BOARD MINUTES
THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE SOUTH COOK COUNTY
MOSQUITO ABATEMENT DISTRICT
HELD WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 20, 2021
A Special Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the South Cook County Mosquito Abatement District was called to order by President Lynette Stokes at the District’s Headquarter, 15500 Dixie Highway, Harvey, Illinois on October 20, 2021 at 4:07 P.M. upon due notice to all members of the time, date, and place of the meeting.
ROLL CALL
Also Present were:
The meeting was opened by the President, whereupon the minutes of the 826th meeting of the Board of Trustees were reviewed. The following motion was made by President Stokes, seconded by Trustee Miller, to wit:
Nays: None
At this point in the meeting, nominations for the Elections of Officers of the Board of Trustees for 2021-2022 were taken
Before the nomination of officers were taken, Joseph Miller, Attorney for the Board, read a section of the Statute from the South Cook County Mosquito Abatement Act regarding Election of Officers within the Board of Trustees.
The following motion was made by President Stokes, seconded by Trustee Warner, to wit:
Nays: None
Abstain: Trustee Givines
The following motion was made by Trustee Miller, seconded by President Stokes, to wit:
Nays:Trustee Givines
The following motion was made by President Stokes, seconded by Trustee Miller, to wit:
Nays:Trustee Givines
Following the nomination of officers, Trustee Givines stated the reason he voted no on all the Election of Officers of the Board of Trustees for the year 2021-2022. Trustee Givines stated his reason being because of his disagreement of the interpretation of the verbiage stated in the Statue from the South Cook County Mosquito Abatement Act.
The following motion was made by President Givines, seconded by Trustee Elston, to wit:
Nays: None
The following motion was made by President Stokes, seconded by Trustee Warner, to wit:
Nays: None
Abstain: President Stokes
At this point of the meeting, President Stokes made a request to the Board to exit out of the Special Board Meeting and enter into Executive Session at 4:32 p.m. The following motion was made by President Stokes, seconded by Trustee Warner, to wit:
Nays: None
Janet Rogers, Nikki Cody, Aerielle Charles, and Tasha Williams exited the Board Room.
President Stokes made a request to the Board to enter into the Regular Board Meeting at 5:03 p.m.
Janet Rogers, Nikki Cody, Aerielle Charles, and Tasha Williams re-entered the Board Room.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
Signed:
Lynette Stokes, President
Cassandra Elston, Secretary