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BOARD MINUTES

THE 846TH REGULAR MEETING OF THE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE SOUTH COOK COUNTY
MOSQUITO ABATEMENT DISTRICT
HELD MONDAY MAY 8, 2023


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 May 8, 2023 at 4:00 P.M. upon due notice to all members of the time, date, and place of the meeting.

ROLL CALL

Trustee Charles Givines.............Present
Trustee Lamar X Miller...............Present
Trustee Dr. Ray Warner.............Present
Trustee Cassandra W Elston.....Present
Trustee Dr. Lynette Stokes....... Absent

Also Present were:

Luke Chmielewski..................Director
Belinda Mosby.......................Assistant Director
Joseph Miller.........................Attorney for the Board
Aerielle Charles.....................Administrative Assistant
Christopher Brown................General Foreman
Janet Rogers.........................Consultant

 

The meeting was opened by the President, whereupon the minutes from the Regular Board Meeting of the Board of Trustees were reviewed. The following motion was made by President Givines, seconded by Trustee Miller, to wit:

BE IT RESOLVED, the Board hereby approves the minutes from the Regular Board Meeting April 10, 2023.

Upon roll call vote:

Yeas: Trustees, Miller, Warner and Givines
Nays: None
Absent: Trustee Elston

 

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

BE IT RESOLVED, the Board hereby approves the minutes from the Executive Session April 10, 2023.

Upon roll call vote:

Yeas: Trustees, Miller, Warner and Givines
Nays: None
Absent: Trustee Elston

 

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 Givines, seconded by Trustee Miller, to wit:

BE IT RESOLVED, the Board hereby approves the May report of the Assistant Director including the bills list totaling $623,630.56.

Upon roll call vote:

Yeas: Trustees, Miller, Warner and Givines
Nays: None
Absent: Trustee Elston

 

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

BE IT RESOLVED, the Board hereby approves the May report of the Director.

Upon roll call vote:

Yeas: Trustees, Miller, Warner and Givines
Nays: None
Absent: Trustee Elston

 

At this time, Mrs. Janet Rogers, Consultant, presented to the Board of Trustees her recommendations for the MLO Tank removal project for the SCCMAD.

 

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

BE IT RESOLVED, the Board hereby approves underground MLO tank removal by Petroleum Technologies.

Upon roll call vote:

Yeas: Trustees, Miller, Warner and Givines
Nays: None
Absent: Trustee Elston

 

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

BE IT RESOLVED, the Board hereby approves the hiring of 1-4 and 6-8 as listed on the agenda for seasonal workers.

Upon roll call vote:

Yeas: Trustees, Miller, Warner and Givines
Nays: None
Absent: Trustee Elston

 

Following the previous motion, Trustee Cassandra Elston entered the board room at 4:21 p.m.

 

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

BE IT RESOLVED, the Board hereby approves to dispose/donate the listed electronics as presented.

Upon roll call vote:

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

 

Item 11 on the agenda will be tabled for the next board meeting in June.

 

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

BE IT RESOLVED, the Board hereby approves the contract for Accountant with the added change that the accountant will report directly to the Assistant Director.

Upon roll call vote:

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

 

President Givines made a request to the Board to exit the 846th Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees and enter into Executive Session at 4:32 p.m. The following motion was made by President Givines, seconded by Trustee Warner, to wit:

BE IT RESOLVED, the Board hereby approves to exit the 846th Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees and enter into Executive Session.

Upon roll call vote:

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

 

Luke Chmielewski, Belinda Mosby, Christopher Brown, Janet Rogers, and Aerielle Charles exited the board room.

 

At this time, President Givines made a request to the Board to enter in the Regular Board Meeting at 5:34 p.m.

 

Luke Chmielewski, Belinda Mosby, Christopher Brown, and Aerielle Charles re-entered the board room.

 

There was no motion or a second for the hiring of Curtis Betts as a Seasonal Worker. Therefore, the Board of Trustees will not hire.

 

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

BE IT RESOLVED, the Board hereby approves to hire Casey Kuntz as Western Division Supervisor at the salary discussed in closed session.

Upon roll call vote:

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

 

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

BE IT RESOLVED, the Board hereby approves to table the hiring and salary of the Assistant Mechanic.

Upon roll call vote:

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

 

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

BE IT RESOLVED, the Board hereby approves the salary adjustments for District Operators.

Upon roll call vote:

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

 

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

BE IT RESOLVED, the Board hereby approves the hiring of Christian Reed, Interim Eastern Division Supervisor at the salary discussed in closed session.

Upon roll call vote:

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

 

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

BE IT RESOLVED, the Board hereby approves the salary for Dennis Brock, Custodial Assistant as well as authorizing the retro pay for any underpayment that may have occurred.

Upon roll call vote:

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

 

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

BE IT RESOLVED, the Board hereby approves to adjust Victor Tolbert’s job title to Central Division Supervisor and Garage Foreman at the salary discussed in closed session.

Upon roll call vote:

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

 

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.

 

After further discussion by the Board of Trustees, the next board meeting will be held on Thursday June 15, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. at the District’s Headquarter.

 

Signed:

 

Charles Givines, President

Cassandra Elston, Secretary