HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/12/1975 VB minutes MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE
MAYOR AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES
AUGUST 12, 1975
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Teichert called the meeting to order at 8:12 P.M.
INVOCATION
Trustee Minton gave the invocation.
PURPOSE O? MEETING
Special meeting of the~Mayor and Board of Trustees of the
Village of Mount Prospect called by Mayor Teichert on Fri-
day, August 8, 1975 pursuant to Chapter 2 "The Board of
Trustees~" Section 2.103 "Meetings" as specified in the
Municipal Code of Mount Prospect for the purpose of revenue
funding for budget amendment.
ROLL CALL
Present upon roll call: Teichert, Ftoros, Hendricks, Minton
Rhea, Wattenberg
Absent: Richardson
Trustee Rhea moved, seconded by Trustee Minton, for
a waiver of the rules requiring two readings of Ordinance
2576 granting a Class W liquor license to Fellini's Restaurant.
Uoon roll call: Ayes: Floros, Minton,
Rhea, Wattenberg
Nays: Hend~icks
Motion carried.
Trustee Rhea moved, seconded by Trustee Minton for passage
of Ordinance 2576
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 13.107 ~O~h~H6 MUNICIPAL CODE
Upon roll call: Ayes: Floros, Minton,
Rhea, Wattenberg
Nays: Hendricks
Motion carried.
Trustee Floros moved, seconded by Trustee Hendricks, for
the elimination of the Social Service program knowm as
PROSPECTUS be phased out withir 90 days.
Upon roll call: Ayes: Floros, Hendricks
Nays: Minton, Rhea, Wat~ehbem§
Motion defeated.
Trustee Floros moved, seconded by Trustee Hendricks, to
suspend all hiring of oerson~el for the balance of the
fiscal year unless approved by the Village Board.
Upon roll call: Ayes: Floros, qendricks
Nays: Minton, Rhea, Wattenbe~g
Motion defeated.
Trustee Floros moved, seconded by Trustee qendricks, the
Village Board terminate the policy of granting free auto-
mobile stickers to village employees and to members of
boards and commissions.
Pg. 1 Aug. 12, 1975
-errance Frakes, 506 Highland, requested information re-
garding cost to village for free stickers. George Flaherty,
319 S. George St. suggested only volunteers receive free
stickers.
Upon roll call: Ayes: Floros, Hendricks, Rhea
Nays: Minton, Wattenber§, Teichert
Motion defeated
Trustee Floros, seconded by Trustee Hendricks, moved the
budget be amended to reduce the parttime and over time
pay in the Public Works Department by a total of $30,000.
James Griefs, 103 E. Hiawatha, requested clarification of
reduction. Ida Nippe'r, 1216 Meadow Lane spoke in~oDoosi'tion
to motion.
Upon roll call: Ayes: Floros, Hendricks
Nays: Minton, Rhea, Wattenberg
Motion defeated.
Trustee Floros, seconded by Trustee~Hendricks, moved the
REDUCTION budget be amended, to re-duce the alqocated amounts for the
IN PW BUDGET Public Works by $30,000, the-reduction to be s~read into
line items of the budget, at the d~scre-tion of the Manager.
James Grier requested clarification of motion. George
Flaherty suppor,ted motion. William Radtke, 518 N. Russel,
opposed motion.
TERMINATION Trustee Floros moved: seconded by Trustee Wa~tenberg, the
OF FREE VEHICL~ard terminate the p~licy of granting free-auto stickers
STICKERS go all paid employees of the village.
Upon roll call: Ayes: Floros, Hendricks, Minton
Rhea, Wattenberg
Motion carried.
REDUCTION IN T~ustee Floros m~vea, second~ by T~s~ee He~c~s~ t~
ENGINEERING ~erg$8~9~O~budg~e~'6~.~em~o~.he~pfin the Engineering
BUDGET Depar'tme~ be elimin~at'~d in~e-fer~ence'to the budget.
Trustee Minton moved, seconded by Trustee Rhea, to call
for previous question.
