Board of Trustees Meeting Tuesday, March 24, 2026 07:00 PM Village Hall Board Room

Board Meetings will be held as in-person meetings. In addition to in-person public comment during the meeting, members of the public may submit written comments by email to comments@homewoodil.gov or by placing written comments in the drop box outside Village Hall. Comments submitted before 4:00 p.m. on the meeting date will be distributed to all Village Board members prior to the meeting.

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1.Call to Order

2.Pledge of Allegiance

3.Roll Call

4.Introduction of Staff

5.Minutes:

  1. Consider a motion to approve the minutes from the regular meeting of the Board of Trustees held on Tuesday, March 10, 2026.

6.Claims List:

  1. Consider a motion to approve the Claims List of Tuesday, March 24, 2026 in the amount of $785,308.56.

7.Oaths of Office: The Village Clerk will administer the oath of office to:

  1. A.Detective James Strayer for the position of Police Sergeant.

  2. B.Sergeant Steven Brandenburger for the position of Deputy Chief of Police.

8.Hear from the Audience

9.Omnibus Vote: Consider a motion to pass, approve, authorize, accept, or award the following item(s):

  1. A.Agreement/Professional Auditing Services/Lauterbach and Amen:  Accept and approve a proposal from Lauterbach & Amen of Naperville, IL for professional auditing service in an amount not to exceed $38,340 for fiscal year ending April 30, 2026 and an amount not to exceed $39,880 for fiscal year ending April 30, 2027.

  2. B.Budget Amendment/General Fund/Annual Payment to Police and Fire Pension Funds:  Approve a budget amendment to pay the first of three (3) annual payments in the amounts of $383,092.67 to the Police Pension Fund and $151,235.33 to the Fire Pension Fund from General Fund reserve funds to resolve a debt owed to the pension funds created by shortfalls in Homewood’s property tax collection over the past decade.

  3. C.MC-1098/Liquor License Requirements/BASSET Training:  Pass an ordinance amending the language in Chapter 4 of the Homewood Municipal Code to remove the exception for BASSET training from Class 6 and Class 11 licenses and add language to require at least one BASSET-certified individual be present during events where alcohol is served, in order to be consistent across all liquor classes.

  4. D.Budget Amendment/Purchase Approval/Panasonic Toughbook 55 Units:  Waive competitive bidding due to purchasing through a Joint Governmental or Cooperative purchasing program; and, approve a  budget amendment of $43,359.16 to authorize the purchase of twenty-two (22) Panasonic Toughbook 55 units from CDW Corporation of Vernon Hills, Illinois, in a total amount of $83,359.16.

  5. E.R-3251/Consent to Transfer of Interest in Property/3043-3055 183rd Street:  Pass a resolution consenting to the transfer of interest in property located  at 3043-3055 183rd Street, formerly owned by the Village of Homewood, in the 183rd West TIF .

  6. F.Agreement/Homewood-Flossmoor Park District/H-F Sports Complex/18220 Morgan Avenue:  Authorize the Village President to enter into a rental agreement with the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District to utilize the H-F Sport Complex located at 18220 Morgan Avenue as the venue for the Village’s 2026 Holiday Market and 2027 Winter Indoor Markets.

  7. G.Settlement Agreement/Wind Creek LLC/Village of East Hazel Crest:  Authorize the Village Attorney, as Homewood’s duly authorized representative, to sign the four-year Settlement Agreement between Wind Creek LLC, the Village of East Hazel Crest, and the Village of Homewood which gives authority to enter into and to perform the obligations of the Agreement.

10.New Business:

  1. A.Discussion/Liquor License Request/3B Burger-Bird-Brew/18755 Dixie Highway:  After discussion, if the Board is in favor of granting the request for a liquor license, staff should be directed to prepare an ordinance to increase the allowed number of Class 5A liquor licenses for 3B Burger-Bird-Brew House’s proposed location at 18755 Dixie Highway. The ordinance will be agendized at a future Board meeting, once the petitioner successfully completes the application requirements for a Village of Homewood liquor license.

  2. B.Discussion/Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Budget:  Discuss the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Budget as presented.

11.General Board Discussion

12.Adjourn

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