2025-06-02 - Village Board Committee of the Whole - MinutesMINUTES OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING OF THE VILLAGE PRESIDENT &
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLACE OF BUFFALO CROVE HELD IN THE
JEFFREY S. BRAIMAN COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT VILLACE HALL.50 RAUPP BOULEVARD,
BUFFALO (;ROVE. ILLINOIS. MONDAY JUNE 2.2025
CALL TO ORDER
President Smith called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. Those present stood and pledged allegiance to the
Flag.
Roll call indicated the following present: President Smith: Trustees Johnson. Richards. Cesario, Ottenheimer
Bocek. and Weidenfeld.
Also present were: Dane Bragg. Village Manager; Patrick Brankin. Village Aftomey: Chris Stilling. Depuq,
Village Manager; Mike Skibbe. Deputy Village Manager/Director of Public Works: Tyler Grace. Assistant
Village Manager Administrative Services: Chris Black. Finance Director: Molly Gillespie. Communications
Director: Nicole Woods. Director of Communiry Development: Police ChiefBudds: Fire ChiefKane: and
Caitlin Wagener. Fire Department Management Analvst.
The Com mittee of the Whol€ Meeting consisted of staff repons and Board discussion on the listed topics. with
staffanswering questions from the Board on each topic.
President Smith commented on another hugely successful Pride Parade over the weekend. The event drew
several thousand people to our communiry-, who witnessed the diverse. caring and loving community that is
Buffalo Crove. Parade participants consisted ofbands. floas. all religious faiths. mental health professionals.
banks, retail businesses and politicians. Diversity and inclusivilv made the event even more special. President
Smith expressed exreme gratitude to the Pride Project. the Buffalo Grove Police Department. the Buffalo
Grove Fire Department. the Buffalo Grove Public Works Department, the Buffalo Grove Park District and
everyone who devoted so much time and effon to show that Buffalo Grove welcomes everyone.
FIRE DEPARTMENT STRATEGIC PLAN
Chief Kane introduced and thanked Caitlin Wagener who provided a PowerPoint presentation with an oyerview
and status of the strategic planning process taking place in the fire department.
PT BL IC SA t'E T}' PENSION FUNDIN(;
Referring to a PowerPoint presentation. Mr. Black provided an update on the public safety pensions funding
status. the FY 2026 contribution. and future funding.
Mr. Black reviewed the General Fund Financial Forecast FY 2026. a financial assessment ofGeneral Fund
revenues and expenditures.
ROLL CALL
vILLA(; E PRESIDENT'S REPORT
F} 2025 2O.I E,{R \IATER PROFORIIA
Mr. Black reviewed the FY 2025 2o-Year Water Pro-Forma. details of which are contained in his memo to Mr.
Bragg of iune 2, 2025.
GENERAL FT]ND FINAICIAL FORECAST FY 2026
President Smith reviewed the parameters to be followed by speakers and asked iIthere were any questions from
the audience on items not on tonight's agenda: there were no such questions.
Moved by Johnson. seconded by Richards. to adjoum the meeting. Upon roll call. Trustees voted as follows:
AYES: 6 - Johnson. Richards. Cesario. Ottenheimer. Bocek. Weidenfeld
NAYS: 0 - None
Motion declared canied.
The meeting was adjourned at 8: l0 P.M.
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Sirabian. Village Clerk
APPROVED BY ME THIS I6'h DAY OF June 2025
age President
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