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Village Board of Trustees meets tonight

Posted in Agendas, BACOG, Barbarian Migrants in Busses at the Gate, Barrington Hills Polo Club, Clown Car, Countryside Elementary School, Deception, Dumb and Dumber, ePacket Agendas, Equestrian Commission, Ethics, Financial Reports, Fox River Valley Hunt, FRVPC, Horizon Farm, Horse Boarding, Intergovernmental agreements (IGA), Land Use, Mówimy po polsku, MOOBS, One Barrington Hills, Open Meetings Act, Organizations, Pension Funding, Plan Commission, Police Pension Board, Politics, Privacy, Property Taxes, Public Safety, Real Estate, Riding Club Commission, Riding Club of Barrington Hills, Roads & Bridges Committee, Taxes, TMI, Topics Of Interest, Unions, VBHPD, Village Attorney, Village Board, Village Clerk, Village Code, Village Director of Administration, Village Government, Village President, Village Treasurer, Zoning Board on May 28, 2024| 2 Comments »

Our Village Board of Trustees will be conducting their regular monthly meeting this evening beginning at 6:30 PM. Topics on their agenda include:

  • [Vote] Ordinance Repealing and Replacing Section 9, Chapter 7, Competitive Races or Events of the Village Code Ordinance 24 –
  • Village Code Enforcement Report (Cases reported open on Bateman, Dunlea, Dundee, Spring Creek, Sutton and West Cuba roads)
  • [Vote] A Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Cable Television Franchise Agreement with Comcast of Illinois IX, LLC Resolution 24 –
  • [Vote] Police Pension Board Trustee Appointment: 2-year Term Christopher Krzyko (Renewal)
  • [Vote] Plan Commission Chairman Appointment: 1-year Term Matt Vondra (Renewal)
  • [Vote] Zoning Board of Appeals Appointment Eric Humbert (Resident since 2022. Brief bio here, LinkedIn here.): to fill vacancy, term expiring April 2027
  • The Land We Love Run – 5K/10K + 2-Mile Walk

A copy of their agenda can be viewed and downloaded here.

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Village Board of Trustees meets tonight

Posted in Agendas, Animal Welfare, Appointments, Audio Recordings, Barbarian Migrants in Busses at the Gate, Big Brother, Big Red, Clown Car, Dumb and Dumber, Equestrian Commission, Ethics, Financial Reports, Intergovernmental agreements (IGA), Legal Expenses, Mac's Property Management, Minutes, Newsletter, OMA, One Barrington Hills, Open Meetings Act, Plan Commission, Police Pension Board, Police Reports, Politics, Property Taxes, Public Safety, Public Safety Committee, Real Estate, Riding Center Advisory Committee, Riding Club Commission, Riding Club of Barrington Hills, Road construction, Roads & Bridges Committee, Taxes, Topics Of Interest, Unions, VBHPD, Village Attorney, Village Board, Village Clerk, Village Code, Village Director of Administration, Village Engineer, Village Government, Village President, Village Treasurer, Zoning Board on April 25, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Village of Barrington Hills Board of Trustees (L-R): JC Clarke, Darby Hills, President Pro Tem/Trustee David Riff, President Brian Cecola, Laura Ekstrom, Thomas Strauss, Jessica Hoffmann

Our Village Board of Trustees will be conducting their regular monthly meeting this evening beginning at 6:30 PM. Topics on their agenda include:

  • [Vote] A Resolution Authorizing the Issuance of Notice of Award for the 2024 Road Program Project by the Village of Barrington Hills, Illinois Resolution 24 –
  • [Vote] An Ordinance Amending the Village’s Municipal Code Title 8 Police Regulations, Chapter 4 Animal Regulations
  • [Vote] Plan Commission Appointments: 3-year term
    • Curt Crouse
    • Maggie Topping
  • [Vote] Equestrian Commission: 1-year term
    • Jane Clement, for both Chairwoman and Member
    • Jeryl Olson
    • Tricia Wood
    • Jill Zubak
  • [Vote] Police Pension Board Trustee: 2-year Term
    • George Panos
  • [Vote] Zoning Board of Appeals: 5-year Term
    • Arnold Cernik
  • The Land We Love Run – 5K/10K + 2-Mile Walk – Saturday, June 29

A copy of their agenda can be viewed and downloaded here.

