I'd like to extend our sincere
appreciation to Carol Sales for nearly
20 years of dedicated service on the
House Board. Her commitment in honoring
our veterans and those late to rest in
Fairfield overseeing maintenance needs
and advocating for important
improvements such as installation of
sanitary fence has greatly benefited our
community.
Onward to number four, which is public
comment. Anyone in the audience that
would like to make public comment today,
» Carol, thanks for all your help. It's
nice to work with you and Mike right
back when I met. That's a long time.
>> Thanks, Bill.
>> Uh, the reason I'm back this week is or
this month. Uh, last month I asked
Trustee Bone a couple questions. He came
back with some uh comments that uh once
a resident makes uh a request in that
they'll take the time look into it. So
now I'm back to find your answer from
Mr. Bowman. What have you done to reduce
the cost of the township since you got
rid of the highway commissioner and now
replacing two people making that over
250,000
20,000
Okay. Thank you. Uh I'll believe in your
words from now on when you speak at the
board here and say that you respond all
the time.
>> Bill, you know that you don't respond.
>> You said you would respond. Thank you.
>> Is there any other public comments?
We're going to move on to
number six for consent agendas.
>> Sure. Um there are Consent agenda. Any
items can be pulled from the consent
agenda for discussion by any president
trustees. The first item is approval of
board meeting minutes from July 8th,
2026. Committee meeting minutes
including the committee as a whole from
July uh yeah July 29th. Team 501c3
committee from 7:21. The finance
committee from 729. Health and Wellness
Committee from 7:22.
Um the approval of the first um
July 31st which is the general account
fund total fund of $253,224.95
total general assistance fund $4,1232.
General Total general fund $20,341.35
total permanent road fund $92,684.92.
Total park maintenance fund $28,55822
and a cemetery maintenance fund
$3,15.37.
Total of all funds is $42,37.83.
Um also consideration and possible
action to approve a lease and service
agreement for township for brain office
equipment for 48 months in the amount of
$145.83
a month. Consideration of possible
action to approve the purchase of a
zeroturn mower from Mercur Power in the
amount of $14,624
and consideration of possible action to
approve executive session meeting
minutes for July 8th, 2026. Can I get a
motion to approve the consent agenda?
>> Second. Thank you. Discussion.
>> I I sent through Christ minor edit for
the meeting from the early meeting from
the committee level.
get
>> it was just player signing language.
» So I asked
that
there.
>> Yes. If you have any questions on this,
feel free to reach out. Um, so that was
a community event.
» Okay. Any other questions or discussion?
Um, okay. Can I get a vote? Uh, Trusty,
>> yes.
>> Trusty Glass,
>> yes.
>> Trusty Wilman,
>> yes.
>> Uh, Trusty Sans,
>> yes.
>> Supervisor,
>> yes. Okay. Motion car 35.
>> Thank you. On to number seven,
Department of Workforce Administration
administrator.
» So, um just quick to update the board.
Um we are getting a lot of interest in
our um it um proposals
with two vendors so far and I have
another six or seven left of the week.
Um bids are due next week Friday. So at
that point we will send out the list of
dates to the review committee and we'll
have to create a plan um to get those
reviewed. Um
there I want to update the board and let
you uh know there was another um issue
with our generator over at the community
center. Um it failed inspection.
Um, so now there's some back and forth
between the contractor and Walt
whose fault that was and how we're going
to proceed. So
there's more.
Uh the issue was the grounding wire
wasn't big enough. Um I guess so um
uh tomorrow the Lake Chamber of Commerce
is hosting their lunch here. Um so
that'll be be nice. And then um just an
update on um the Miller Road um issue
that had been discussed previously. Um
when we went out to bid with Maywolf,
they were using uh the county's maps,
which is just standard operating
procure. Um and um everything the county
gave us after the the the question was
raised continued to show that Miller
Road was uh count this section of Miller
Road was
Gila's jurisdiction. Um however after
doing some extensive digging um and some
Illinois statute
uh reviews it been determined that this
section of the road is very likely uh
under position jurisdiction. So we have
pause construction until we can get this
um issue clarified completely. um we
have meetings have with our lawyer I
think the police get their opinion and
what next
it's also determined that uh we have not
been receiving the MFTt funds
of the section from Delorean
woods has been seen
all these years
there's maker description
between state and county
ordinances.
So that's why we're meeting with our
attorney.
Any other questions or discussion?
Um
Okay. So, other than what's in the
report, um, wanted to make sure I
updated everybody. Our community center
celebration is September 19th from 1 to
3. If you have along, please bring a
sign home with you. If you need more, we
have plenty more to send. So, I
appreciate everyone's helping getting
the word out. And school starts
tomorrow.
