Village of Crete President and Board of Trustees met April 13.
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 – March 23, 2026
· Approval of Bills: March 23, 2026 thru April 10, 2026
· Ratification of Payroll – Bi-weekly payroll ending April 1, 2026
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
Village Clerk – Karen Tellef
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 – report submitted
Code Enforcement – Supervisor Ryan Allison – report submitted
EMA – Ryan Allison – report submitted
Animal Control/Code Enforcement Officer – Katelyn Tieri – report submitted Fire & Police Commission – Jim McPhee
Planning Commission – Brett Millsap
Heritage & Architecture Commission – Phyllis Monks
Media Consultant – Nick Borrell
COMMUNICATIONS:
WARRANTS:
· Note received from Ryan Durfee, Earthrise Energy, detailing his good experiences in dealing with the Village. Ryan is about to go on paternity leave.
· Notice from Will County Board of Review of request by St James Property for a reduction in 2025 assessment on two parcels on 1251 E Richton Rd. .
· Notice from Will County Land Use for public hearing April 21, 2025 at 5:30 in County Building, 302 N Chicago St, Joliet, regarding Ethel Solar project on Volbrecht Rd just south of Richton Rd. Special Use Permit for solar, variances for mowings and ground cover height.
OLD BUSINESS:
1. Discussion and consideration of moving forward with an agreement for GoGov services to enhance resident engagement, service requests, and communication within the Village.
NEW BUSINESS:
1. Resolution 2026-_______: A Resolution Authorizing a Facility Use Agreement Between the Village of Crete Emergency Management Agency and Crete Township.
2. Resolution 2026- _______: A Resolution Approving an Intergovernmental Agreement Between the Village of Crete and the County of Will Regarding License Plate Reading Cameras on County Highways in the County of Will.
3. Application from Gas N Wash for a 90 day Temporary Sign.
4. Discussion of possibly amending Chapter 24 Taxation, Article II Vehicle License Tax, Section 24-23 License Required.
EXECUTIVE SESSION:
1. The 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 and for the purpose of setting of a price for sale or lease of property owned by the public body 5 ILCS 120/2 2.(c)(5)(6)
2. The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1)
ADJOURNMENT:
NEXT MEETING ACTIVITY:
The next regular Village Board Meeting will be held at the Municipal Building on April 27, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.
Other Meeting Activity:
Board of Fire & Police Commission, April 15, 2026, at 7:00pm at Municipal Building
Pursuant to the open meetings act, this notice had been posted in the window of the Village Clerk’s office 48 hours prior to the meeting. No new or additional business to act upon may be added to this agenda.
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