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Village Board of Trustees meets tonight

Posted in Agendas, Barbarian Migrants in Busses at the Gate, Barrington Honor Ride, Big Red, Building Department, Clown Car, Cuba Township Road District, ePacket Agendas, Equestrian Commission, Ethics, Financial Reports, Insurance Committee, Minutes, One Barrington Hills, Open Meetings Act, Pension Funding, Plan Commission, Police Pension Board, Politics, Public Safety, Real Estate, Roads & Bridges Committee, Taxes, Topics Of Interest, Transparency, VBHPD, Village Attorney, Village Board, Village Clerk, Village Director of Administration, Village Engineer, Village Government, Village President, Village Treasurer, Zoning Board on March 18, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Our Village Board of Trustees will be conducting their regular monthly meeting this evening beginning at 6:30 PM. Topics on their agenda include:

  • [Vote] A Resolution Authorizing the Acceptance of a Quote for the Replacement of a Culvert ($18,340) Located Under Little Bend Road in the Village of Barrington Hills Resolution 24 –
  • [Vote] A Resolution Accepting a Proposal with GOV HR/MGT to Assist the Village in the Recruitment and Hiring Process for the Chief of Police Resolution 2 24 –

A copy of their agenda can be viewed and downloaded here.

Related: “VBH Chief of Police Joseph Colditz announces retirement”

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Village Board of Trustees meets tonight

Posted in Agendas, Barrington Hills Park District, Clown Car, Deception, Dumb and Dumber, EJ&E/Canadian National, ePacket Agendas, Ethics, Financial Reports, Intergovernmental agreements (IGA), Land Use, Minutes, One Barrington Hills, Pension Funding, Politics, Property Taxes, Public Safety, Real Estate, Riding Club of Barrington Hills, Roads & Bridges Committee, South Barrington, Spring Creek Stewards, Topics Of Interest, Transparency, Unions, VBHPD, Village Attorney, Village Board, Village Clerk, Village Code, Village Director of Administration, Village Engineer, Village Government, Village President, Village Treasurer, Well Water Quality, Zoning Board on February 26, 2024| 6 Comments »

Property being voted on for annexation this evening by the Board of Trustees.

Our Village Board of Trustees will be conducting their regular monthly meeting this evening beginning at 6:30 PM. Topics on their agenda include:

  • PRESENTATION: Donlea Road (Lacey Lake) Drainage Investigation Final Findings – Steve Cieslica, PE, Trotter & Associates – Download here
  • [Vote] A Resolution Authorizing the Purchase and Replacement of a Security Video Recording and Management System Resolution 24 –
  • [Vote] Ordinance Annexing Territory Commonly Known as 15 Old Sutton Road, 188 Old Sutton Road, 190 Sutton Road, 191 Penny Road, 193 Penny Road, 545 Penny Road, 545 Penny Road, and Identified Railroad Property to the Village of Barrington Hills Ordinance 24 –

A copy of their agenda can be viewed and downloaded here.

Related: “Two items of interest on Monday’s Board of Trustees meeting agenda,” “Village posts Annexation Notice,” “Change.org petition posted: ‘Why Barrington Hills should not annex Sutton and the Penny Road Properties.’”

