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City of Oak Forest City Council met July 9

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

MAYOR: Henry L. Kuspa ALDERMEN:

CLERK: Nicole T. Tormey 1st Ward – Kenneth Keeler

TREASURER: Ericka Vetter 2nd Ward – Joe McCarthy

CITY ADMINISTRATOR: Timothy J. Kristin 3rd Ward – Charles Wolf

FINANCE DIRECTOR: Colleen M. Julian 4th Ward – Paul Selman

FIRE CHIEF: Gary Kasper 5th Ward – Jim Emmett

POLICE CHIEF: Jason Reid 6th Ward – James Hortsman

BUILDING COMMISSIONER: Mike Forbes 7th Ward – Denise Danihel

PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR: Michael Salamowicz

COMMUNITY PLANNER: Paul Ruane

ECONOMIC DEV DIRECTOR:

EMA DIRECTOR: Joe Pilch

CITY ATTORNEY: Klein, Thorpe and Jenkins, Ltd.

1. Pledge of Allegiance

2. Roll call

3. Announcements

4. Motion to establish Consent Agenda

5. Consent Agenda

A. Approval of minutes:

1. City Council Executive Session - January 23, 2024

B. Consideration of the following list of bills dated:

1. Regular bills - FY 2023-2024

2. Supplemental bills - FY 2024-2025

C. Consideration of the following minutes:

1. Fire & Police Commission - June 10, 2024

2. Planning and Zoning Commission - June 5, 2024

3. Economic Advisory Council - March 6, 2024

4. Emergency Telephone System Board - June 4, 2024

6. Administration

A. Approval of the appointment of Paul Joseph Chocola to the position of Deputy Fire Chief at the Oak Forest Fire Department. See attached memo with supporting details from Mayor Henry Kuspa.

7. Fire Department

A. Approval for Federal Signal to replace emergency lights on engine 139 in the unbudgeted amount of $17,388.00. See attached memo with supporting details from Fire Chief Garrick Kasper.

8. Community Development

A. Approval of Ordinance 2024-07-1036O authorizing a special use permit to allow an automotive parts, accessories, and tires store in the C3 – Central Business District at 15417 S. Cicero Avenue. See attached memo with supporting details from Community Planner Paul Ruane.

9. Citizen Participation: The Oak Forest City Council invites public comment at its meetings, but it generally does not have the ability to provide an immediate response to some questions raised during the Citizens Participation portion of a council meeting without some reasonable opportunity to review them. Therefore, the City Council encourages questions to also be submitted in writing in the event that they need to be referred to City staff to help assure a more thoughtful and informed response. Individual comments are limited to three (3) minutes.

10. Old business

11. New business

12. Executive session

13. Adjournment

https://www.oak-forest.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_07092024-1956