THE 883RD

REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
THE SOUTH COOK COUNTY MOSQUITO ABATEMENT DISTRICT

HELD MONDAY, JUNE 8, 2026

A Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the South Cook County Mosquito Abatement District was called to order by President Ca Sandra Elston at the District’s Headquarters, 15500 Dixie Highway, Harvey, Illinois, on June 8, 2026, at 4:00 P.M., upon due notice to all members of the time, date, and place of the meeting.

ROLL CALL:

Also present were:

The meeting was opened by the President, whereupon President Elston presented a plaque to Mr. Mark Mokry in recognition of his retirement from the South Cook County Mosquito Abatement District. Mr. Mokry officially retired on May 29, 2026, after serving 45 years with the District.

Mr. Jeff Cohn read Resolution No. 06082026-883 on behalf of the SCCMAD Board of Trustees. A copy of the resolution will be kept with the minutes, and a copy will be officially presented to Mr. Mokry once signed by the Board President and Board Secretary.

Mark Mokry exited the board room at 4:05 P.M.

The minutes from the Regular Board Meeting on May 11, 2026, were reviewed by the Board of Trustees. The following motion was moved by Trustee Williams and seconded by Trustee Givines, to wit:

Upon roll-call vote:

The minutes from the Executive Session on May 11, 2026, were reviewed by the Board of Trustees. The following motion was moved by Trustee Currin and seconded by Trustee Williams, to wit:

Upon roll-call vote:

The minutes from the Special Board Meeting on May 28, 2026, were reviewed by the Board of Trustees. The following motion was moved by Trustee Williams and seconded by Trustee Currin, to wit:

Upon roll-call vote:

The monthly report for the Assistant Director was presented by SCCMAD employee Belinda Mosby, Assistant Director. Please see the attached reports. The following motion was moved by Trustee Givines and seconded by Trustee Williams, to wit:

Upon roll-call vote:

The monthly report for the Interim Executive Director was presented by SCCMAD employee Jeffery Cohn, Interim Executive Director. Please see the attached reports.

During the Interim Executive Director’s monthly report, Madeline Trost, Biologist, presented the Biologist report to the Board of Trustees. Madeline reported to the Board the number of gravid and light traps in each division. She also presented information regarding the number of mosquitoes tested in the laboratory for the month.

According to her report, there were nine positive pools identified during testing. Positive pools were collected from Glenwood, Matteson, Willow Springs, East Hazel Crest, Markham, and Alsip.

Following the Biologist report, Bryan Hofferica, District Volunteer, was officially introduced to the Board of Trustees. Bryan gave a short presentation regarding the work he has been completing in the laboratory. Bryan shared with the Board that his primary purpose at the District is to improve the efficiency of data collection and data reporting within the laboratory.

The following motion was moved by Trustee Williams and seconded by Trustee Currin, to wit:

Upon roll-call vote:

Bryan Hofferica exited the board room at 4:28 P.M.

The following motion was moved by Trustee Williams and seconded by Trustee Givines, to wit:

Upon roll-call vote:

President Elston requested that the Board exit the 883rd Regular Board Meeting of the Board of Trustees and enter into Executive Session. The following motion was moved by Trustee Williams and seconded by Trustee Currin, to wit:

Upon roll-call vote:

Christopher Brown, Luke Chmielewski, Madeline Trost, Angel Winters, Christian Reed, and Aerielle Charles exited the board room.

At this time, President Elston requested that the Board re-enter the Regular Board Meeting.

Christopher Brown, Luke Chmielewski, and Aerielle Charles re-entered the board room.

The following motion was moved by Trustee Williams and seconded by Trustee Givines, to wit:

Upon roll-call vote:

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 5:10 P.M.

The next Board meeting will be held on Monday, July 13, 2026, at 4:00 P.M. at the District’s Headquarters.