Um but Joe and his staff did a great job
of turnaround camped Friday. They've
been at the center um the last three
days just getting everything towards put
away from camp and now taken off from
school here. So did a great job on the
turnover and we have
same thank you to Jessica and her
patience as we're trying to rework the
routes because they're very
uh lopsided um attendance from two
specific schools and the other just
trying to figure out transportation.
Any questions?
Thank you.
Mark,
>> I don't really know much to add, but
does anyone have any questions?
Farmers market.
>> Yes. Yes. We participated in the Lake
Zurich National Night Out at the farmers
market on August 7th. It was very
successful. Thank you, Susan Dylan, for
coming with me. It was hot.
So hot. However, I bet we probably saw
like 150 people walk by and at least
give us a little bit of an
acknowledgement. So we both kind of
agreed that despite it being super hot,
we would do it again. Yeah. Um so that
was a big thing for us. Another big
thing that is also in my board report,
um that I participated in the healthc
care um the healthcare foundation of
Northern Lake County's behavioral health
panel discussion on August 6th and that
was like a limited number of people and
uh we did it at Advocate Condell and it
was a great discussion. Um, and it was a
great way for us to kind of talk about
uh what are the needs in Lake County and
how can we help. Uh, the other thing I
do want to point out is that our lending
closet this last month served 71 clients
and that's huge. That's huge. That
that's pretty big. Usually around the
50s. So, I don't know what's going on
this month, but it really it was really
needed. So, that's it. I have one in my
networking group.
I'm expecting
it.
>> Yes. Thank you. Um
highway imparts any updates or any
reported?
>> So besides everything that's in the uh
report
um like I said we got received the John
Deere um last week and we're going to
continue to do John Deere. We're gonna
get John here moving next week. Um we'll
wait for lights and some details um
which we're going to install in house
and then um the boat we're going to run
for the next two to three weeks to try
to catch our house. Um because
we're really far behind on our roadside
load. Um and uh yeah, that's it. We'll
put that up for auction.
» Yep. Thank you. And I also received a
call from a resident killed here today
complimenting the highway department
about they call about some reason and
how quickly I can change and how quickly
that should happen.
» Okay. Um
transportation and cemetery the reports
are in packet question
and then we're moving on to number eight
elected official reports. Sure. Um I had
a fairly busy uh month actually. Um
but as I spoke about it like how we
finally got hold of the state and got to
clarity on our records disclos uh policy
which is from 1984.
So we are the first step in the process
of updating that is cleaning up all the
records covered under the state for
retention. So, we have um
and I have figured out a whole bunch of
stuff. Um I've gotten approval from the
state for I believe around 30 boxes of
disposal, probably about that. Um we
still are waiting for a few more things
to be um approved and then we will get
those uh destroyed obviously for
transparency if anyone does want to see
what is being destroyed that is
available at town hall or
um I also wanted to thank the health and
wellness as well if I remember stopped
by she think a wheelchair like yep
So, she was able to stop my invite
exactly what she needed for my uh niece
who had surgery. Very humble. Sean,
super talkative, super helpful. And
my sister Paul just
glowing like I didn't know about. So,
yeah. But very positive um interaction
with
I believe that is it. Thank you, Mr.
Bington.
>> Sure. This is the secondary product
throughout the month. On July 29th,
we'll spare a public outreach event. I
got my new notice now. The event was a
tremendous success with approximately 40
residents attending in person and an
additional 15 to 20 participating via
Zoom. Based on the positive feedback we
received, I plan to begin hosting formal
Zoom question and answer sessions every
other month. It has become clear that
providing multiple avenues of
communication and accessibility for
residents has been very wellreceived and
I look forward to continuing to expand
those opportunities.
Since assessment values were published
on July 23rd, our office has experienced
a significant increase in resident
visits, phone calls, and general
inquiries. While we have been extremely
busy assisting property owners, the
number of formal appeals filed has
remained surprisingly low. I believe
today this morning it was at 71. Last
year at this time, we had over 200. In
several cases, after meeting with
residents and reviewing their
assessments together, they chose to even
withdraw appeals that already been filed
because of their the questions and
concerns were resolved. Um, when I wrote
this, our appeal count was 45. Um, and
at this point last year, we had a little
over 200. Demonstrating the value of
taking the time to educate residents and
address concerns before they become
formal fields is important. We are
currently hiring for a temporary
part-time field inspector. Again, I
wrote this last week. We actually hired
somebody yesterday. Um, he is beginning
he will start on um Monday. That's to
replace the two staff members we have
that are going back to school in the
next week. Um
the
position that's our current student
employees are returning to high school.
