BOARD MINUTES

THE 830TH REGULAR MEETING OF THE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE SOUTH COOK COUNTY
MOSQUITO ABATEMENT DISTRICT
HELD MONDAY JANUARY 10, 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 January 10, 2022 at 4:08 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............................Operations Superintendent
Meganne Trela.........................Attorney for the Board
Aerielle Charles.......................Administrative Assistant
Christopher Brown...................General Foreman
Luke Chmielewski...................Chief Mechanic
Anastazia Erkapic...................Citizen

Absent

Nikki Cody..............................Business Manager

 

 

The meeting was opened by the President whereupon the minutes of the 829th meeting of the Board of Trustees were reviewed. The following motion was made by President Stokes, seconded by Trustee Warner, to wit:

BE IT RESOLVED, the Board hereby approves the minutes of the Regular Board Meeting December 13, 2021

Upon roll call vote:

Yeas: Trustees Stokes, Warner, Elston, Miller 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 of the Executive Session December 13, 2021.

Upon roll call vote:

Yeas: Trustees Elston, Warner, Stokes, Miller and Givines
Nays: None

 

Due to Ms. Cody’s absence, the monthly report for the Business Manager 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:

BE IT RESOLVED, the Board hereby approves the January report of the Business Manager, including the January Bills List totaling $260,276.38.

Upon roll call vote:

Yeas: Trustees Stokes, Warner, Givines, Miller and Elston
Nays: None

 

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 Elton, to wit:

BE IT RESOLVED, the Board hereby approves the January report of the Operations Superintendent.

Upon roll call vote:

Yeas: Trustees Stokes, Warner, Givines, Miller and Elston
Nays: None

 

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

BE IT RESOLVED, the Board hereby approves the Deloitte (Pension) Contract

Upon roll call vote:

Yeas: Trustees Stokes, Warner, Givines, Miller and Elston
Nays: None

 

President Stokes made a request to the Board to exit out of the 830th Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees and enter into Executive Session at 4:26 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 830th Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees and enter into Executive Session.

Upon roll call vote:

Yeas: Trustees Stokes, Warner, Givines, Miller and Elston
Nays: None

 

Aerielle Charles, Christopher Brown, Luke Chmielewski, Janet Rogers, and Anastazia Erkapic exited the Board Room.

At this time, President Stokes made a request to the Board to enter into the Regular Board Meeting at 5:04 p.m.

Aerielle Charles, Christopher Brown, Luke Chmielewski, Janet Rogers, and Anastazia Erkapic 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 hiring of Biologist as presented.

Upon roll call vote:

Yeas: Trustees Stokes, Warner, Miller, Givines and Elston
Nays: None

 

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

BE IT RESOLVED, the Board hereby approves the Biologist to attend 88th annual AMCA Conference in Jacksonville, Florida February 28, 2022 – March 4, 2022 and stipend amount.

Upon roll call vote:

Yeas: Trustees Stokes, Warner, Miller, Givines and Elston
Nays: None

 

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.

 

The next Board meeting will be held on February 14, 2022 at 4:00 P.M. at the District’s Headquarter.

 

Signed:

 

Lynette Stokes, President

Cassandra Elston, Secretary