BOARD MINUTES

THE 860TH REGULAR MEETING OF THE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE SOUTH COOK COUNTY
MOSQUITO ABATEMENT DISTRICT
HELD MONDAY JULY 8, 2024

A Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the South Cook County Mosquito Abatement District was called to order by President Lamarr Miller at the District’s Headquarter, 15500 Dixie Highway, Harvey, Illinois on July 8, 2024 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 the minutes from the Regular Board Meeting on June 10, 2024 were reviewed. The following motion was moved by Trustee Warner and seconded by Trustee Givines, to wit:

 

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

 

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

 

The monthly report for the Director was presented by SCCMAD employee, Luke Chmielewski, Director, (please see attached reports). The following motion was moved by President Miller and seconded by President Miller and seconded by Trustee Warner, to wit:

 

During the Director’s report, John Cory Medlock, Lead Laboratory Assistant, gave a verbal report of the activities produced by the lab within the month. The board advised that all future reports from the lab be given in written format before the board meeting.

During Board Member Notes, President Miller stated that all monies owed back to the District have been turned in by all Board Members. During this time, Mr. Chmielewski, Director, discussed with the Board a possible Employee Auction and Bid take place for employees during the Board Meeting. President Miller mentioned to Mr. Chmielewski that any ideas should be written out, presented to the board and eventually discussed/approved by the Board of Trustees.

Line item 7, ‘Discussion of new water line project at Western Division’, was discussed by the Board of Trustees and Mr. Luke Chmielewski, Director. No action was taken.;

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Line item 13 on the agenda ‘Discussion and possible approval of raise of salary for Dion Randle-El, Assistant Mechanic’ was tabled by the Board of Trustees.

 

President Miller made a request to the Board to exit the 860th Regular Meeting of Trustees and enter into Executive Session. The following motion was moved by Trustee Warner and seconded by Trustee Givines, to wit:

 

Christopher Brown, John Cory Medlock, and Aerielle Charles exited the board room.

At this time, President Miller made a request to the Board to enter in the Regular Board Meeting.

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

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 5:01 p.m.

The next board meeting will be held on Monday, August 12, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. at the District’s Headquarter.

 

Signed:

 

Lamarr X Miller, President

Cassandra Elston, Secretary