BOARD MINUTES

THE 827TH REGULAR MEETING OF THE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE SOUTH COOK COUNTY
MOSQUITO ABATEMENT DISTRICT
HELD MONDAY OCTOBER 12, 2021.

A Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the South Cook County Mosquito Abatement District was called to order by President Charles Givines, at the District’s Headquarter, 15500 Dixie Highway, Harvey, Illinois on October 12, 2021 at 4:06 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 a presentation was given by Robert Shaefer from Vista National Insurance. Robert Shaefer gave a presentation to the Board of Trustees about the December 1st, 2021 Insurance Renewal Recommendations for Medical, Dental, Life/AD&D, Voluntary Life/AD&D, Short Term Disability (STD), Long-Term Disability (LTD), and Vision.

The following motion was made by President Givines, seconded by Trustee Stokes, to wit:

Robert Shaefer, Vista National Insurance, exited the board room at 4:20 p.m. following his presentation.

Trustee Cassandra W. Elston entered the board room at 4:22 p.m.

The newly appointed Trustee Cassandra W. Elston was sworn in as a member by the SCCMAD Board President Charles Givines.

At this point in the meeting, nominations for the Elections of Officers of the Board of Trustees for 2021-2022 were taken.

The following motion was made by President Givines, seconded by Trustee Miller, to wit:

The following motion was made by Trustee Miller, seconded by Trustee Elston, to wit:

The following motion was made by Trustee Givines, seconded by Trustee Stokes, to wit:

Trustee Charles Givines exited the board room at 4:40 p.m.

Julian Kidd, Krimson Technology Group, entered the board room at 4:41 p.m. Julian Kidd presented to the Board with his recommendations for a phone upgrade from Comcast Business Voice Edge to Broadvoice for the South Cook County Mosquito Abatement District.

Julian Kidd, Krimson Technology Group, exited the board room at 4:48 p.m. following his presentation.

The following motion was made by President Stokes, seconded by Trustee Elston, to wit

The following motion was made by President Stokes, seconded by Trustee Miller, to wit:

The previous motion could not carry due to the Board of Trustees not having a quorum during the vote. Trustee Elston was not present for the previous meeting in order to approve the minutes of the Regular Board Meeting September 13, 2021.

The following motion was made by President Stokes, seconded by Trustee Miller, to wit:

The monthly report for the Business Manager was presented by SCCMAD employee, Nikki Cody, Business Manager, (please see attached reports). The following motion was made by President Stokes, seconded by Trustee Miller, to wit:

The following motion was made by President Stokes, seconded by Trustee Elston, to wit:

The monthly report for the Operations Superintendent was presented by SCCMAD employee, Janet Rogers, Operations Superintendent, (please see attached reports). The following motion was made by President Stokes, seconded by Trustee Elston, to wit:

The following motion was made by President Stokes, seconded by Trustee Elston, to wit:

At this point of the meeting, President Stokes made a request to the Board to exit out of the 827th Regular Board Meeting and enter into Executive Session at 5:06 p.m. The following motion was made by President Stokes, seconded by Trustee Elston, to wit:

Nikki Cody and Aerielle Charles exited the Board Room.

President Stokes made a request to the Board to enter into the Regular Board Meeting at 5:32 p.m.

Nikki Cody and Aerielle Charles re-entered the Board Room.

The following motion was made by President Stokes, seconded Trustee Elston, to wit:

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.

The next Board meeting will be held on November 8, 2021 at 4:00 P.M. at the District’s Headquarters.

Signed:

Lynette Stokes, President

Lamar X Miller, Secretary