Village of Elwood Board of Trustees met April 1.
Here is the agenda provided by the board:
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. PLEDGE TO THE FLAG
4. PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLIC HEARINGS
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 March 4, 2026.
6.2 Presentation of Bills – Paid Invoice Report February 24, 2026, through March 3, 2026 in the amount of $1,064,691.43.
6.3 Presentation of Bills – Paid Invoice Report March 5, 2026, through March 23, 2026 in the amount of $71,062.92.
6.4 Presentation of Bills – Unpaid Invoice Report in the amount of $197,430.11.
7. REPORTS & COMMUNICATIONS FROM VILLAGE OFFICIALS
7.1 Administration – Village Administrator Fred Hayes
7.1.1 February 2026 Financial Report – Review
7.1.2 An Ordinance Approving the Annual Budget of the Village of Elwood Beginning May 1, 2026 and Ending April 30, 2027 – Consideration
7.1.3 Acceptance of Bill of Sale from CJ Logistics & Approval of LOC Reduction Request No. 2 and Transition to Maintenance Bond – Consideration
7.1.4 An Ordinance Adopting Rules of Governance for the Parks and Recreation Committee — Consideration
7.1.5 An Ordinance Regulating the Operation of Golf Carts and Utility Task Vehi cles on Streets within the Village of Elwood – Consideration
7.1.6 Elwood Community Consolidated School District #203 8th Grade Committee Request for Donation – Consideration
7.1.7 Baxter & Woodman Engineering Services Agreement – Consideration
7.2 Police Department – Chief Marc Reid
7.2.1 Approve the Promotion of Officer Anthony Lohmar to the Rank of Police Commander
7.2.2 Approve the Appointment of Alexandra N. Cimino as a Full-Time Police Officer with the Village of Elwood Police Department
7.2.3 Department Monthly Report
7.3 Supervisor of Public Works – Matt Murphy
7.3.1 Department Monthly Report
7.4 Village Administrator
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
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