Board of Trustees Town Board Meeting Monday, December 11, 2023 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

PRESENTATION

• 1.Dekalb County Visitors Bureau

PUBLIC HEARING

• 2.Tax Levy, Truth in Taxation Combined Levy for all corporate purposes for the Town of Cortland and for the Cortland Community Library, DeKalb County, Illinois, for the fiscal year beginning May 1, 2023, and ending April 30, 2024

CONSENT AGENDA

• 3.Approve Town Board Minutes of November 13, 2023; Accept Treasurer’s Report and Approve Expenditure Report of October 2023

NEW BUSINESS FOR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION

• 4.Approval of Annual Tax Levy Ordinances – Julie Wons, Lauterbach & Amen

  Combined Town and Library

  SSA #1 – NeuCort Lakes Tax Abatement and Levy

  SSA #9 – Richland Trails Tax Abatement and Levy

• 5.Ratify Mayor’s Approval of General Liability Insurance Renewals for December 1, 2023 (ICRMT), Government Crime Proposal (Hannover Insurance Group), Cyber Insurance (Assurance Agency), Envision Health Care HRA

• 6.Approval of annual Service Fee by Assurance Agency in the amount of $6,400 (this is an annual fee for maintaining the town’s liability insurances)

• 7.Illinois Public Risk Fund (IPRF) Workers’ Compensation renewal $35,287(This is an Annual Renewal, January 1, 2024-January 1, 2025)

• 8.Consideration of a motion to approve a resolution approving the plat for the Penelope Almady Subdivision – Unit 4 within Chestnut Grove – Unit 1 Subdivision (Resubdivision of Lot 13 Chestnut Grove Subdivision Unit 1)

• 9.Approval of Town of Cortland Personnel Policy Handbook Amendments

• 10.Consideration of a motion to approve an Ordinance Regarding the Illinois Paid Leave for All Workers Act for the Town of Cortland (This ordinance if approved creates compliance with the Paid Leave for All Workers Act.)

• 11.Appointment of Lucinda Brunner as a Police Department FOIA Officer and Kaitlyn Siewierski as a general FOIA Officer

• 12.Consideration of an Ordinance Regarding Certain Variation Requests for Property Located at 73 W Elm St.  (This ordinance, if passed, would grant variation requests from applicant Ryan O’Donnell to certain regulations associated with hard surface paving requirements for Parcel 09-29-128-011 at 73 W Elm St.  The hearing officer report, along with exhibits and staff report from the hearing, is attached as an exhibit.  The Town Board may 1.) pass the ordinance, 2.) modify the ordinance, or 3.) fail to pass the ordinance (which would represent denial of the requests.))

• 13.Consideration of an Ordinance Amending Title 7, “Public Ways and Property,” Chapter 1, “Streets, Sidewalks and Public Ways,” Section 10, “Garbage, Refuse and Injurious Materials Prohibited.” (If approved, this ordinance deletes current code language and replaces with new language.)

• 14.Consideration of a motion to approve contract from B&F Construction Code Services Inc. for Plan Review and Building Inspection Services

PARKS ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPORT - LIAISION CHARMAINE FIORETTO

DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS

• 15.Public Works, Engineering/Zoning, Police, and Building Permit Reports

COMMENTS

MAYOR'S REPORT

ADJOURNMENT