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City of Oak Forest City Council met July 8

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 – Denise Danihel

BUILDING COMMISSIONER: Michael Forbes

PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR: Michael Salamowicz

ASST. COMM. DEV DIRECTOR: Paul Ruane

EMA DIRECTOR: David Rana

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. 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. Emergency Telephone System Board - June 3, 2025

6. Fire Department

A. Approval of replacement of front intake valve on Engine 40 and remit payment to Orland Fire District for the parts and service in the amount of $11,071.31.

7. Community Development

A. Approval of Resolution 2025-07-0493R, authorizing a plat of subdivision at 15541 South Cicero Avenue.

B. Approval of Ordinance 2025-07-1097O, authorizing a special use permit to allow a banquet room in the C1 – Local Commercial District at 5544 West 147th Street, Unit C1-3.

C. Approval of Ordinance 2025-07-1098O, authorizing a text amendment to the Oak Forest Zoning Code Section 11-203: Public Hearings and Meetings.

D. Approval of Ordinance 2025-07-1099O, authorizing a text amendment to include comprehensive updates to the Oak Forest Zoning Code with regard to updates to the use table and consolidation of additional use requirements to one chapter.

8. Public Works

A. Approval of Resolution 2025-07-0494R, authorizing the execution of a ride along agreement between the City of Oak Forest and the Cook County Department of Animal and Rabies Control.

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

A. Motion to enter into Executive Session to discuss Collective Bargaining (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2): Collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees.

13. Adjournment 

http://www.oak-forest.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_07082025-2155