2023-10-02 - Village Board Special Meeting - Minutes 13645
10/02/2023
MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL 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 ON MONDAY,OCTOBER 2,2023
CALL TO ORDER
President Smith called the meeting to order at 7:29 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; Patrick Brankin,Village Attorney;Chris Stilling, Deputy Village
Manager; Mike Skibbe, Deputy Village Manager/Director of Public Works;Chris Black,Finance Director; Katie
Golbach, Human Resources Management Analyst; Molly Gillespie,Communications Director;Brett Robinson,
Director of Purchasing;Nicole Woods, Director of Community Development;Jim Warnstedt, Deputy Director of
Public Works;Kyle Johnson,Assistant Director of Public Works;Geoff Tollefson, Director of Golf Operations; Fire
Chief Baker;and Police Chief Budds.
OATH OF OFFICE
President Smith reviewed the credentials and community service of Denice Bocek,all which led him to nominate
her to fill the Trustee vacancy created by the departure of Trustee Pike.
Moved by Ottenheimer,seconded by Johnson,to concur with President Smith's appointment of Denice Bocek to fill
the vacant Trustee position. Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5—Johnson,Cesario,Ottenheimer, Stein, Weidenfeld
NAYS: 0—None
Motion declared carried.
Judge Charles Johnson of the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Court of Lake County noted that he is honored to be in
attendance this evening,and then administered the Oath of Office to newly appointed Trustee Denice Bocek.
QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE
President Smith 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 Cesario, seconded by Stein,to adjourn the meeting. Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 6—Johnson,Cesario,Ottenheimer, Stein, Bocek, Weidenfeld
NAYS: 0—None
Motion declared carried.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:36 P.M. l ^U
Jan itbian;Vil. e'?[ak
APPROVED BY ME THIS 16th DAY OF October 2023
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Village President