette

Village of Crete President and Board of Trustees met July 28.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

PUBLIC HEARING

Date: July 28, 2025

Call to order: 6:45 p.m.

Village of Crete Municipal Building

Re: Appropriations for the fiscal year commencing on the 1st day of May 2025 and ending on the 30th day of April 2026: Recapitulation by Funds

REGULAR BOARD MEETING:

Date: July 28, 2025

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 – July 14, 2025

· Approval of Bills July 14 thru July 25, 2025

· Ratification of Payroll - Bi-weekly payrolls ending July 9 and July 23, 2025.

REPORTS: PRESIDENT AND TRUSTEES:

Finance, License and Ordinance – Trustee Katrina Seifert

Water Department – Trustee Stephen Johnson

Road and Bridge – Trustee Steve Bruns

Public Health – Trustee Jamie Healy

Building and Grounds – Trustee Keith Miller

Public Safety – Trustee Holly Milburn

President Mark Wiater

COMMITTEE AND DEPARTMENT REPORTS:

Village Administrator – Michael Smith

Police Department – Chief Scott Pieritz – Report submitted

Fire Department – Administrator Neal Haemker

Superintendent of Public Works – Justin Pancrazio –

Building Department – Building Inspector Mike Smith –

Code Enforcement – Code Enforcement Supervisor Ryan Allison –

Fire & Police Commission – Jim McPhee

EMA – Ryan Allison –

Animal Control/Code Enforcement Officer – Katelyn Tieri –

Planning Commission – Brett Millsap

Heritage & Architecture Commission – Phyllis Monks

Media Consultant – Nick Borrell

COMMUNICATIONS:

WARRANTS:

Excise (Telecom. Tax) – (Col. May) 2025-$ 8,213.57 2024-$ 8,610.36 Sales Tax – (Col.) 2025-$ 2024-$ Sales Tax of ½ percent – (Col.) 2025-$ 2024-$ Income Tax – (Col. July) 2025-$ 154,206.13 2024-$ 141,244.41 Local Use – (Col. July) 2025-$ 6,131.79 2024-$ 25,510.3 MFT Allotment – (Col.) 2025-$ 2024-$ Pers. Prop. Rep. Tax–(Col.) 2025-$ 2024-$ ComEd Utility Tax (Col. ) 2025-$ 2024-$ Nicor Utility Tax (Col.) 2025-$ 9,510.57 2024-$ 6,439.48 Video Gaming Report (Col. May) 2025-$ 34,419.75 2024-$ 29,805.05

· Email from Will County Division of Transportation attaching the Will County Transportation Improvement Program for FY 2026-2031. 47-page PDF forwarded to board.

· Card from Nicole Bruns thanking Village board and staff for their sympathy on the passing of her father Paul Tatge

OLD BUSINESS:

1. Ordinance No. 2025- : An Ordinance making the appropriation for the corporate purpose of the Village of Crete, Illinois for the fiscal year commencing on the first day of May 2025 and ending on the thirtieth day of April 2026. Board action is anticipated.

2. Ratification of an email poll taken on July 21, 2025 to close Elizabeth Street between Cass and Division Streets on Friday July 25 from 9 am until 1:30 pm. 5 ayes, 1 absent. Board action may be taken

3. Ratification of an email poll taken on July 18, 2025 to authorize the sale of surplus property, to wit: 2013 Ford Taurus, VIN #1FAHP2M80DG132155, retired police department vehicle. Board action may be taken

4. Resolution No. 2025- : A resolution authorizing the sale of surplus property, to wit: 2013 Ford Taurus, VIN #1FAHP2M80DG132155, mileage 154,810, retired police department vehicle. Board action is anticipated.

NEW BUSINESS:

1. Ordinance No. 2025- : An ordinance granting a Special Use Permit to operate an auto laundry and variances for certain property, SE corner of IL 394 and Steger Rd. Board action is anticipated.

EXECUTIVE SESSION:

ADJOURNMENT:

NEXT MEETING ACTIVITY: The next regular Village Board Meeting will be held at the Municipal Building on August 11, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.

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