2022-08-01 - Village Board Committee of the Whole - Minutes MINUTES OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING OF THE VILLAGE PRESIDENT&
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE HELD IN THE
JEFFREY S. BRAIMAN COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT VILLAGE HALL,50 RAUPP BOULEVARD,
BUFFALO GROVE,ILLINOIS,MONDAY,AUGUST 1,2022
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,Johnson, Smith,and
Pike. Trustee Weidenfeld was absent.
Also present were: Dane Bragg,Village Manager; Patrick Brankin,Village Attorney;Christ Stilling, Deputy 1
Village Manager;Chris Black,Finance Director;Art Malinowski, Director of Human Resources; Katie
Golbach,Human Resources Management Analyst;Molly Gillespie,Communications Director;Nicole Woods,
Director of Community Development; Evan Michel, Management Analyst; Darren Monico,Village Engineer;
Jessie Brown, Deputy Village Clerk;Geoff Tollefson,Director of Golf Operations;and Fire Chief Baker.
The Committee of the Whole Meeting consisted of staff reports and Board discussion on the listed topics,with
staff answering questions from the Board on each topic.
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR
Ms. Woods introduced Molly Gillespie,the new Communications Director for the Village of Buffalo Grove.
CODE REVIEW TITLE 8
Ms. Woods provided an overview of the proposed changes to Title 8 of the Buffalo Grove Municipal Code,
details of which are contained in the memo from Mr.Robinson and Ms.Brown to Mr. Bragg of July 22,2022.
Regarding placement of refuse containers, it was requested that staff keep in mind that there are certain areas
where there is not enough side yard to keep the containers out of view.
Staff was thanked for their efforts in working on this project.
FISCAL YEAR 2022 SIX-MONTH STATUS UPDATE
Mr. Black reviewed the six-month revenue and expenditure report as an overview of current year performance
measured against the 2022 Budget and the prior year's six-month totals,thus providing the opportunity to make
necessary adjustments in spending and service delivery to respond to an unanticipated revenue decline or
unforeseen expenditures. Details of Mr. Black's presentation are contained in his memo to Mr. Bragg of
August 1,2022.
GENERAL WAGE INCREASE
Mr. Malinowski presented the Fiscal Year 2023 general wage increase and compensation pool for the Village's
non-represented employees to maintain the Village's strategic pay structure and pay-for-performance program.
Details of Mr. Malinowski's presentation may be found in the memo from him and Ms.Golbach to Mr. Bragg
of August 1,2022.
2023 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN REQUESTS
Mr.Monico provided an overview of the Capital Improvement requests received for the 2023 budget year,
details of which are contained in his memo to Mr. Bragg of July 26,2022,and in the 2023 Budget Cycle
Preliminary Requests document itself. Mr. Monico emphasized that this is a planning document and just for
discussion.
GENERAL FEES/FINES
Ms. Brown and Mr.Johnson reviewed staff recommendations to update current fees and/or fines that will
impact the fiscal year 2023 budget,details of which are contained in their memo of July 28,2022,to
Mr. Bragg.
SUNSET PROVISIONS
As detailed in his memo to Mr. Bragg of August 1,2022, Mr. Black reviewed the staff recommendation to
continue the 0.5%Home Rule Sales Tax,Municipal Natural Gas Use Tax and Municipal Electricity Use Tax
for fiscal year 2023. The sum of these taxes represents 11.1%of the General Fund revenue and is subject to
sunset provisions. Based on the current services levels, lack of sustainable surpluses in other revenue streams
and no new sources of revenue, staff recommends no changes to these taxes.
PROPERTY TAX LEVY
Mr. Black reviewed the staff recommendation for the fiscal year 2022 Property Tax Levy to be extended and
collected in 2023,details of which are contained in his memo to Mr. Bragg of August I,2022.
Board members thanks staff for their efforts in preparing this document.
Resident Larry Stanley expressed his thoughts regarding the funding level for pensions.
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.
EXECUTIVE MEETING
Moved by Stein, seconded by Ottenheimer,to move to Executive Session to discuss: Section 2(C)(11)of the
Illinois Open Meetings Act: Litigation,When an Action Against,Affecting or on Behalf of the Particular
Public Body Has Been Filed and is Pending Before a Court or Administrative Tribunal,or When the
Public Body Finds that an Action is Probable or Imminent,in Which Case the Basis for the Finding Shall
be Recorded and Entered into the Minutes of the Closed Meeting. Upon roll call,Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 5—Stein,Ottenheimer,Johnson, Smith,Pike
NAYS: 0—None
ABSENT: 1 —Weidenfeld
Motion declared carried.
The Board moved to Executive Session from 8:46 P.M.to 9:11 P.M.
ADJOURNMENT
Moved by Stein,seconded by Ottenheimer,to adjourn the meeting. Upon voice vote,the motion was
unanimously declared carried. The meeting was adjourned at 9:12 P.M.
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