2013-11-18 - Village Board Regular Meeting - Minutes 12801
11/18/2013
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE VILLAGE BOARD OF THE VILLAGE OF
BUFFALO GROVE HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS,50 RAUPP BOULEVARD, BUFFALO
GROVE,ILLINOIS ON MONDAY,NOVEMBER 18,2013
CALL TO ORDER
President Braiman called the meeting to order at 7:32 P.M. Those present stood and pledged allegiance to the Flag.
ROLL CALL
Roll call indicated the following present: President Braiman;Trustees Berman,Trilling, Sussman,Terson, Stein and
Ottenheimer.
Also present were: Dane Bragg,Village Manager;William Raysa,Village Attorney;Jennifer Maltas,Deputy
Village Manager;Lauren Stott,Management Analyst;Robert Giddens,MIS Director; Scott Anderson,Director of
Finance;Art Malinowski,Director of Human Resources;Brett Robinson,Purchasing Manager;Mike Reynolds,
Director of Public Works;Rick Kuhl, Superintendent of Public Works;Mike Skibbe,Civil Engineer;Robert Pfeil,
Village Planner;Carol Berman,Deputy Building Commissioner-Administration;Brian Sheehan,Deputy Building
Commissioner-Operation;Geoff Tollefson,Interim Director of Golf Operations;Joe Bridges,Golf Professional;
Fire Chef Vavra;Police Chief Casstevens.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Moved by Ottenheimer,seconded by Stein,to approve the minutes of the November 4,2013 Regular Minutes.
Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 6—Berman,Trilling, Sussman,Terson,Stein,Ottenheimer
NAYS: 0—None
Motion declared carried.
WARRANT#1220
Mr.Anderson read Warrant#1220. Moved by Berman,seconded by Trilling,to approve Warrant#1220 in the
amount of$1,292,349.64,authorizing payment of bills listed. Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 6—Berman,Trilling, Sussman,Terson, Stein,Ottenheimer
NAYS: 0—None
Motion declared carried.
VILLAGE PRESIDENT'S REPORT
There is no Village President's Report tonight.
VILLAGE MANAGER'S REPORT
There is no Village Manager's Report tonight.
TRUSTEE REPORTS
There were no reports from Trustees at tonight's meeting.
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CONSENT AGENDA
There is no Consent Agenda at tonight's meeting.
FISCAL 2013 BUDGET PRESENTATION
Mr. Bragg presented opening comments and the budget structure for this evening,details of which are contained in
his Budget Letter to the Corporate Authorities of November 1,2013.
Ms. Maltas reviewed the key strategic plan outcomes for this year and the goals for the coming year.
Mr. Anderson reviewed the process of developing revenues for the 2014 budget,expenses,fund balance projections,
and a review of our debt service levels. Mr.Anderson then presented the budgets for individual departments.
President Braiman thanked Mr.Anderson and staff in advance for the preparation of the budget. The Board has
worked with staff and have been a part of the preparation over the course of the year. The Board was presented with
the draft budget several weeks ago,and was able to ask questions of staff prior to this evening's presentation.
Representatives from each individual department answered questions from the Board.
Mr.Anderson summarized the remainder of the Funds in the proposed budget.
Mr. Bragg presented final thoughts,thanking the Board for their comments and questions,and sincerely thanking
staff for their efforts.
Trustees commended Mr.Bragg and the entire staff for putting together a well-crafted document.
The budget document will be available online throughout the year.
QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE
President Braiman 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 SESSION
Moved by Trilling,seconded by Stein,to move to Executive Session for the purpose of discussing Pending
Litigation, Section 2 (c)(11)of the Illinois Open Meetings Act,and Collective Bargaining, Section 2 (c)(2)of the
Illinois Open Meetings Act. Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 6—Berman,Trilling, Sussman,Terson, Stein, Ottenheimer
NAYS: 0—None
Motion declared carried.
The Board moved to Executive Meeting from 9:15 to 10:05 P.M.
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ADJOURNMENT J
Moved by Stein,seconded by Berman,to adjourn the meeting. Upon voice vote,the motion was unanimously
declared carried.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:06 P.M. g -4.4
JaslierM. Sirabian,Village Clerk
APPROVED BY ME THIS 2nd DAY OF December ,2013
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