Grundy Reporter

Maine Township Board met May 28.

Here is the minutes provided by the board:

Board Members Present: Supervisor Morask, Clerk Gialamas, Assessor Moylan Krey, Highway Commissioner Kazmierczak, Trustees Jones, Carrabotta, McKenzie and Sweeney

Other in attendance: Kurt Asprooth, Dayna Berman, Doriene Prorak, Chris Scalet, Marie Dachniwsky, Denise Jajko, Michael Samaan, Richard Lyon, Liz Coy, Nader Ghazaleh, Dick Barton, Carol Langan, Austin Kelso, Diane Carrabotta, Melis Bircan, Carl Carrabotta, Donna Adam, Mary Mathisen, Catherine Sbarra, Victoria McGrath, Robert Hoban, Beth Penesis, Carolyn Drblik, Ryan McKenzie, Officer Robert PRPD, and Wiesia Tytko.

Supervisor Morask called the meeting to order at 8:49 p.m., and Clerk Gialamas led the Pledge of Allegiance and called the roll.

Agenda Item: Approval of Minutes of April 23, 2019 Bill Pay Review

Supervisor Morask Motion to waive the reading and approve the minutes of the April 23, 2019 Bill Pay Review.

Trustee Jones Second.

Motion on a roll call vote as follows:

Supervisor Morask Yes

Trustee Jones Yes

Trustee McKenzie Yes

Trustee Carrabotta Yes

Trustee Sweeney Yes

Motion carried.

Agenda Item: Approval of Minutes of April 23, 2019 Board Meeting

Supervisor Morask Motion to waive the reading and approve the minutes of the April 23, 2019 Board Meeting with the correction on page 7.

Trustee Carrabotta Second.

Motion on a roll call vote as follows:

Supervisor Morask Yes

Trustee Jones Yes

Trustee McKenzie Yes

Trustee Carrabotta Yes

Trustee Sweeney Yes

Motion carried.

Agenda Item: Approval of Minutes of May 14, 2019 Special Board Meeting

Supervisor Morask Motion to waive the reading and approve the minutes of the May 14, 2019 Special Board Meeting.

Trustee Jones Second.

Motion on a roll call vote as follows:

Supervisor Morask Yes

Trustee Jones Yes

Trustee McKenzie Yes

Trustee Carrabotta Yes

Trustee Sweeney Yes

Motion carried.

Agenda Item: Public Participation

Donna Adam, Des Plaines resident commented on the Annual Agency Day on May 3, 2019 hosted by the MaineStay Department.

See video at 5:16.

Agenda Item: Approval of General Assistance Expenditures

Payrolls dated May 3, 2019 and May 17, 2019 and General Assistance checks #51951 through

check #52008 in the amount of $65,845.15.

Trustee McKenzie Motion to approve.

Trustee Carrabotta Second

Motion on a roll call vote as follows:

Supervisor Morask Yes

Trustee Jones Yes

Trustee McKenzie Yes

Trustee Carrabotta Yes

Trustee Sweeney Yes

Motion carried.

Agenda Item: Approval of Road District Expenditures

Payrolls dated May 3, 2019 and May 17, 2019 and Road District checks #20885 through check #20923 in the amount of $127,920.08.

Trustee Carrabotta Motion to approve.

Trustee Sweeney Second.

Motion on a roll call vote as follows:

Supervisor Morask Yes

Trustee Jones Yes

Trustee McKenzie Yes

Trustee Carrabotta Yes

Trustee Sweeney Yes

Motion carried.

Agenda Item: Approval of General Town Fund Expenditures

Payrolls dated May 3, 2019 and May 17, 2019 and General Town Fund checks #56792 through check #56886 in the amount of $391,468.35.

Supervisor Morask Motion to approve.

Trustee Jones Second.

Motion on a roll call vote as follows:

Supervisor Morask Yes

Trustee Jones Yes

Trustee McKenzie Yes

Trustee Carrabotta Yes

Trustee Sweeney Yes

Motion carried.

Agenda Item: Victoria J. McGrath/McGrath Human Resources Group; Salary Study Report Dr. Victoria McGrath from McGrath Human Resources Group made a presentation on the Salary Study Final Report for Maine Township employees.

