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Village of Buffalo Grove Village President and Board of Trustees met Oct. 3.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

CALL TO ORDER

President Sussman called the meeting to order at 7:30 P.M. Those present stood and pledged allegiance to the Flag.

ROLL CALL

Roll call indicated the following present: President Sussman; Trustees Stein, Ottenheimer, Weidenfeld and Pike. Trustees Johnson and Smith were absent.

Also present were: Dane Bragg, Village Manager; Patrick Brankin, Village Attorney; Chris Stilling, Deputy Village Manager; Mike Skibbe, Deputy Village Manager/Director of Public Works; Chris Black, Finance Director; Christine Berman, Deputy Finance Director; Art Malinowski, Director of Human Resources; Katie Golbach, Human Resources Management Analyst; Molly Gillespie, Communications Director; Nicole Woods, Director of Community Development; Darren Monico, Village Engineer; Brett Robinson, Administrative Services Director; Police Chief Casstevens; Deputy Police Chief Szos; Police Sergeant Hansen; Fire Chief Baker; Deputy Fire Chief Kane; and Tyler Grace, Fire Management Analyst.

The Committee of the Whole Meeting consisted of staff reports and Board discussion on the listed topics, with staff answering questions from the Board on each topic.

FIRE DEPARTMENT ACCREDITATION

Chief Baker presented the overview of the Fire Department’s accreditation efforts and associated timeline. .

Mr. Grace reviewed a PowerPoint presentation highlighting the process to get to the current status, details of which are contained in the memo from him and Chief Baker to the Board of October 3, 2022.

FY 2023 BUDGET

Also referring to a PowerPoint presentation, Mr. Black reviewed the highlights of the proposed FY 2023 Budget, details of which are contained in his memo to Mr. Bragg of October 3, 2022.

CODE REVIEW TITLE 10

Mr. Robinson provided an overview of the proposed changes to Title 10 of the Buffalo Grove Municipal Code, details of which are contained in the memo that he and Ms. Brown sent to Mr. Bragg on September 27, 2022.

POLICE SERGEANT PROMOTION

Chief Casstevens noted how pleased he is to recommend the promotion of Officer Meghan Hansen to Sergeant, and he introduced the Chair of the Fire & Police Commission, Stuart Berman.

Mr. Berman reviewed Officer Hansen’s career and credentials, after which he administered the Oath of Office to her as she was congratulated by the audience and the Board. Sergeant Hansen’s husband, Brian, then pinned on her badge. Sergeant Hansen thanked everyone for this recognition and stated how proud and honored she is to be a part of the Buffalo Grove Police Department.

QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE

President Sussman reviewed the parameters to be followed by speakers and asked if there were any questions from the audience on items not on tonight’s agenda; there were no such questions.

EXECUTIVE MEETING

Moved by Ottenheimer, seconded by Weidenfeld, to move to Executive Session to discuss: Section 2(C)(1) of the Illinois Open Meetings Act: the Appointment, Employment, Compensation, Discipline, Performance, or Dismissal of Specific Employees, Specific Individuals who Serve as Independent Contractors in a Park, Recreational, or Educational Setting, or Specific Volunteers of the Public Body or Legal Counsel for the Public Body, Including Hearing Testimony on a Complaint Lodged Against an Employee, a Specific Individual who Serves as an Independent Contractor in a Park, Recreational, or Educational Setting, or a Volunteer of the Public Body or Against Legal Counsel for the Public Body to Determine Its Validity. However, a Meeting to Consider an Increase in Compensation to a Specific Employee of a Public Body that is Subject to the Local Government Wage Increase Transparency Act May Not be Closed and Shall be Open to the Public and Posted and Held in Accordance with This Act, and allowing Trustees Johnson and Smith to take part in the Executive Session electronically. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows:

AYES: 4 – Stein, Ottenheimer, Weidenfeld, Pike

NAYS: 0 – None

ABSENT: 2 – Johnson, Smith

Motion declared carried.

The Board moved to Executive Session from 7:59 P.M. to 8:51 P.M.

ADJOURNMENT

Moved by Ottenheimer, seconded by Pike, to adjourn the meeting. Upon voice vote, the motion was unanimously declared carried. The meeting was adjourned at 8:53 P.M.

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