Board of Trustees Town Board Meeting Monday, March 23, 2026 07:00 PM Town Hall, 59 S. Somonauk Road Cortland, IL 60112

CALL TO ORDER / PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE / ROLL CALL

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK

CONSENT AGENDA

• 1.Approval of Regular Town Board Minutes of February 23, 2026; Approve Expenditures  and Accept Treasurer Report of February 2026; Approval of Special Event for Honey Aura Market, September 13 2026, in Cortland Community Park from 10 am to 2 pm

NEW BUSINESS FOR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION

• 2.Approve Intergovernmental Agreement for the Provision of Joint Salt Purchasing with DeKalb County for the Town of Cortland for the 2026-2027 winter season

• 3.Approval of an Amendment of the Public Comment Policy.  If approved this policy is making a small housekeeping change which removes the requirement for a speakers address.

• 4.Review of Proposed FY2027 budget - Julie Thomsen, Lauterbach & Amen

UNFINISHED BUSINESS FOR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION

COMMENTS

• 5.Statements of Economic Interest have been sent to each REQUIRED staff and Trustees town e-mail and need to be filed electronically with the county by May 1, 2026. Failure to file this statement by the due date will result in a daily fine until the statement is received. 

• 6.Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police statewide recognition was awarded to Officer Robert Harris for his outstanding investigative work in a complex child exploitation case that ultimately resulted in multiple arrests across several states.

PARKS ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPORT

DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS

• 7.Public Works Report, Police Department, and Permits Reports of February 2026

MAYOR'S REPORT

ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION 

Exception to Open Meeting Act 5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (11))
Litigation, when an action against, affecting or on behalf of the particular public body has been filed and is pending before a court or administrative tribunal, or when the public body finds that an action is probable or imminent, in which case the basis for the finding shall be recorded and entered into the minutes of the closed meeting.

 Exception to Open Meeting Act 5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (21))
Discussion of minutes of meetings lawfully closed under this Act, whether for purposes of approval by the body of the minutes or semi-annual review of the minutes as mandated by Section 2.06.

RECONVENE OPEN SESSION

 POSSIBLE RELEASE OF CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION MEETING MINUTES THROUGH MOTION

ADJOURNMENT