There was a short discussion regarding this subject.

See video at 8:28.

Agenda Item: Old Business, Approval of Closed Session Minutes #1 of November 27, 2018

Supervisor Morask asked for approval of Closed Session Minutes #1 from November 27, 2018 stating that there is no ongoing need for confidentiality.

Supervisor Morask Motion to approve and release the minutes #1 of November 27, 2018 Closed Session meeting.

Trustee Carrabotta Second.

Motion carried on a roll call vote as follows:

Supervisor Morask Yes

Trustee Jones Yes

Trustee McKenzie Yes

Trustee Carrabotta Yes

Trustee Sweeney Yes

Motion carried.

Agenda Item: Old Business, Approval of Health Insurance Renewal

Supervisor Morask Motion to approve the Health Insurance Renewal Grandfather Plan #BPP72212.

Trustee Jones Second.

The Board members thanked Catherine Sbarra for all the negotiating with BlueCross Blue Shield and for keeping the great health insurance plan for the Township.

Motion carried on a roll call vote as follows:

Supervisor Morask Yes

Trustee Jones Yes

Trustee McKenzie Yes

Trustee Carrabotta Yes

Trustee Sweeney Yes

Motion carried.

Supervisor Morask stated that Ms. Sbarra from HRB Solutions will be at the Township on Monday, June 10th for the Health Insurance Open Enrollment meeting.

Agenda Item: New Business, Attorney Mary E. Dickson of Bond, Dickson and Conway: Speak to Board as to status and all matters of and in any way related to the pending Appeal before the IMRF for which that firm is representing this Board

Attorney Mary E. Dickson presented on the status related to the appeal for IMRF requested by

Trustees Carrabotta, Sweeney and McKenzie.

There was lengthy and controversial discussion.

See video at 38:30.

Agenda Item: New Business, Discussion and Vote regarding Maine Township IMRF Authorized Agent, including but not limited to Resolution appointing the Maine Township IMRF Authorized

Agent II and IMRF Form 2.20 (Rev. 10/2014) Notice of Appointment of Authorization 

Trustee Carrabotta Motion to adapt Resolution 2019-5 Appointing the Maine Township IMRF Authorized Agent

Trustee Sweeney Second.

Trustee Carrabotta read out loud the Resolution 2019-5.

Discussion.

See video at 1:22:17.

Motion carried on a roll call vote as follows:

Supervisor Morask No

Trustee Jones No

Trustee McKenzie Yes

Trustee Carrabotta Yes

Trustee Sweeney Yes

Motion carried.

Supervisor Morask stated that she had to leave the Board meeting due to her job requirement for the next day.

Trustee Carrabotta Motion to appoint Trustee McKenzie for the Chairman for the rest of the Board meeting.

Trustee Sweeney Second.

Motion carried on a roll call vote as follows:

Supervisor Morask Abstain

Trustee Jones No

Trustee McKenzie Yes

Trustee Carrabotta Yes

Trustee Sweeney Yes

Motion carried.

Agenda Item: New Business, TOCC Annual Membership Dues

Trustee McKenzie stated that the annual dues for the Township Officials of Cook County have been set for $2,000.00 for the fiscal year that began on May 1, 2019.

Trustee Carrabotta Motion to approve the TOCC Annual Dues in the amount of $2,000.00.

Trustee Sweeney Second.

Motion on a roll call vote as follows:

Supervisor Morask Absent

Trustee Jones Yes

Trustee McKenzie Yes

Trustee Carrabotta Yes

Trustee Sweeney Yes

Motion carried.

Agenda Item: New Business, Justifacts Contract/Employee Background Checks

Trustee McKenzie stated that the board packet included an agreement with Justifacts, a company that processes background checks. She stated that a background check is required and will be conducted for new hired employees. Of the 3 recommended companies, Justifacts was selected and their agreement was reviewed by Ancel Glink.

Trustee Carrabotta Motion to adopt the contract with Justifacts Credential

Verification Inc. as presented.

Trustee Sweeney Second.

