September 14, 2026 Regular Board Meeting Minutes

BOARD MINUTES

The 886th Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the South Cook County Mosquito Abatement District

Monday, September 14, 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 September 14, 2026 at 4:06 P.M. upon due notice to all members of the time, date, and place of the meeting.

Roll Call

• Trustee Ca Sandra W Elston — Present
• Trustee Shonda DeVasher-Williams — Present
• Trustee Jonathan Currin — Present
• Trustee Charles Givines — Present

Also present were:

• Jeffery Cohn — Interim Executive Director
• Belinda Mosby — Assistant Director
• Meganne Trela — Attorney for the Board
• Christopher Brown — General Foreman
• Luke Chmielewski — Deputy Supervisor
• Madeline Trost — Biologist
• Aerielle Charles — Administrative Assistant
• Christian Reed — Eastern Division Supervisor
• Angel Winters — Citizen
• Brenda Macon — Citizen

Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance

The meeting was opened by the President, whereupon the following motion was moved by Trustee Williams and seconded by Trustee Currin, to wit:

Upon roll call vote:
Yeas: Trustees Williams, Givines, Currin, and Elston
Nays: None

Approval of August 10, 2026 Regular Board Meeting Minutes

The minutes from the Regular Board Meeting on August 10, 2026 were reviewed by the Board of Trustees. The following motion was moved by Trustee Currin and seconded by Trustee Williams, to wit:

Upon roll call vote:
Yeas: Trustees Williams, Givines, Currin, and Elston
Nays: None

Approval of August 10, 2026 Executive Session Minutes

The minutes from the Executive Session on August 10, 2026 were reviewed by the Board of Trustees. The following motion was moved by Trustee Currin and Trustee Williams, to wit:

Upon roll call vote:
Yeas: Trustees Williams, Givines, Currin, and Elston
Nays: None

Assistant Director's Monthly Report

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 Currin and seconded by Trustee Williams, to wit:

Upon roll call vote:
Yeas: Trustees Williams, Givines, Currin, and Elston
Nays: None

Interim Executive Director and Biologist Reports

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 her Biologist report to the Board of Trustees. In her report Madeline mentioned that a total of 68,231 mosquitoes has been collected. Currently out of 1,424 pools 194 have tested positive. Madeline also mentioned that a total of 107,476 catch basins were treated and the last day of catch basin treatment was on August 28, 2026. She also noted that the number of human cases in the District changed from 4 to 5 before the creation of the final board packet.

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

Upon roll call vote:
Yeas: Trustees Williams, Givines, Currin, and Elston
Nays: None

Following the motion, Brenda Macon exited the board room.

Approval of New HVAC System

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

Upon roll call vote:
Yeas: Trustees Williams, Givines, Currin, and Elston
Nays: None

Mental Health Day

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

Upon roll call vote:
Yeas: Trustees Williams, Givines, Currin, and Elston
Nays: None

Additional Days for Sick Bank

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

Upon roll call vote:
Yeas: Trustees Williams, Givines, Currin, and Elston
Nays: None

Sick Bank Days for Employee

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

Upon roll call vote:
Yeas: Trustees Willliams, Givines, Currin, and Elston
Nays: None

Executive Session

President Elston made a request to the Board to exit the 886th 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:

Upon roll call vote:
Yeas: Trustees Williams, Givines, Currin, and Elston
Nays: None

Christopher Brown, Luke Chmielewski, Madeline Trost, Christian Reed, Angel Winters, and Aerielle Charles exited the board room.

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

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

Employee Resignation

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

Upon roll call vote:
Yeas: Trustees Williams, Givines, Currin, and Elston
Nays: None

Hiring of Lavitta Jefferson

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

Upon roll call vote:
Yeas: Trustees Williams, Givines, Currin, and Elston
Nays: None

Hiring of Auvion Brown

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

Upon roll call vote:
Yeas: Trustees Williams, Givines, Currin, and Elston
Nays: None

Hiring of Danny Bender

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

Upon roll call vote:
Yeas: Trustees Williams, Givines, Currin, and Elston
Nays: None

Action Following Executive Session — Ethan Pryor

During Possible action from Executive Session, the following motion was moved by Trustee Williams and seconded by Trustee Givines, to wit:

Upon roll call vote:
Yeas: Trustees Williams, Givines, Currin, and Elston
Nays: None

Action Following Executive Session — Nehemiah Owens

Also during possible action from Executive Session, the following motion was moved by Trustee Currin and seconded by Trustee Williams, to wit:

Upon roll call vote:
Yeas: Trustees Williams, Givines, Currin, and Elston
Nays: None

Adjournment

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 4:49 p.m.

The next board meeting will be held on Monday, October 13, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. at the District's Headquarter.