Upon roll call: Ayes: Floros, Hendricks, Minton
Rhea, Wattenberg
Motion carried
Mayor Teichert called for vote on question on the floor.
Upon roll call: A~es: Floros, Hendricks
Nays; Minton, Rhea, Wattenberg
Motion defeated.
Trustee Floros moved, seconded by Trustee Hendricks, that
the Village Board eliminate $8,900 fro~ the Engineering
Department budget.
Upon roll call: Ayes: Floros, HendriEks
Nays: Minton, Rhea, Wattenberg
Motion defeated.
Pg. 2 Aug. l~, 1975
Trustee Floros moved, seconded by Trustee Hendricks, that
the budget be amended to reduce the budget allocatiom for FIRE DEPT.
the Fire Department and Fire Prevention Bureau. by $30,'000 BUDSET
applied or spread throu§~ budget at discretion of the' Man- REDUCED
ager.
George Flaherty at first supported the motion but later
withdrew his support. Ida Nipper spoke in opposition to
motion.
Uoon roll call: Ayes: Floros, Hendricks
Nays: Minton, Rhea, Wattenber§
Motion defeated.
Trustee Floros moved, seconded by Trustee Hendricks, that
the budget be amended to reduce the budget allocation for PD BUDGET
the Police Department of $20,000, the soecific line reduc- REDUCTIO~
tions to be made at the discret}on Of the administration.
Upon roll call: Ayes: Floros, Hendricks
Nays: Minton, Rhea, Wattenberg
Motion defeated.
Trustee Floros moved, seconded by Trustee Hendrick~, that
a $3.00 tax per residential dwelling unit be assessed against
any new structure not on the tax rolls when an Occupancy
Certificate therefor is granted and until such dwelling unit
is placed on the county assessor's rolls.
Terrance Frakes and James Grier asked for clarification of
motion. Grier withdrew Question.
Trustee Minton moved, seconded by Trustee Rhea, that the
motion be referred to the Finance Committee.
Upon roll call: Ayes: Hendricks, Minton, Rhea, Wattenberg
Nays; Floros
Motion carried.
Mayor Teichert stated that the motion just carried is in the
form of a motion to table and because the original motion does
not disappear, when the committee reports back it will be
appropriate then to bring the motion back from the table in
the form of a recommendation and it will be allotted a vote.
Trustee Minton stated he would accept the charge of an
Ordinance to amend Chapter 17 of the Municipal Code of
the Village of Mount Prospect in its entirety and asked
that persons present wishing to be heard could come be-
fore the board.
Clarence 5chlaver, Executive Director of the Chamber of
Commerce voicedobjection to the proposed ordinance regarding
taxation of businessesL~o~n~ia~square footage basis. He present-
ed in evidence several letters from business and industry in
the village which oppose the proposed tax. The following
also appeared protesting: George Anderson, 1005 Isabella St.,
Attorney Bernard Lee, Lewis Howitz, Vice President of
Multigraphics Corp, Paul Dasso, Randhurst Corp., Oscar
Stehlick of Venture Stores. George Flaherty spoke in
favor of the tax.
RECESS
The meeting recessed at 10:15 P.M. and reconvened at 10:25
P.M.
Present at roll call: Teichert, Floros, Hendricks,
Minton, Rhea, Wattenberg
Absent: Richardson
Pg. 3 Aug. l~, 1975
rustee Rhea moved, seconded by Trustee Minton, the village
utilize the addi.tional p~operty taxes available thnough the
new billing ~rocedure offered by the county.
The following interested citizens spoke on the motion:
George Flaherty, Vivian Martin, lO1 WaPella, Ida Nipper.
Upon roll call: Ayes: Floros, Hendricks, Minton, Rhea, Wattenberg
Trustee Rhea reauested the matter of increased service charge
to Water Department De ~laced on the September 2,~1975 agenda
for the Board of Trustee meeting with recommendation from'the
Finance Committee.
ADJOURNMENT
Trustee Rhea moved, seconded by Trustee Minton, that the
meeting be adjourned. Time:Il:lO P.M. Unanimous.
DONALD W~ GOODMAN, Village C}erk