Village Of Holiday Hills Village Board Met Dec. 16.
Here is the minutes provided by the board:
Call to Order
President French called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
Please note: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Clerk Kirchner attended the meeting via phone. The meeting was held at the Village Hall and, due to the fact that the State of Illinois is under Tier 3 COVID-19 guidelines, the Village Hall was closed to the public. President French was prepared to wire a speaker for any residents who wished to listen from outside, but there was no audience. Proper social distancing was observed.
Roll Call
Board members present: President Lou French; Trustees Kathy Andrews, Terri Beaudoin, Jeff Giles, Lisa Maier, Cheryl Thompson, Rich Young
Board members absent: None
Staff present: Treasurer Melanie Gatza, Police Corporal Eric Schmidke, Clerk Maura Kirchner (electronically)
Pledge of Allegiance
President’s Report (Lou French)
President French stated that there is a new resident in the Village of Holiday Hills who has experience with outreach programs and would like to assist the village in this area. President French said that he would like to appoint her to help identify and aid village residents in need.
President French reported that, due to the pandemic, the annual Santa Claus event at the Village Hall will be conducted as a parade this year. He said that Santa will be on a decorated trailer and he will be driven around to every street in the village. He said that there will be a police escort and Trustee Thompson will act as Santa’s elf and she will hand out gifts to village children. Mr. Rick Beaudoin will act as Santa or, if his work schedule does not allow it, a member of the police department will fill in. The parade will be held on Saturday 12/19/2020 from 1-3 p.m. In the event of inclement weather, the parade will be postponed to Sunday 12/20/2020 at the same time.
Clerk’s Report (Maura Kirchner)
Approve minutes for 11/18/2020 Board Meeting: Clerk Kirchner asked for a motion. Motion: Maier
Second: Andrews
Ayes: Andrews, Beaudoin, Giles, Maier, Thompson, Young
Nays: none
Abstain: none
Absent: none
Motion carried
Approve meeting schedule for 2021: Clerk Kirchner asked for a motion. Motion: Andrews
Second: Giles
Ayes: Andrews, Beaudoin, Giles, Maier, Thompson, Young
Nays: none
Abstain: none
Absent: none
Motion carried
Treasurer’s Report (Melanie Gatza)
Approve financial report: Request motion to approve the financial report. Motion: Thompson
Second: Beaudoin
Ayes: Andrews, Beaudoin, Giles, Maier, Thompson, Young
Nays: none
Abstain: none
Absent: none
Motion carried
Approve warrant: Request motion to approve warrant.
Motion: Beaudoin
Second: Thompson
Ayes: Andrews, Beaudoin, Giles, Maier, Thompson, Young
Nays: none
Abstain: none
Absent: none
Motion carried
Approve Tax Levy: This item was not on the agenda so Treasurer Gatza asked for a consensus.
Ayes: Andrews, Beaudoin, Giles, Maier, Thompson, Young
Nays: none
Abstain: none
Absent: none
Consensus carried
Note: Ordinance number to be determined. This consensus will be ratified at the next board meeting.
Building Inspector’s Report (Chris Carlsen and Chris Johnson) No report
Absent
Village Maintenance Report (Doreen Dzialo)
No report
Absent
Police Department Report (Chief Darec Kleczka)
No report
Absent
Standing Committees
Buildings and Grounds (Jeffrey Giles)
No report
Community Relations (Teresa Beaudoin)
No report
Environmental (Lisa Maier)
No report
Finance (Cheryl Thompson)
No report
Planning and Development (Rich Young)
No report
Village Codes (Kathy Andrews)
No report
Public Comment
None
Old Business
None
New Business
Trustee Giles asked if there was a plan to repair potholes on Hyde Park Ave. President French said that he would seek a quote for this project.
Executive Session
No Executive Session
Adjournment
Motion: Andrews
Second: Thompson
Ayes: Andrews, Beaudoin, Giles, Maier, Thompson, Young
Nays: none
Abstain: none
Absent: none
Motion carried
Meeting adjourned at 7:13 p.m.
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