Um I continue to be extremely proud of
the work being done by my team. Now that
I have been in office for a full year, I
can confidently say we have implemented
many positive changes that have been
greatly appreciated by the residents of
your township. I appreciate the
dedication and professionalism that my
team demonstrates every day. Um, Lake
County was uh recently appointed Nate
Kurs as the new chief county adjustment
officer. We've already began working
together and have established a positive
working relationship. I look forward to
collaborating with him and seeing the
positive improvements that benefit
taxpayers throughout Lake County, but
specifically your township. I would like
to recognize our high school employee,
Eli Turner, who recently celebrated its
one-year anniversary with the township.
Congratulations, Eli. Thank you for all
your hard work. Um, unfortunately, this
month also included an incident
involving an industrial property owner
who became a threat after I declined to
reduce his assessment on his property.
Following several threatening phone
calls, township attorney recommended
that we file a police report.
Afterwards, Supervisor Wley um
administrator Marcenia and township
attorney and I have been discussing
additional safety uh procedures and
developing a plan for our office to
better serve our residents during the
appeal season. We have once again
extended our office hours. Our first
Saturday hours were held last weekend.
We will be open again on Saturday,
August 22nd
to provide additional opportunities for
residents. We had about uh between 10
and 12 people come in last Saturday. And
not related to my department, but I feel
like it's important to recognize the
number of times over the last month that
I have noticed the mobile uh dental
clinic here. I'm so happy to see the
hard work of Director Marks and all
health and wellness come to light. It's
been really great. They were just here
again yesterday, I believe. So, great
job, Sarah. Um, and finally, I will not
be able to attend the August committee
of the whole meeting because I will be
helping my daughter move into Michigan
State University.
So, thank you for your understanding on
that. Thank you. Any questions for
Senator Barington,
Trusty Bman,
this Tuesday we had the parks and
highway meeting uh general discussions
on maintenance in all the parks. Uh we
will be installing some new bleachers
um here in Knox Park that were donated
by the village here from the house of
fire park
addition to the parks. Um we discussed
the new tractor John here that was
received trainings completed on the
equipment. It's just a matter of
detailing and getting it ready to
implement. We talked about new equipment
coming and budget equipment uh for the
future and a lengthy discussion as uh
Ted had mentioned about the Miller Road
um
programs how we're reviewing it and
who's actually responsible for it. In
addition to the Miller Road, uh we're
also reviewing other outland uh areas
that are in unincorporated area to make
sure that they really are um township
property to be maintained or other
villages and
any questions.
uh we will be voting on on other parks
that township will be purchasing for um
tax department
just to keep you on pins and needles.
That's what we're doing next month. Um
so that's it. Thank you Christy left.
>> Um okay so we have a good uh comment on
this meeting. I don't see the need to
repeat director Marks. Um let's see.
Aside from that um I
talked with uh Susan about planning a uh
deployment presentation uh for this
November which is very exciting. Um also
reached out to um an organization
uh on behalf uh Susan about potentially
attending the community center
celebration but they won't be able to
because it turns out that the community
center celebration and history day are
both on the same day. So it was kind of
comfortable there. So hopefully that's
not an issue for other people. Um and
that's
>> Thank you. Any questions?
>> Trusty Sam
as far as
involving particular issues and the
auditors are in process of finalizing
their process.
So had discussions with them have some
points clarified and tomorrow
we have the exit. So that's when you're
in the NC
finance committee. We had our
administrator in there
and we covered a lot of areas a lot of
areas that need to be formalized.
They're in process now. So that's good
and and the attendance of the meeting
was just you know eye opening to all.
So, but all in all, yeah, everything is
good and we're moving forward.
» Thank you for your assistance on putting
together policies and procedures for
finance to make sure.
» Yeah. Quick reminder that Monday, August
17th, the senior um scam prevention
seminar is being held at the community
center. Um, I'll be attending and in
addition to the presentation, Illinois
State Treasures I program and school
board will also be present to provide
assistance. Um, and then two quick
thanks. One to clerk Lindberger and
Deputy um,
uh, Clerk Casease for all of the work
that you're doing with the record
retention and updating the policy which
hasn't been updated in 42 years. Uh and
then just a quick I want to commend
Assessor Barington for the u community
outreach session on the 29th of July. I attended as well. It was really well
attended. I think the content was
especially well received by the
residents. Um and I think the context
that she provided was also really
helpful.
