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Village of Olympia Fields Board of Trustees met Sept. 17

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1. Roll Call

2. Motion to Enter into Executive Session with the Need to Reconvene: To Discuss Matters of Personnel–Open Meetings Act Section – 5 ILCS §120/2 (c)(1) and 2(c)(2).

3. Motion to Return to Open Session

4. FOLLOWING ADJOURNMENT OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION Reconvened Board of Trustees Meeting 7:00 P.M.

5. Call to Order/Pledge

6. Roll Call

7. Approval of the Minutes from the August 20, 2025, Board of Trustees Regular Meeting

8. Approval of the September 2025 Bills $302,843.43

9. Administration Reports

9.I. Report of the Village President - Sterling M. Burke

9.I.i. Non-Union Salary Increases: Approval of non-union staff salary increases for FY2025-2026.

9.I.ii. Ordinance #2025-08: Approval of an ordinance implementing a municipal grocery retailers’ occupation tax and a municipal grocery service tax

9.II. Report of the Village Administrator/Chief of Staff - Jessica Washington

10. Department Head Reports

10.I. Lisa Fifer-Smith - Finance Director

10.II. Derrick Blasingame - Chief of Police

10.II.i. Approval: Approval of the purchase of a 2025 Ford Explorer squad car from Sutton Ford in the amount of $51,243

10.III. John McDonnell - Building Commissioner

10.III.i. Event Permit Application: Approval of the event permit application of Dr. Theresa Dixon of the Gloria Taylor Foundation for a Back To School event scheduled for September 27, 2025, from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.

10.III.ii. Event Permit Application: Approval of the event permit application of Dr. Theresa Dixon of the Gloria Taylor Foundation for a Movie Night scheduled for October 25, 2025, from 5 p.m. – 9 p.m.

10.III.iii. Signage Application: Approval of the signage request of Janet Muchnik of the Tall Grass Association for the placement of signage relative to the Park Forest Art Fair.

10.IV. Art Jones - Public Works Director

11. Trustee Liaison Reports

11.I. Building/Planning & Zoning/Capital Projects - Smith

11.II. Economic Development/Beautification - Finley

11.III. Public Safety/Police Pension - Oliver

11.III.i. Finance Report

11.IV. Human Resource/Public Works/Police Pension Board - Blackwell

11.V. Community Development/CRC/Veterans Affairs - Beasley

11.VI. Library Board/Park District/Schools/Rich Township - Pennington

12. Miscellaneous Reports

13. Public Comments

14. Resignations and Appointments

14.I. Resignation: Trustee Chyla Pennington, effective September 17, 2025

14.II. Appointment: Approval of the appointment of Andrea Townson to the Board of Trustees, effective September 17, 2025

14.III. Swearing-In of Andrea Townson to the Board of Trustees

15. Adjournment

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