Village of Crete President and Board of Trustees met Feb. 23.
Here is the agenda provided by the council:
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 – February 9, 2026
· Approval of Bills: February 9, 2026 thru February 20, 2026
· Ratification of Payroll – Bi-weekly payroll ending February 18, 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
President Mark Wiater
COMMITTEE AND DEPARTMENT REPORTS:
Village Administrator – Michael Smith
Police Department – Chief Scott Pieritz
Fire Department – Administrator Neal Haemker
Superintendent of Public Works – Justin Pancrazio
Building Department – Building Inspector Mike Smith
Code Enforcement – Supervisor Ryan Allison
EMA – Ryan Allison
Animal Control/Code Enforcement Officer – Katelyn Tieri
Fire & Police Commission – Jim McPhee
Planning Commission – Brett Millsap
Heritage & Architecture Commission – Phyllis Monks
Media Consultant – Nick Borrell
COMMUNICATIONS:
WARRANTS:
· Two Special Olympics fundraisers are coming up. Saturday March 7, 2026 is the annual Polar Plunge at Manteno Sportsman Club, starting at 9am with the plunge at 2pm. Tuesday March 10, 2026 is the Unified Basketball Game against Fire Dept, at Crete Monee HS, 6pm..
OLD BUSINESS:
1. Resolution 2026- : A Resolution Authorizing Participation as a Member in the Illinois Emergency Management Mutual Aid System Response Pursuant to an Intergovernmental Agreement for the Establishment of a Mutual Aid Intergovernmental Service Agreement Board action is anticipated.
NEW BUSINESS:
1. Proclamation: Honoring the Crete Bulldogs Youth Football and Cheer program and Bullstangs Football Team. Board action is anticipated.
2. Consideration and board approval is requested to hire Groskreutz, Abraham, Eshleman & Gerretse LLC, an auditing firm located in Kankakee, IL. The request includes the approval to allow the President to sign a three (3) year agreement. Board action is anticipated.
3. Ordinance 2026- : An Ordinance amending Chapter 4 (Alcoholic Liquor), Article II (License) of the Crete Village Code of Ordinances. Board action is anticipated.
EXECUTIVE SESSION:
None
ADJOURNMENT:
NEXT MEETING ACTIVITY: The next regular Village Board Meeting will be held at the Municipal Building on March 9, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.
Agendas & Minutes
