BOARD MINUTES

THE 882ND REGULAR MEETING OF THE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE SOUTH COOK COUNTY
MOSQUITO ABATEMENT DISTRICT
HELD MONDAY MAY 11, 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 Elston, at the District’s Headquarter, 15500 Dixie Highway, Harvey, Illinois on May 11, 2026 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 opened whereupon a presentation was given by Jessica Culloti, Reinhart Law, via Zoom. Jessica presented to the Board a brief understanding of Amendment No. 1 as presented in the board packet.

Following the presentation, Jessica Culotti exited the board meeting.

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

The minutes from the Regular Board Meeting on April 22, 2026 were reviewed by the Board of Trustees. The following motion was moved by Trustee Currin and seconded by Trustee Williams, to wit:

The minutes from the Executive Session on April 22, 2026 were reviewed by the Board of Trustees. The following motion was moved by Trustee Currin and seconded by Trustee Williams, 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 Givines and seconded by Trustee Currin, to wit:

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

During the monthly report for the Interim Executive Director, Madeline Trost, Biologist, presented the Biologist report to the Board of Trustees. Madeline informed the Board that trap collections have begun and the operators started field operations on April 1. She also informed the board of the positives found in Markham and Alsip.

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

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

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

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

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

President Elston made a request to the Board to exit the 882nd Regular Board Meeting of the Board of Trustees and enter into Executive Session. The following motion was moved by Trustee Williams and seconded by Trustee Currin, to wit:

Aerielle Charles, Christopher Brown, Madeline Trost, and Christian Reed exited the board room.

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

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

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

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

Mr. Jeffery Cohn, Interim Executive Director, wanted to note for the record of a change in salary for the seasonal hires listed in the board packet; Bianca Dardon, Danny Bender, Jamilia Long, and Malachi Miller. The change is notated from $19 to $20 due to them passing the Illinois Department of Public Health General Standards exam last mosquito season.

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 5:25 p.m.

The next board meeting will be held on Monday, June 8, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. at the District’s Headquarter.

Signed:

Ca Sandra Elston, President

Charles Givines, Secretary