2021-11-15 - Village Board Special Meeting - Minutes 1
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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE VILLAGE BOARD OF THE VILLAGE OF
BUFFALO GROVE HELD IN THE JEFFREY S. BRAIMAN COUNCIL CHAMBERS,
50 RAUPP BOULEVARD,BUFFALO GROVE,ILLINOIS,
MONDAY,NOVEMBER 15,2021
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,Johnson,
Smith,and Pike.
Also present were: Dane Bragg,Village Manager;Chris Stilling,Deputy Village Manager;Christine Berman,
Deputy Finance Director;Art Malinowski,Director of Human Resources;Katie Golbach,Human Resources
Management Analyst;Brett Robinson,Director of Purchasing;Evan Michel,Management Analyst;Mike Skibbe,
Director of Public Works;Kyle Johnson,Assistant Director of Public Works;Bryan Beitzel,Public Works;Nicole
Woods,Director of Community Development;Darren Monico,Village Engineer;Geoff Tollefson,Director of Golf
Operations;Police Chief Casstevens;Deputy Police Chief Eisenmenger;and Fire Chief Baker.
FY 2022 BUDGET PRESENTATION
President Sussman opened the Public Hearing for the FY 2022 Village Budget at 7:30 P.M. Roll call indicated the
following present: President Sussman,Trustees Stein,Ottenheimer,Weidenfeld,Johnson, Smith,and Pike.
Notice of Public Hearing was published in the Daily Herald on October 14,2021.
Mr.Bragg noted that Finance Director Black is not present tonight due to a death in his family.
Mr.Bragg introduced and welcomed Buffalo Grove's new Deputy Finance Director,Christine Berman.
Mr. Bragg then presented opening and introductory comments and a general overview of the FY 2022 Budget,
details of which are contained in his Transmittal Letter. The proposed spending prioritizations for the coming year—
Buffalo Grove is responsible;Buffalo Grove is resilient;and Buffalo Grove is safe. The budget is a statement of
priorities,the first being to maintain the fiscal health of the organization,the second being to promote economic
development wherever possible,and third to invest in infrastructure.
Mr. Stilling then presented the financial budget summary and highlights of the entire budget,further details of which
are contained in the budget document.
A PowerPoint presentation was available on the screen as each Department Head reviewed their specific budget,
summarized their operations,and answered questions from Board members. This presentation is available for public
review on the Village of Buffalo Grove website.
Mr.Malinowski reviewed the Personnel Administration portion of the budget.
Mr. Robinson reviewed the Administrative Services and Information Technology sections of the budget.
Mr. Skibbe and Mr.Johnson summarized the budget for the Public Works Department,which includes the Streets,
Forestry,Building Maintenance,Central Garage and Parking Lot funds.
Chief Casstevens presented the 2022 Police Department budget.
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Chief Baker presented the 2022 budget for the Fire Department.
Ms. Woods presented the 2022 budget for Community Development,which includes Building and Permits;
Planning,Zoning and Development;and Environmental Health Services.
Mr. Skibbe then reviewed the Enterprise Funds.
Mr.Tollefson presented the 2022 Golf budget,highlighting the changes to be made at the Arboretum.
Mr.Monico reviewed the Capital Projects Funds for 2022,highlighting the key projects.
Mr. Bragg recapped the presentation and noted how proud he is of the team that worked to create this document,and
he thanked each of them for the diligence and hard work in this endeavor. Mr. Bragg pointed out that the budget is
balanced and there is a 0.0%tax levy increase. Mr.Bragg thanked the Village Board and the executive team for the
careful and deliberate stewardship of our public funds.
Board members thanked staff for making this process so easy for anyone to follow,and how impressive it is to be
able to move forward in so many ways and yet keep the tax levy flat. It was noted that Board members were
provided with the budget document several weeks ago,and all questions submitted by Board members,as well as
the responses to those questions,have been provided to all Board members.
President Sussman asked if there any members of the audience or the public who wished to comment or question
anything regarding the budget;there were no such questions.
At 8:36 P.M.,President Sussman noted that the Public Hearing will remain open until December 6,2021.
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.
ADJOURNMENT
Moved by Weidenfeld,seconded by Stein,to adjourn the meeting. Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 6—Stein,Ottenheimer,Weidenfeld,Johnson,Smith,Pike
NAYS: 0—None
Motion declared carried.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:37 P.M.
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M. Sirabian,Village Clerk
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