BOARD MINUTES

THE 878TH REGULAR MEETING OF THE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE SOUTH COOK COUNTY
MOSQUITO ABATEMENT DISTRICT
HELD MONDAY JANUARY 12, 2026

A Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the South Cook County Mosquito Abatement District was called to order by President Ca Sandra W Elston, at the District’s Headquarter, 15500 Dixie Highway, Harvey, Illinois on January 12, 2026 at 4:03 P.M. upon due notice to all members of the time, date, and place of the meeting.

ROLL CALL

Also present were:

Absent:

The meeting was opened by the President whereupon an introduction took place by Mr. Jeffery Cohn. Mr. Cohn introduced Dr. Rebecca Smith, Epidemiologist, via Zoom, to the Board of Trustees and mentioned that she will be part of the team in the 2026 mosquito season.

Dr. Rebecca Smith left the zoom call in the board room at 4:07 p.m.

A presentation was given by Emily Boothe, Azelis Key Account Rep. Emily presented to the Board a brief overview of services and support provided by Azelis and her background with the company. She also gave a brief overview of why product rotation, in terms of pesticides, is important.

Emily Booth left the board room following the presentation at 4:19 p.m.

A presentation was given by Julian Kidd, Krimson Technology Group, and Alexsandria Ellis, Administrative Assistant. They both presented to the Board their plan to digitalize the monthly vouchers for board signage with an expected date within 6-8 weeks.

Alexsandria Ellis left the board room following the presentation at 4:25 p.m.

A presentation was given by Darius Slatton, GIS Manager, Christian Reed, Eastern Division Supervisor, and Julian Kidd, Krimson Technology Group. They all presented to the Board a demonstration of the field seeker program.

Julian Kidd left the board room following the presentation at 4:31 p.m.

The minutes from the Regular Board Meeting on December 8, 2025 were reviewed by the Board of Trustees. The following motion was moved by Trustee Williams and seconded by Trustee Givines, to wit:

The minutes from the Executive Session on December 8, 2025 were reviewed by the Board of Trustee. The following motion was moved by Trustee Givines and seconded by Trustee Williams, to wit:

Due to the absence of Mrs. Belinda Mosby, Assistant Director, the monthly report for the Assistant Director was presented by Chris Canalia, District Accountant, (please see attached reports). The following motion was moved by Trustee Williams and seconded by Trustee Givines, to wit:

Mr. Canalia provided the board with a FY24 Audit update. He mentioned to the board that the audit for FY24 is set to be completed by the end of January and that the audit for FY25 will begin the beginning of February.

The monthly report for the Interim Executive Director was presented by SCCMAD employee, Jeffery Cohn, Interim Executive Director, (please see attached reports).

Following the Interim Executive Director’s report, Madeline Trost, Biologist, presented to the Board of Trustees the 2025 Year End Laboratory Report.

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

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

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

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 4:58 p.m.

The next board meeting will be held on Monday, February 9, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. at the District’s Headquarter.

Signed:

Ca Sandra Elston, President

Charles Givines, Secretary