The Heritage & Environs Committee will meet on Wednesday February 15th. You can view the meeting agenda here.
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Heritage & Environs set to meet February 15th
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Heritage and Environs Committee meets Wednesday
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The Heritage & Environs Committee will hold their next meeting on Wednesday January 18th at 3:00 PM. A copy of their agenda can be viewed here.
Village Board meets Monday
Posted in Agendas, BACOG, Building Department, Financial Reports, Heritage and Environs Committee, Insurance Committee, Plan Commission, Police Pension Board, Police Reports, Taxes, VBHPD, Village Attorney, Village Board, Zoning Board on December 17, 2016| Leave a Comment »
The Board of Trustees will be holding their regular monthly meeting Monday, December 19th, at 6:30 PM. A copy of the agenda can be viewed here.
October Village Board meeting recordings posted
Posted in Algonquin Rd, Audio Recordings, Building Department, Financial Reports, Heritage and Environs Committee, Legal Expenses, Longmeadow Parkway, Plan Commission, Police Pension Board, Roads & Bridges Committee, VBHPD, Village Attorney, Village Board, Zoning Board on November 18, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Audio recordings from the October 24th meeting of the Board of Trustees have been posted to the Village website, and the menu of edited recordings by agenda topic can be accessed by clicking here.
Two residents made public comments regarding Longmeadow Parkway and interior decorating of Village Hall. Those can be heard here.
The treasurer reported FOIA and OMA expenses have been $44,220 for the first nine months of 2016 during the finance report. Trustees requested a breakdown of those expenses by requestor, and a report will be presented at their next meeting.
It should be noted that not all FOIA and OMA requests require legal review, however those that do represent about one-third of the total expenses year-to-date from Bond Dickson, attorneys for the Village. The discussion of these expenses can be heard here.
The treasurer also reported the Police Pension Board had met that morning, and they were going to be reviewing the performance of the investment manager they have been using, which we applaud considering the underperformance of their funds compared to market averages.
The Roads & Bridges report included an update on the McHenry County Council of Government’s (MCCOG) transportation plan to continue their support of Longmeadow Parkway and the widening of Algonquin Road/Route 62 in Barrington Hills for 2017. The Board of Trustees refused to sign off on MCCOG’s 2016 plan due to their support of Longmeadow Parkway, and a review of the steps the Village has taken in the last three years to meet with residents on both Longmeadow and Algonquin Road issues was provided. The recording of that discussion can be heard here.
The balance of the meeting was fairly routine, but it was mentioned new paint and floor coverings will be coming to Village Hall soon after years of deferral.
Village Board meets tonight
Posted in Agendas, Board of Health, Building Department, Finance Committee, Heritage and Environs Committee, Insurance Committee, Plan Commission, Roads & Bridges Committee, VBHPD, Village Attorney, Zoning Board on November 17, 2016| Leave a Comment »
The Board of Trustees will hold their monthly meeting this evening at 6:30 PM. A copy of the agenda can be viewed here.
Heritage & Environs Committee meets today
Posted in Agenda, Heritage and Environs Committee on November 16, 2016| Leave a Comment »
The Heritage & Environs Committee meets this afternoon at 3:00 PM. A copy of their agenda can be viewed here.
Village Board meeting tonight
Posted in Agendas, Board of Health, Building Department, Finance Committee, Financial Reports, Heritage and Environs Committee, OMA, Plan Commission, Police Pension Board, Police Reports, Roads & Bridges Committee, VBHPD, Village Attorney, Village Board, Village Code, Zoning Board on October 24, 2016| 1 Comment »
The Board of Trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting this evening at 6:30 PM. A copy of the agenda can be viewed here.
September Village Board meeting recordings available
Posted in Audio Recordings, Barrington Hills Farm, Building Department, Financial Reports, Heritage and Environs Committee, Legal Expenses, OMA, Police Pension Board, Police Reports, Roads & Bridges Committee, Roads and Bridges, VBHPD, Village Board, Village Code, Zoning Board on October 10, 2016| 6 Comments »
Audio recordings from the September 26th Village Board of Trustees regular monthly meeting are available for review on the Village website. To access the menu of edited recordings by agenda topic, click here.
One resident made remarks during public comment regarding the condition of a property at the corner of Braeburn and Spring Creek Roads, which can be heard here.
The board then spent roughly twenty minutes reviewing the minutes from their prior meeting. Most of the discussion related to how detailed the minutes should be, since audio recordings are kept in perpetuity as backup for details of what transpired in any given meeting, but it seems some (or one board member) prefers their statements be as detailed as possible in the minutes as can be heard here.
Moving on to Finance and approval of the monthly bills, discussion revealed legal and managerial expenses related to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests were high again. Oakwood Farm, LLC and Barrington Hills Farm contributed to the increased expenditures again last month coming in well over $9,000.
Additionally, a former member of the board also added to the legal financial burden with his requests for Open Meetings Act (OMA) investigations filed with the Illinois Attorney General’s office. When the response to his first request did not meet with his satisfaction, he apparently filed an appeal, further adding to our legal expenses.
Citing this and other instances, attorney Patrick Bond was then asked by Trustee Konicek at what point the requestor might be required to pay for the expense rather than the taxpayer being saddled with the outlay. Konicek’s questions and Bond’s responses can be heard here.
Later in the meeting the board took up a recommendation for amended codes from the Heritage & Environs Committee (HEC) pertaining to how trash must be contained in their “Refuse Lid Ordinance (RLO).” Their recommendation would require all refuse to be placed in containers with hinged lids. Failure to comply will result in a fine of $50.
The intention of the HEC proposal was to alleviate trash being strewn along Village roads when plastic garbage bags either fail or animals tear into them before pickup. A copy of their proposal can be viewed here.
Trustee Gohl motioned to approve the proposed HEC ordinance. When asked how it would be enforced, Gohl stated, “Well, you have obviously the trash Nazi running up and down the road,” as can be heard here.
After some discussion, board members decided to survey residents prior to moving forward, and they tabled the proposal to a later meeting. The recording of the full discussion of the HEC proposal can be heard here.
The next regular meeting of the Board of Trustees is scheduled for October 24th.
September Village Board meeting agenda posted
Posted in Agendas, Board of Health, Building Department, Financial Reports, Heritage and Environs Committee, Plan Commission, Police Pension Board, Roads and Bridges, VBHPD, Village Attorney, Village Board, Village Code, Zoning Board on September 24, 2016| Leave a Comment »
The Village Board of Trustees meets Monday evening at 6:30 PM. A copy of the agenda can be viewed here.
Heritage & Environs Committee meets Wednesday
Posted in Agenda, Heritage and Environs Committee, Heritage Fest, Horizon Farm on September 20, 2016| Leave a Comment »
The Heritage & Environs Committee will hold their monthly meeting tomorrow at 3:00 PM. A copy of their agenda can be viewed here.
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