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MINUTES - COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
March 8, 2010
The Village Board met in the Board Room of the Village Hall at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, March 8,
2010. In attendance were:
Village Board Staff
Harriet Rosenthal, Mayor Kent Street, Village Manager
Robert Benton, Trustee Barbara Little, Director of Public Works & Engineering
Alan Farkas, Trustee Robert Fialkowski, Director of Finance
Mary Oppenheim, Trustee John Sliozis, Police Chief
William Seiden, Trustee Robert Phillips, Asst. Village Engineer
Barbara Struthers, Trustee John Guccione, Engineering Inspector
Brad Fink, Asst. Director of Public Works
Jenny Maltas, Asst. to the Manager
Absent: Eric Burk, Asst. Finance Director
Thomas Jester, Trustee Tom Keane, Deputy Police Chief
Rick Wilk, Deputy Police Chief
Frank Cisek, WRF Superintendent
Clint Case, Code Enforcement Supervisor
2010-2011 Proposed Budget
Mr. Fialkowski reviewed information included in his February 26, 2010 memo concerning the
preliminary budget for 2010-11. He noted the proposal includes no personnel additions,
eliminates a position in engineering and another in sewer, adds no major operating programs,
considers salaries in light of the collective bargaining environment in Illinois and negotiations
with the public works union, defers equipment and vehicle replacement where possible and
assumes no further deterioration of the economy. The General Fund is again projected to operate
at a deficit without the addition of significant reliable revenues. The operating increase for 2010-
11 is due largely to pension, snow and ice control, general liability insurance and debt service.
Proposed capital projects were reviewed for 2010-11 and as part of a 3-year summary. For
2010-11, they included the 2010 Street Rehabilitation program, first year of Carlisle-Carriage
Way re-build, start of Central and Juniper bridge repairs, the railroad pedestrian underpass along
Deerfield Road, the Deerbrook sanitary lift station replacement, start of WRF construction and
the water main relocation along Lake Cook Road.
In view of the intention to maintain service levels, comparative tax rates and available alternative
revenue sources, it was agreed to further consider an electric utility tax and an increase to the
telecommunication tax rate to help off-set operating expenses and also look to use property taxes
for WRF and other capital expense debt service requirements, that can be abated if appropriate.
The Board will give further consideration to the 2010-2011 proposed budget at the upcoming
Committee of the Whole meeting on March 22, 2010. The meeting was adjourned at 7:20 p.m.
following unanimous approval of the motion to adjourn made by Trustee Benton and a second by
Trustee Struthers.
Minutes prepared by:
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KENT S. STREET, Village Manager