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Home My WebLink About04/17/2001 CS minutes MAYOR Gerald L. Farley VILLAGE MANAGER Michael E. Janonis TRllSTEES Timothy J. Corcoran Puul Wm. Hoetel1 Richard M. Lohrstorfer Dennis G. Prikkel Michaele W. Skowron Irvana K. Wilks VILLAGE CLERK Velma W. Lowe Phone: (847) 392-6000 Fax: (847) 392-6022 TDD: (847) 392-6064 Village of Mount Prospect .'.Tt,iii.m'!';:.I\ii't;c. '. .~r.l ...- ~)'~'"~~~.~::;;~>:.::'. -.::\J~-'~~lS 100 South Emerson Street Mount Prospect, Illinois 6005 L MINUTES CLOSED SESSION APRIL 17,2001 .11 12.- 't.-O~ The Closed Session was convened at 8:43 p.m. by Mayor Farley to review Closed Session Minutes, Personnel and Litigation. Present were: Trustees Timothy Corcoran, Paul Hoefert, Dennis Prikkel, Michaele Skowron and Irvana Wilks in addition to Trustee Elect Michael Zade!. Absent from the Closed Session was Trustee Richard Lohrstorfer. Staff present included: Village Manager Michael Janonis and Assistant Village Manager David Strahl. Review of Closed Session Minutes Trustees reviewed the packet of Closed Session Minutes from January 2000 through April 2001 that had previously been forwarded to them. Personnel tJ-lr cr-v c...Qsw.. Assistant Village Manager David Strahl provided an overview of the status regarding the Firefighter negotiations to date and stated that the majority of items have been tentatively agreed to, however, there are three remaining items, which are anticipated to be forwarded to an Arbitrator for final decision. One of the items that will not be forwarded to the Arbitrator is the wage increase. It is quite typical that both sides do not agree on wage increases and must forward wage decisions to Arbitrators for final determination. No date has been set for the arbitration. He stated that he will continue to update the Board as the process continues and if an Arbitrator's decision is rendered, ; such a decision will need to go before the Village Board for final approval. ~ ~~ /@5 @ l!'::. I? @ ~ Assistant Village Manager Strahl provided a general update regarding the recruitment efforts of a Human Resources Director. He stated that interviews have taken place with six individuals and negotiations are ongoing with the two final candidates in anticipation that the Village would be able to obtain the services of one of the finalists. He stated that the Village originally started with 90 candidates and interviewed six finalists through extensive interviews and background checks among Village staff. Village Manager Janonis provided an update regarding the Police Chief recruitment. He stated that the Village had received 40 resumes and a group of semi-finalists have been chosen and sent a questionnaire for further determination of the status and the process. He anticipates that up to six finalists will be invited for a two-day assessment center during May 8 and 9. Litiaation J ....v ~ Village Manager Janonis asked if there were any questions or further discussion about the possible u..{\u~ settlement of the Case of Romero vs. Village of Mount Prospect. He also stated that if the Village Board were to pursue a settlement, the individual Officers would need to be dismissed from the Lawsuit first. Motion made by Trustee Hoefert and Seconded by Trustee Prikkel to move into open session. Motion was approved at 9:40 p.m. ~tt~-li2 DAVID STRAHL Assistant Village Manager DS/rcc 1:\WIN\OFFICE\CLSDSESS\041001 Closed Session Minutes.doc 2 I!!!!J~~ ~ d ~<p ~O) ~~ ~~ B@)