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Two items of interest on Monday’s Board of Trustees meeting agenda

Posted in Agendas, Barbarian Migrants in Busses at the Gate, Big Red, Clown Car, Deception, Dumb and Dumber, Ethics, FOIA, Politics, Privacy, Property Taxes, Resident Spotlights, Topics Of Interest, Village Attorney, Village Board, Village Clerk, Village Code, Village Director of Administration, Village Engineer, Village Government, Village President on February 24, 2024| 3 Comments »

After nearly four (4) years, the Village will present, “Donlea Road (Lacey Lake) Drainage Investigation Final Findings,” Monday night at the Board of Trustees meeting. Since the item precedes Public Comment, one can assume attendees will be afforded the privilege of asking questions and commenting.

A copy of the, “DRAINAGE INVESTIGATION FINDING,” report can be found here, and this topic is first on the agenda.

Last on their agenda Monday, after the Board meets in Executive Session, comes:

“[Vote] Ordinance Annexing Territory Commonly Known as 15 Old Sutton Road, 188 Old Sutton Road, 190 Sutton Road, 191 Penny Road, 193 Penny Road, 545 Penny Road, 545 Penny Road, and Identified Railroad Property to the Village of Barrington Hills Ordinance 24 –“

This seems like a chickenshit tactic since attendees will be compelled to stay until the end of the meeting and be required to exit the MacArthur room while the Board confabs. In a way, this is likely beneficial, though, since they wouldn’t want to exhibit their ignorance (any more than usual) in public session.

Documentation on the agenda for this item includes:

Interested parties are strongly encouraged to attend this meeting since the Village Zoom audio quality is pa-thetic and comment and question features are disabled.

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Village Board of Trustees meet tonight

Posted in Agendas, Barbarian Migrants in Busses at the Gate, BCFPD, Board of Health, Building Department, Clown Car, Conflict of interest, Cuba Township Road District, Deception, Dumb and Dumber, ePacket Agendas, Equestrian Commission, Ethics, Financial Reports, Insurance Committee, Intergovernmental agreements (IGA), Land Use, Legal Expenses, Mac's Property Management, Minutes, OMA, OP/Ed, Pension Funding, Plan Commission, Police Pension Board, Politics, Property Taxes, Public Safety, Real Estate, Riding Club Commission, Roads & Bridges Committee, Topics Of Interest, Transparency, Unions, VBHPD, Village Attorney, Village Board, Village Clerk, Village Code, Village Director of Administration, Village Engineer, Village Government, Village President, Village Treasurer, Zoning Board on January 22, 2024| Leave a Comment »

VBH Nov23Jan Zoom

Our Village Board of Trustees will be conducting their regular monthly meeting this evening beginning at 6:30 PM. Topics on their agenda include:

  • PUBLIC HEARING: Village of Barrington Hills Annual Appropriation Ordinance for the Fiscal Year Beginning January 1, 2024, and Ending December 31, 2024 Appropriation Ord FY 2024 – Draft.pdf
  • [Vote] Annual Appropriation Ordinance for the Fiscal Year Beginning January 1, 2024 and Ending December 31, 2024 Ordinance 24 –
  • [Vote] Resolution for Use of Motor Fuel Tax Funds on Snow Removal 2024 Resolution 24 –
  • [Vote] Ordinance Amending the General Penalty of the Village Code Adjusting the Maximum Fine Ordinance 24 –
  • Annexation of Contiguous Properties Discussion

The fourth item on the list amending the amount(s) of, “General Penalty of the Village Code,” reads:

“Any person convicted of or found liable for a violation of any section of this code shall be fined in a sum not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) and not to exceed seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) for any one offense, excepting any specific section of this code wherein the maximum fine is limited to a lesser amount.”

Both amounts are too low, especially the $100.00 amount. By the time all the costs, from start to finish, are aggregated to collect $100.00, the Village will likely lose money (and no doubt has been for many years).

A copy of their agenda can be viewed and downloaded here.

Related: “A matter of trust,” “December Board of Trustees meeting recordings released,” “Change.org petition posted: ‘Why Barrington Hills should not annex Sutton and the Penny Road Properties.’”