» Um so just a couple of things on my
report. Um, in the packet, please note
that there's a letter from the state's
attorney. This is on the post general
website discussed. Just to let the
public know, we've done our due
diligence reviewing prior financials and
reports to the state's attorney. He's
not pursuing any further action. That is
why we are being very strent and making
sure we have all the policies in place.
Um, in the financial section of the
board packet, we now are including
charges that will be paid between this
board meeting and the next. The page is
listed as performer authorization
report. For the record, this has always
been done as it is below the payment
authorization threshold.
Text will be distributed on the date of
the event. This is just a way to let
people know what we're doing and be more
transparent. Um we we are working on a
new website. We have a a template for
our new homepage. It looks great. We're
continuing to work on that and hope to
launch it by the end of the year.
We are meeting next week. Um the
administration department is meeting
next week to include the word packets
and information provided. If you have
any suggestions, please contact me or
myself. Um we have created some um
flyers that they brought on the farmers
market and we're placing them at the
different villages offices on what the
township does. Um people are like the
township does where are your offices on
the building? So, those are available
upstairs places.
Just to let everyone know too, the Ela
Historical Society um had a board member
passed last week. Bill served on their
board, Phil Gardner. Um he served on the
board since 2019. He contributed a lot
through um support of museum operations
and research. Um I just met with him
before
good guy
here. I did want to do a few special
thank youies as well. Um Joe with the
summer camp. It was great coming in the
park and hearing sound kids playing
their hair and stuff. It was fun. So he
did a great job and his team. Um, I also
like to thank President Kenberg for your
insight um for into the roads when we're
doing the pavement project. um you know
we decided to contact you and contact
you talk to you about some certain
things just to hear different opinions
and we appreciate your input and input
is always
um just also wanted to thank um
superintendent
and highway team on their concrete work
on the front of the communities center
it is night and day it's amazing um and
I just want special thank you to uh
superendent is about to experience and
knowledge. Saving the town, put a lot of
money by being stuff in house um instead of contracting it
out and it's a fabulous job and we
appreciate all that and they did it on
the worst oxygen way here too. So the
work was done in 2018. Um again thanks
Clark Lindenburgger um the work in the
bio finding um is great to see you so
dedicated um to your work and what
you're doing. So I appreciate what
you're doing.
Again I attended your event as well. I
helped set up three extra rows of chairs
for people who are interested and um we
have a couple water project here too
that
um great job. I appreciate your outreach
in doing that. And um just an FYI, I'm
going to be part of a panel discussion
about property taxing bodies organized
by the Lakes Chamber of Commerce on
Wednesday, September 16th at the library
at 8:30 a.m. along with school district
Lake County area public library of Lake
County.
So all I have for my reports.
All right. Old business. um letter from
Lake County State Attorney. Again, it's
just
transparency. We glued into everything
attorney. Any other questions or follows
from that?
New business. Number 10. Um A is
consideration of possible action or
20.6-2.
Yes.
motion
discussion.
>> Yeah. So, I just want to apologize that
the version in the board is incorrect
because
it requires the name included in the
board, but it is now ready to go. So,
um there's a copy upstairs.
Yes. All right.
Um the sorry the portion um in question
is the public comment opportunity sign
in I believe is that correct?
Um, it as it is in the ordinance, it
reads, "Any person wishing to address
the board or committee during the public
comment portion of the meeting is
encouraged to sign in before the meeting
begins. A person who arrives after the
meeting has started may still be
permitted to speak during public comment
if allows. To provide oral comment, the
speaker generally must be present at the
meeting unless participation is
authorized by law or by the board for a
particular meeting. Written comments may
be submitted in accordance with section
8 of this policy whether or not the
person is able to attend in person.
» Yes.
>> So they don't have to be here.
>> Nope.
>> And the sign in
>> the sign.
>> You think it's a bridge? So nowhere in
theory it's a person
» which is
regular is required.
>> We can encourage it but we cannot
require it nor should we. Okay. Any
other discussion
questions?
Yep. Uh, Trusty Figgler.
>> Yes. Trusty Glass.
>> Yes. Uh, Trusty Bowman.
>> Yes.
Uh, motion car. Okay. E is consideration
and possible action to approve one of
the 2026-3
dissolution of standing committees as we
suspected meeting. So, we have a staff
meeting, but required to be.
Yep. Can I get a motion to approve this
ordinance?
>> Okay. Second,
>> thank you.
>> Um,
I'm not in favor of those.
