City of Oak Forest City Council met March 24
Here is the agenda provided by the council:
MAYOR: Jim Hortsman ALDERPERSONS:
CLERK: Nicole Tormey 1st Ward – Kenneth Keeler
TREASURER: JoAnn Kelly 2nd Ward – Joe McCarthy
TAXPAYER ADVOCATE: Grace Bardusk 3rd Ward – Chuck Wolf
CITY ADMINISTRATOR: Moses Amidei 4th Ward – Curt Kunz
FINANCE DIRECTOR: Colleen Julian 5th Ward – Jim Emmett
FIRE CHIEF: Garrick Kasper 6th Ward – Jim Stuewe
POLICE CHIEF: Scott Durano 7th Ward – Ericka Vetter
BUILDING COMMISSIONER: Michael Forbes
PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR: Michael Salamowicz
ASST. COMM. DEV DIRECTOR: Paul Ruane
EMA DIRECTOR: David Rana
IT DIRECTOR: Tom Rieman
CITY ATTORNEY: Klein, Thorpe and Jenkins, Ltd.
1. Pledge of Allegiance
2. Roll Call
3. Announcements
A. Reading of Proclamation 2026-03-0320P, Recognizing the 2026 Oak Forest High School Girls Wrestling Team
B. Reading of Proclamation 2026-03-0321P, Recognizing the 2026 Oak Forest High School Boys Wrestling Team
C. Reading of Proclamation 2026-03-0322P, Arbor Day 2026
4. Citizen Participation (Policy)
5. Motion to establish Consent Agenda
6. Consent Agenda
A. Consideration of the following list of bills dated:
1. Regular Bills – FY 2025-2026
2. Supplemental Bills – FY 2025-2026
B. Consideration of the following minutes:
1. Senior Commission – 11/12/2025 & 02/11/2026
2. Cable Commission – 11/13/2025 & 03/12/2026
3. Consumer Protection Commission – 01/14/2026 & 03/11/2026
4. Planning and Zoning Commission – 03/04/2026
5. Veterans Commission – 02/19/2026
C. Approval of payment to HD Hotels in the amount of $168,712.10, pursuant to the Redevelopment Agreement between the City of Oak Forest and HD Hotels, approved via Ordinance 2021-04-0837O (Section 5.2).
D. Approval of engagement with Speer Financial for municipal advisory services in connection with the issuance of proposed General Obligation Refunding Bonds Series 2026.
E. Approval of Ordinance 2026-03-1142O, Approving the Official Zoning Map of the City of Oak Forest. See attached memorandum with supporting details from Assistant Director of Community and Economic Development Paul Ruane.
F. Motion to approve Triple R Pets Workshop Event at City Hall on Saturday, April 18, 2026.
G. Approval of Ordinance 2026-03-1143O, Adopting Procedures for Remote Meeting Participation.
7. Public Works
A. Approval of the execution of the Certificate of Authority by Vote – Authorizing Public Works Director Michael Salamowicz to enter into Joint Participation Agreement with IDOT, in conjunction with the submission of 2400 ton rock salt request with the Illinois Department of Central Management Services for the 2026-2027 Winter Season.
B. Approval of Resolution 2026-03-0525R, Allowing the City of Oak Forest to Perform Work in Rights-of-Way Under the Jurisdiction of the State of Illinois.
8. Police Department
A. Approval of appointments of members to newly created Emergency Telephone System Board (“ETSB”) (Board created on February 24, 2026 per Ordinance 2026-02-1139O).
9. Old Business
10. New Business
11. Executive Session
12. Adjournment
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