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Public Hearing January 22nd Re: 2024 Village Appropriation Ordinance

Posted in Agendas, Clown Car, Dumb and Dumber, Ethics, Financial Reports, Politics, Property Taxes, Public Hearing, Taxes, Transparency, Village Board, Village Director of Administration, Village Government, Village President on January 8, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Village Hall Microphone

Example of the current MacArthur Room audio equipment used for Zoom or dial-up, and recording meetings. Half the time it gits ‘er done.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Appropriation Ordinance of the Village of Barrington Hills, Illinois Public Notice is hereby given that at 6:30 PM, on Monday, January 22, 2024, a public hearing will be held by the President and Board of Trustees for the Village of Barrington Hills, Illinois (located in Cook, Kane, Lake and McHenry Counties) in the MacArthur Room at Barrington Hills Village Hall, 112 Algonquin Road, Barrington Hills, Illinois for the purpose of considering the proposed Appropriation Ordinance of the Village of Barrington Hills for the Fiscal Year Commencing January 1, 2024 and ending December 31, 2024.

A copy of the proposed Appropriation Ordinance is available in the Clerk’s office by appointment. All interested parties are invited to attend and will be given an opportunity to submit oral or written comments at that time.

Written comments on the proposed ordinance will be made part of the record of this proceeding. All written comments should be mailed/emailed to the Village Clerk to be received by 3:00 PM, January 22, 2024.

Village Clerk, Village of Barrington Hills 112 Algonquin Road, Barrington Hills, IL 60010 | 847.551.3000 clerk@vbhil.gov.

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Barrington Village Board addresses recent migrant bus drop-off occurrences at Metra stations Monday

Posted in Agendas, BACOG, Barbarian Migrants in Busses at the Gate, Clown Car, DARCHED, Ethics, Goat Rodeo, Mad Cows, New Normal?, One Barrington Hills, OP/Ed, Organizations, Politics, Public Safety, Special Use Permits, Topics Of Interest, VBHPD, Village Attorney, Village Board, Village Code, Village Director of Administration, Village Government, Village President, WTF on January 7, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Barrington Village Hall

The Village of Barrington President and Board of Trustees will have their regular monthly meeting tomorrow evening starting at 7:30 PM. Their agenda includes:

“ORDINANCE #24- : Amending Title 6, “Motor Vehicles and Traffic”, of the Barrington Village Code Regarding the Regulations of Unscheduled Stops and the Unloading of Passengers by Intercity Vehicles Within the Village of Barrington, Illinois (Re: Chapter 3, “Parking Regulations” – New Section 6-3-13, “Regulations of Unscheduled Stops and Unloading of Passengers by Intercity Vehicles”)”

A copy of their agenda can be viewed here.

It makes perfect sense for Barrington officials to address this now, since they have a Metra Station in their village.  However, recent or upcoming meetings of some other nearby communities where there are not train stations (except for one) have included no such amendments to their ordinances.

Here are some examples:

  • The Village of Algonquin Village Board met on January 2nd, and they did not have anything related to unscheduled bus drop-offs on their agenda.
  • The Village of Lake Barrington Board of Trustees also met on January 2nd, and they included no amendments to their codes addressing bus drop-offs.
  • The Village of Fox River Grove Board met more than a week after, ”…a busload of migrants from Texas were dropped off at a Metra station,” on January 2nd.  In spite of this, they did not have any code amendments of this sort on their agenda.

This Tuesday, January 9th, the Village of Inverness Village Board will have their regular monthly, and the topic of migrants or busses is nowhere to be found on their agenda.

Also this Tuesday, the Village of Carpentersville Board of Trustees have their regular monthly meeting. Busses are absent from the agenda.

Clearly these villages are not alarmed by recent news reports and events, and they continue to conduct business as usual.

