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Village of Buffalo Grove Village Board met Sept. 28.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE VILLAGE BOARD OF THE VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE HELD IN THE VILLAGE HALL, 50 RAUPP BOULEVARD, BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2023 

CALL TO ORDER  

President Smith 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 Smith; Trustees Johnson, Cesario, Ottenheimer, Stein, and Weidenfeld.

Also present were: Dane Bragg, Village Manager; Chris Stilling, Deputy Village Manager; Chris Black, Director of Finance; Evan Michel, Management Analyst; Katie Golbach, Human Resources Management Analyst; Brett Robinson, Administrative Services Director; Nicole Woods, Community Development Director; Molly Gillespie, Communications Director; Timothy Kirsininkas, Communications Coordinator; Deputy Fire Chief Kane; Police Chief Budds; Police Officer Baker; and Police Officer Cholewa.

CIVICS FORUM 

The Village Clerk reviewed the purpose and goal of the Civics Forum and summarized what the students have done to prepare for this meeting.

Buffalo Grove and Stevenson High Schools are represented this evening. The students were teamed up with department heads and elected officials. They were presented with proposal requests from several different departments. Each student department head presented their request before the student board, which were as follows:

• Fire Department – Technical Rescue Team Equipment Upgrades – details of which are contained in the memo from Chief Baker, Deputy Chief Kane and Tyler Grace.

• Public Works/Engineering Department – Dell 75” 4k Interactive Touch Screen Monitor – details of which are contained in the memo from Bryan Beitzel.

• Finance/Community Development Department – iPads for Shared Front Counter Area– details of which are contained in the memo from Nicole Woods and Chris Black.

• Police Department – Photographic Lidar for Speed Enforcement – details of which are contained in the memo from Officer Cholewa.

• OVM/Administrative Services/Human Resources/Communications – Naturalized Landscaping for BG Youth Center – details of which are contained in the memo from the Departments.

The student board discussed each of the requests, and ultimately voted to purchase the Technical Rescue Team Equipment Upgrades. The Buffalo Grove Fire Department maintains several different specialized rescue teams, including a Technical Rescue Team made up of technicians from a variety of specialties including rope rescue, trench collapse, structure collapse and confined space rescues. The Department does not currently have the equipment necessary to begin rescue procedures for certain types of incidents and must instead wait for outside teams to arrive. With the purchase of the Harken Wingman, Buffalo Grove Team members will be able to begin immediate rescue procedures upon arrival at the scene.

The students were then presented with Certificates from the Village and thanked by the Board and the audience for another outstanding program.

ADJOURNMENT 

Moved by Johnson, seconded by Weidenfeld, to adjourn the meeting. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows:

AYES: 5 – Johnson, Cesario, Ottenheimer, Stein, Weidenfeld

NAYS: 0 – None

Motion declared carried.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:55 P.M.

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