BOARD MINUTES
THE 841ST REGULAR MEETING OF THE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE SOUTH COOK COUNTY
MOSQUITO ABATEMENT DISTRICT
HELD MONDAY DECEMBER 12, 2022.
A Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the South Cook County Mosquito Abatement District was called to order by President Lynette Stokes at the District’s Headquarter, 15500 Dixie Highway, Harvey, Illinois on December 12, 2022 at 4:18 P.M. upon due notice to all members of the time, date, and place of the meeting.
ROLL CALL
Trustee Dr. Lynette Stokes....... Present
Trustee Lamar X Miller...............Present
Trustee Dr. Ray Warner.............Present
Trustee Cassandra W Elston.....Present
Trustee Charles Givines............Present
Also Present were:
Janet Rogers...........................Director
Belinda Mosby........................Assistant Director
Meganne Trela........................Attorney for the Board
Aerielle Charles......................Administrative Assistant
Luke Chmielewski..................Chief Mechanic
The meeting was opened by the President whereupon a presentation was set to be given by a representative from Chase Bank. Due to the representative not being present for the meeting, the presentation has been tabled until the next board meeting.
The following motion was made by President Stokes, seconded by Trustee Warner, to wit:
BE IT RESOLVED, the Board hereby approves the adoption of the 2022 Tax Levy.
Upon roll call vote:
Yeas: Trustees, Warner, Elston, Stokes and Givines
Nays: None
Abstain: Trustee Miller
The meeting of the 840th meeting of the Board of Trustees were reviewed. The following motion was made by President Stokes, seconded by Trustee Elston, to wit:
BE IT RESOLVED, the Board hereby approves the minutes from the Regular Board Meeting November 14, 2022.
Upon roll call vote:
Yeas: Trustees, Warner, Miller, Elston, Stokes and Givines
Nays: None
The following motion was made by President Stokes, seconded by Trustee Elston, to wit:
BE IT RESOLVED, the Board hereby approves the minutes from the Executive Session November 14, 2022.
Upon roll call vote:
Yeas: Trustees Miller, Warner, Elston, Stokes and Givines
Nays: None
The monthly report for the Assistant Director was presented by SCCMAD employee, Belinda Mosby, Assistant Director, (please see attached reports). The following motion was made by President Stokes, seconded by Trustee Miller, to wit:
BE IT RESOLVED, the Board hereby approves the December report of the Assistant Director including the bills list totaling $215,234.35.
Upon roll call vote:
Yeas: Trustees, Warner, Miller, Elston, Stokes and Givines
Nays: None
The monthly report for the Director was presented by SCCMAD employee, Janet Rogers, Director, (please see attached reports). The following motion was made by President Stokes, seconded by Trustee Elston, to wit:
BE IT RESOLVED, the Board hereby approves the December report of the Director.
Upon roll call vote:
Yeas: Trustees, Warner, Miller, Elston, Stokes and Givines
Nays: None
The following motion was made by President Stokes, seconded by Trustee Warner, to wit:
BE IT RESOLVED, the Board hereby approves Board Members and District Staff to attend 89th Annual AMCA Conference in Reno, Nevada February 27 – March 3, 2023.
Upon roll call vote:
Yeas: Trustees, Warner, Miller, Elston, Stokes and Givines
Nays: None
Line item 10 on the agenda, “Discussion and possible approval of an ordinance authorizing signatory authorities for financial transition with BMO Harris Bank”, has been tabled until the next Board Meeting.
President Stokes made a request to the Board to exit the 841st Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees and enter into Executive Session at 4:41 p.m. The following motion was made by President Stokes, seconded by Trustee Elston, to wit:
BE IT RESOLVED, the Board hereby approves to exit the 841st Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees and enter into Executive Session.
Upon roll call vote:
Yeas: Trustees, Warner, Miller, Elston, Stokes and Givines
Nays: None
Luke Chmielewski, Belinda Mosby, and Aerielle Charles exited the board room.
At this time, President Stokes made a request to the Board to enter in the Regular Board Meeting at 6:15 p.m.
Luke Chmiewlewski, Belinda Mosby, and Aerielle Charles re-entered the board room.
The following motion was made by President Stokes, seconded by Trustee Elston, to wit:
BE IT RESOLVED, the Board hereby approves the letter of resignation for Joseph Murray as presented.
Upon roll call vote:
Yeas: Trustees, Warner, Miller, Elston, Stokes and Givines
Nays: None
The following motion was made by President Stokes, seconded by Trustee Warner, to wit:
BE IT RESOLVED, the Board hereby approves the letter of retirement for Janet Rogers with an effective date of December 30, 2022
Upon roll call vote:
Yeas: Trustees, Warner, Miller, Elston, Stokes and Givines
Nays: None
The following motion was made by President Stokes, seconded by Trustee Givines, to wit:
BE IT RESOLVED, the Board hereby approves the cost of living for SCCMAD District employees for 2023 calendar year of 5% pay increase with the exceptions of the Asst. Director’s annual pay increase to $65,000, the board appointed Director’s annual pay increase to $80,000, and the annual pay for the Administrative Assistants (2) to increase to $50,468.68.
Upon roll call vote:
Yeas: Trustees, Warner, Miller, Elston, Stokes and Givines
Nays: None
The following motion was made by President Stokes, seconded by Trustee Givines, to wit:
BE IT RESOLVED, the Board hereby approves the renewal contract for Krimson Technology Group LLC as presented.
Upon roll call vote:
Yeas: Trustees, Warner, Miller, Elston, Stokes and Givines
Nays: None
The following motion was made by President Stokes, seconded by Trustee Givines, to wit:
BE IT RESOLVED, the Board hereby approves the consultant contract for Mrs. Janet Rogers with minor changes of the contract being within a six-month period with the option to renew at the end of the six-month period and an added clause of returning all equipment is returned to the district.
Upon roll call vote:
Yeas: Trustees, Warner, Miller, Elston, Stokes and Givines
Nays: None
At this time, nominations for the Elections of Officers of the Board of Trustees for 2022-2023 were taken.
The following motion was made by President Stokes, seconded by Trustee Warner, to wit:
BE IT RESOLVED, that Trustee Givines serves as President of the Board of Trustees for the year 2022-2023.
Upon roll call vote:
Yeas: Trustees, Warner, Miller, Elston, Stokes and Givines
Nays: None
The following motion was made by President Stokes, seconded by Trustee Givines, to wit:
BE IT RESOLVED, that Trustee Miller serves as Vice-President of the Board of Trustees for the year 2022-2023.
Upon roll call vote:
Yeas: Trustees, Warner, Miller, Elston, Stokes and Givines
Nays: None
The following motion was made by President Stokes, seconded by Trustee Miller, to wit:
BE IT RESOLVED, that Trustee Elston serves as Secretary of the Board of Trustees for the year 2022-2023.
Upon roll call vote:
Yeas: Trustees, Warner, Miller, Elston, Stokes and Givines
Nays: None
The following motion was made by President Stokes, seconded by Trustee Miller, to wit:
BE IT RESOLVED, that Trustee Warner serves as Treasurer of the Board of Trustees for the year 2022-2023.
Upon roll call vote:
Yeas: Trustees, Warner, Miller, Elston, Stokes and Givines
Nays: None
During public comments, Mrs. Janet Rogers expressed thanks and appreciation to the Board of Trustees for their support during her time of service at the South Cook County Mosquito Abatement District.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
The next Board meeting will be held on January 9, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. at the District’s Headquarter.
Signed:
Lynette Stokes, President
Cassandra Elston, Secretary