As we reported, our Board of Trustees called a Special Meeting Wednesday to pass a Ordnance to allow them to fine just about everyone involved in the unscheduled unloading of occupants of busses without Village permission. They can also impound the busses.

Recordings of the meeting can be found here.

Related: “Busload of migrants dropped off in Fox River Grove, falsely told they were in Chicago,” “Special Board of Trustees meeting today,” “Special Board of Trustees meeting agenda updated,” “Palatine police turn away migrant bus at train station”

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Special Board of Trustees meeting agenda updated

Posted in Agendas, DARCHED, Dumb and Dumber, Ethics, Topics Of Interest, VBHPD, Village Attorney, Village Board, Village Government, Village President, WTF on January 3, 2024| Leave a Comment »

facepalm-really

The agenda for the Special Board of Trustees meeting at noon today has been updated with less that two hours to spare. The Illinois Open Meetings Act in essence states:

Agenda posting: Public bodies that have a website must post the agenda of any regular meetings of the governing body (i.e. County Board, Board of Trustees, Board of Commissioners, School Board, etc) at least 48 hours prior to said meeting. Any agenda of a regular meeting that is posted on a public body’s website shall remain posted until the regular meeting is concluded.

Since this a Special meeting, at least 24 hours posting is required.

A copy of the revised agenda can be viewed here.

Related: “Special Board of Trustees meeting today”

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Village Board of Trustees meet tonight

Posted in Agendas, Audio Recordings, BACOG, Barrington Hills Farm, Big Red, Building Department, Deception, Dumb and Dumber, EJ&E/Canadian National, ePacket Agendas, Ethics, Finance Committee, FPDCC, Horizon Farm, Intergovernmental agreements (IGA), Land Use, Mac's Property Management, Mad Cows, Minutes, One Barrington Hills, Pension Funding, Politics, Property Taxes, Public Safety, Real Estate, Riding Club Commission, Roads & Bridges Committee, Taxes, Topics Of Interest, Transparency, Unions, VBHPD, Village Attorney, Village Board, Village Clerk, Village Code, Village Director of Administration, Village Engineer, Village Government, Village President, Village Treasurer, Zoning Board on December 19, 2023| Leave a Comment »

VBH 11.23Zoom

Our Village Board of Trustees will be conducting their regular monthly meeting this evening beginning at 6:30 PM. Topics on their agenda include:

  • [Vote] An Ordinance for the Levy and Assessment of Taxes for the Fiscal Year Beginning January 1, 2023 and Ending December 31, 2023 Ordinance 23 –
  • Village of Barrington Hills Annual Appropriation Ordinance for the Fiscal Year Beginning January 1, 2024, and Ending December 31, 2024 – DRAFT
  • [Vote] A Resolution Approving the Execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Illinois Office of the Comptroller to Participate in the Local Debt Recovery Program Resolution 23 –
  • [Vote] A Resolution Approving the Purchase of Emergency Automatic External Defibrillator Equipment from Second Chance Cardiac Solutions, Inc. Resolution 23 –
  • [Vote] A Resolution Authorizing the Purchase of Police-Related Equipment, Software and Services from Axon Enterprise, Inc. Resolution 23 –
  • [Vote] Ordinance Amending Building Code Regulations Set Forth in Section 4- 2-7 of the Village Code Regarding Chamber Septic Systems Ordinance 23 –
  • [Vote] A Resolution Authorizing Execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement Among the Village of Bartlett, the Village of Hoffman Estates, The Village of Barrington Hills, and the Village of Barrington, for the Equally Shared Costs for Work Towards the Recertification of a Quiet Corridor Along the Canadian National Railroad Resolution 23 –
  • [Vote] A Resolution Approving an Adjustment to the Professional Services Rate for John Z. Toscas As Special Counsel for Administrative Adjudication Hearing Officer Services Resolution 23 –
  • Annexation of Contiguous Properties Discussion

A copy of their agenda can be viewed and downloaded here.

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