South Cook News

City of Hometown City Council met Aug. 26

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

3. ROLL CALL

4. JOURNAL OF THE AUGUST 12, 2025 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL.

5. CITIZEN’S HEARING

REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS

6. OFFICE OF THE MAYOR

Appointments

7. OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK

Request from the Girls Scouts of Chicago and Northwest Indiana to conduct their Door to Door Fall Product Program September 19 - October 15, 2025 with product delivery October 30 - November 2, 2025. Also, the Door-to-Door portion of the Cookie Program December 12, 2025-January 15, 2026 with delivery at the end of January through March.

Oak Lawn Community High School Homecoming Parade invite for October 1, 2025.

8. OFFICE OF THE CITY TREASURER

9. REPORTS FROM APPOINTED OFFICIALS

City Attorney, Michael Cainkar

Police Department, Louis Dominguez, Police Chief

Public Works Department, Mark Trlak, Director

Building Department, James Melnik, Building Commissioner

Code Enforcement, Chris Gatch, Director

REPORTS FROM STANDING COMMITTEES

10. Finance Committee: Alderman John Forney, Chairman (Weber, Reynolds)

Submit for approval the Accounts Payable and Payroll for August 26, 2025.

11. Streets, Sidewalks and Municipal Building Committee: Alderman Glen Zak, Chairman (Barnhouse, Brookman)

12. Water and Sewer Committee: Alderman Gary Dolan, Chairman (Grochowski, Reynolds)

13. Parks and Recreation Committee: Alderman Tom Brookman, Chairman (Zak, Kurysz)

14. Building Committee: Alderman Brian Barnhouse, Chairman (Dolan, Kurysz)

15. License Committee: Alderman Donna Grochowski, Chairman (Barnhouse, Brookman)

16. Code and Ordinance Committee: Alderman Bob Reynolds, Chairman (Weber, Forney)

17. Insurance Committee: Alderman Melissa Weber, Chairman (Kurysz, Forney)

18. Public Health and Safety Committee: Alderman Luci Kurysz, Chairman (Zak, Reynolds)

19. Police Committee: Alderman Rivas, Chairman (Weber, Forney)

REPORTS FROM SPECIAL COMMITTEES

20. Library: Alderman Grochowski

21. Legislation: Alderman Weber

22. Fire Department Liaison: Alderman Reynolds

23. Personnel Review Committee: Mayor Frank Finnegan, Chairman, Chief Dominguez (Member) Alderman Rivas (Member)

24. PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS, COMMUNICATIONS, RESOLUTIONS, ORDERS AND ORDINANCES BY ALDERMEN

25. Special Events Committee: Liaison Donna Grochowski

26. Health, Welfare and Community Awareness: Alderman Grochowski, Mayor Finnegan.

27. Unfinished Business

28. New Business

29. Citizen’s Hearing

30. Adjournment

http://www.cityofhometown.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_08262025-402