Motion on a roll call vote as follows:

Supervisor Morask Absent

Trustee Jones Yes

Trustee McKenzie Yes

Trustee Carrabotta Yes

Trustee Sweeney Yes

Motion carried.

Agenda Item: New Business, Capital Fund Proposed Expenditures: Spaceco Engineering Company Services for Parking Lot Excavation & Resurfacing Project - $5,000.00 estimate (preparation of bid specs)

Trustee McKenzie asked for approval to hire Spaceco Engineering Company Services for preparation of bid specification and consultation for the Parking Lot Excavation and Resurfacing Project which will be paid by the Capital Fund.

Trustee Sweeney Motion to approve the Capital Fund expenditures in amount of $5,000.00 for preparation of bid specifications by Spaceco Engineering Company Services.

Trustee McKenzie Second.

Motion on a roll call vote as follows:

Supervisor Morask Absent

Trustee Jones Yes

Trustee McKenzie Yes

Trustee Carrabotta Yes

Trustee Sweeney Yes

Motion carried.

Agenda Item: Officials’ Reports

Trustee Carrabotta thanked the wonderful MaineStreamers’ staff for organizing the 90+ Birthday

Party on May 16th at Chateau Ritz. He added that it was a phenomenal turn out and quite a joyful event for our seniors who are very appreciative.

Trustee Carrabotta stated that on behalf of Maine Township he joined Trustee McKenzie and Trustee Sweeney in participation in the Park Ridge Memorial Day Parade. He thanked the McKenzie family for using their 1969 Chevy Pickup and added that distribution of candy to a lot of happy children was fun. Trustee Carrabotta stated that participating in the parade was a proud moment for the Township to honor those who served.

Trustee Sweeney thanked Marie Dachniwsky for the fantastic MaineStreamers’ luncheon and she also thanked Ryan and Claire McKenzie for a great ride at the Park Ridge Memorial Day Parade.

Trustee Sweeney stated that Trustees put a lot of time and effort in the budget evaluation process. The Trustees are representing the taxpayers and looking out for their interest.

For more accurate reports see video at 1:34:10.

Agenda Item: Administrator’s Report

Administrator Berman thanked all the staff for helping out in the month of May by parking on the streets and allowing residents to park in the lot due to the many residents that came on a daily basis for the triennial reassessment. She also said a big thank you to the several staff members who rearranged their schedules to help in the Assessor Department and as in the past have helped other departments when needed.

Agenda Item:

Closed Session, Approval of Closed Session Minutes #2 of November 27, 2018, 5 ILCS 120-2 (c) (21)

Trustee Carrabotta Motion to go to the Closed Session under Section 5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (21) for the sole purpose to review the Closed Session Minutes #2 of November 27, 2018.

Trustee Sweeney Second.

Motion on a roll call vote as follows:

Supervisor Morask Absent

Trustee Jones Yes

Trustee McKenzie Yes

Trustee Carrabotta Yes

Trustee Sweeney Second.

Motion on a roll call vote as follows:

Supervisor Morask Absent

Trustee Jones Yes

Trustee McKenzie Yes

Trustee Carrabotta Yes

Trustee Sweeney Yes

Motion carried.

The Board re-convened in Open Session at 10:45 p.m.

Trustee McKenzie Motion to re-convene in Open Session.

Trustee Carrabotta Second.

Motion on a roll call vote as follows:

Supervisor Morask Absent

Trustee Jones Yes

Trustee McKenzie Yes

Trustee Carrabotta Yes

Trustee Sweeney Yes

Motion carried.

Trustee Sweeney Motion to approve for content the minutes #2 of November 27, 2018 Closed Session meeting.

Trustee Carrabotta Second.

Motion on a roll call vote as follows:

Supervisor Morask Absent

Trustee Jones Yes

Trustee McKenzie Yes

Trustee Carrabotta Yes

Trustee Sweeney Yes

Motion carried.

Agenda Item: Adjournment

Trustee McKenzie Motion to adjourn.

Trustee Sweeney Second.

All in favor.

Motion carried on a voice vote.

The meeting was adjourned at 10:46 p.m

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