These committee meetings were
established to provide oversight,
review, and make recommendations to the
project.
in smaller groups the department has and
identify
adding this my understanding is that you
bring these community meetings into the
community as a whole or adding a second
board meeting every month to discuss
these items. I think it's more efficient
to have them in small groups because
they're established now supervisor one
of the trustees and with department
heads I think the department heads are
more
open to discussing items of staffing and
everything in smaller groups than in
large groups. I just think it's
by adding this to a county
hours
I can really go through.
So, if I could just address those um we will not be um we will still be
having staff meetings but we'll be
discussing the day-to-day operations
that trustees it's not in their per
requirement to kind of dayto-day
operations of there's decisions to be
made about the department. So we're
bringing it to but they will not be
talking about a staff meeting that will
be done with attending myself and and
you know there's trustees you're welcome
to attend if you'd like to attend
two or more people coming of course
we're going to get a public meeting put
an agenda out for it but we don't do a
meeting you're still welcome to come to
any high rate staff meeting that we have
so it's we're not saying you can't come
we're just
required
another
so if I remember correctly for the whole
meeting like the general idea before
this that I think will save time for the
uh department head
>> it's not a saving time for the
department head we're still meeting with
them but it's dayto-day procedures that
are not under the umbrella of trustes
because we're in any decisions that need
to be made that are worth
but we're not encumbering trustes to
focus on things that they're not
required to do. You're still welcome to
attend. We will have them on the
calendar
is we don't need on a regular basis.
» It's not in the trust responsibility.
needs to oversee
when it comes to funding or big
decisions as the ordinance presuming
that would be best to commit or
coordinate the way the ordinance is
not in the purview of the trustes
responsibilities
taking
so
» you're still welcome to attend I mean
we're not saying you can't come They're
still welcome to it's just having
communities
more staffing that's currently what they
are staffing saying what's going on if
you have feedback for input welcome to
come and if there's more than two
trustes
I just thank you because sitting up
every
trust by staff meetings and hear them
actually.
So there's a committee meeting when you
talk about a town meeting on the board
meeting.
Okay. Any other discussion or comments?
» Of course. Um
Trusty Glass.
>> Yes.
>> Trusty Sans.
>> Yes.
>> Trusty Ziggler.
>> Yes.
>> Trusty Bowen. No. Um, supervisor.
>> Yes.
>> Okay. Thank you.
Motion carries.
>> Okay. 10 C is a handbook amendment for
highway department spending limit
increase. Administrator Marciniac. Do
you just want to give a brief overview
of this?
>> Yes. So, this had been previously
discussed uh some time ago that we were
um due to the uh increased cost of
making u repairs to our highway vehicles
um having them spend $2,500 in cases of
emergency wasn't sufficient. So, we're
just having that um to allow more speedy
and efficient uh repairs to our our
highways. So, um this increase only
impacts the highway.
» Great.
Yeah, we need to have a motion in the
second motion.
>> Thank you. Second. Thank you.
>> Yeah. And I just want to be really
clear. This is not suggesting that the
highway department can make these
decisions unilaterally on their own. It
is their approval as well as the
supervisor. So,
>> yeah, there's still oversight. It's just
>> Thank you.
We've run into that and the highway
department has is a little bit behind on
planning and as Jeff mentioned um
because of the parks and with the delays
and how getting things
we just need to make that decision.
So any other discussion
uh trusty moment?
>> Yes.
>> Trusty glass.
>> Yes.
>> Uh supervisory.
>> Yes. Uh trusty sans.
>> Yes.
>> Trusty. Yes. Thank you. Motion carries.
D is consideration of festival action to
approve an intergovernmental agreement
with Longbo Fire Protection District.
>> Motion.
>> Any discussion?
» Uh Trusty Pegler.
>> Yes.
>> Trusty Glass.
>> Yes.
>> Trusty Bowman.
>> Yes.
>> Trusty Sam.
>> Yes. Super.
>> Yes.
>> Okay. Motion carries. Um, last item
under new business is E. Consideration
of possible action to approve the bid of
Chicago land saving contractors for 2026
parking lot improvements at the
community center in the amount of
$87,000
which has been approved and in the
budget.
>> File motion.
>> Motion.
>> Thank you.
>> Second. Thank you.
>> Any discussion?
» Yes.
>> Trusty Glass.
>> Yes. Trusty Bowman. Yes.
>> Trusty S.
>> Supervisor will motion carries. Thank
you.
>> Number 11. Does anybody see any need to
go into executive session this evening?
» To adjourn the meeting.
>> Uh can I get a motion to adjourn?
>> Second. Okay. Um uh all in favor I.
>> Uh meeting at 7:40 p.m. Thank you
everyone.