[0:00] Ron.
[0:04] All right. Uh, good evening, ladies and
gentlemen. Welcome to the regular board
[0:07] meeting on Shields Township for August
2026.
[0:11] I called this meeting to order at 5:31.
[0:20] Please call the
>> uh Trusty Sworthout
[0:22] » here.
>> Trusty Prager
[0:23] » here.
>> Supervisor Erso
[0:25] » here.
>> Uh Trusty Parnell
[0:27] » here.
>> And trustee Oliver Sella
[0:30] » here.
>> Okay. Attorneys also on speaker have any
[0:34] questions.
And um now I ask that you all rise to
[0:38] the
>> algiance
[0:45] flag of the United States of America and
to the republic for it stands one nation
[0:52] under God indivisible with liberty and
justice for all.
[1:02] Next item on the agenda is session. Is
there a motion to executive session or
[1:09] any state on the agenda?
[1:13] Okay. Hearing none, I will close this
portion of the meeting.
[1:17] Okay. The next part is public comment.
Um this is a portion of the meeting
[1:23] where anyone in the audience who wishes
to address the board may do so. We ask
[1:27] that you come forward state your name.
of your last name for the record.
[1:30] Provide your address. We also ask that
you limit your comment to three minutes.
[1:33] Uh because the state law limits the
board to consideration of the matters
[1:36] listed on the published agenda, we ask
that you please uh not take offense if
[1:41] you do not respond to matters and you
may rise in public comment. Uh with that
[1:46] being said, madam clerk, is there anyone
sign up?
[1:48] » Uh yes, Mrs. Snowberg.
[1:58] My name is Jan Schnelber and I live in
Lake B.
[2:03] The July 16, 2026 meeting was a shameful
display of the way a taxpayer supported
[2:11] government agency such as Shields
Township conducts business and manages
[2:16] property owners tax.
After 16 months in office, the
[2:21] supervisor is still unable to draft a
meeting agenda or conduct a public
[2:26] meeting effectively without the township
attorney. Legal costs to taxpayers,
[2:32] including phone calls and travel, are
approximately $280
[2:38] per hour.
For all the money being spent on legal
[2:42] fees, it is unclear how a road was
approved to be paid without prior notice
[2:49] to the community affected or how the
supervisor believe the road varants had
[2:55] been widened.
A majority of the five board members
[3:00] continue to support a financial
agreement that directs spending toward
[3:06] equipment and self-interest projects
that benefit two or three insiders
[3:13] rather than residents who should receive
the full value of taxpayer dollars.
[3:20] Three full-time employees were blessed
32 hours per week and received full
[3:25] health care benefits including dental
insurance as well as I am benefit
[3:33] one full-time employer also manages a
private landscaping company with the
[3:38] shield township which is a questionable
accident.
[3:45] Two employees have been frequently
observed and overheard making offhand
[3:50] derogatory comments about meeting
attendees who come to seek knowledge and
[3:55] assistance from township officials. The
supervisor does nothing to stop these
[4:00] subversive activities.
We have heard on several cases in the
[4:05] past 16 months that there is a limited
money that there is limited money for
[4:11] road paving. Maybe that is because
8% of the road budget is used to pay
[4:19] salary and overhead.
The township has less than 9 miles of
[4:24] road to maintain and we are being led to
believe there is a shortage of funds.
[4:30] Instead, it appears more like there is
an abundance of employees.
[4:35] The supervisor should not need an
attorney to prepare an agenda. Run
[4:40] monthly meetings. Hold full-time
employees accountable. develop a
[4:45] systematic plan to maintain accounts or
demonstrate fiscal responsibility.
[4:51] She simply needs to do the job taxpayers
elected her to do.
[5:00] » Samantha Medlin
[5:07] Sam Medlin Drive. I want to thank Trusty
Oliver Sella. Throughout the past few
[5:12] months, she was the only person who
advocated for an open discussion and
[5:14] made genuine effort to answer our
questions. Unfortunately, the rest of
[5:18] our experience has been very different.
We were met with inconsistent
[5:21] explanations, unanswered questions, and
dismissive responses. At one point, a
[5:25] trustee said, "It is what it is, that we
should all see any harsh and shifted the
[5:29] discussion to property values rather
than actually addressing our questions."
[5:33] Even more troubling has been the
difference in treatment of those
[5:35] appearing before the township. When the
owners of the proposed development spoke
[5:39] in 2025, they received a warm welcome,
empathy, and full support. The road
[5:43] commissioner advocated for them. They
received private emails and letters of
[5:46] support from the current supervisor, and
the former supervisor wrote directly to
[5:50] the county on their behalf. Yet, they
don't even live in Shields Township. The
[5:54] township has repeatedly advocated for
people who are not residents. All while
[5:59] those of us who actually do live here
and who fund and maintain this road have
[6:03] been dismissed. And now the township is
accepting only a small portion of the
[6:07] road, leaving existing homeowners with
the cost and burden of maintaining the
[6:10] rest. Despite the safety and width
concerns we raised, the lack of
[6:14] understanding was further reflected in
our and how our concerns were
[6:17] characterized. The township
administrator implied that residents had
[6:20] trespassed, moved flags, and didn't want
new neighbors. Those statements are
[6:24] completely untrue and based on poor
assumptions. Then after last month's
[6:27] meeting, a township employee pointed at
residents and stated, "You all have
[6:30] issues." A remark witnessed by multiple
people. These incidents raise a question
[6:34] of accountability. Given the conduct
residents have experienced, does this
[6:38] board truly believe that it's
appropriate for township administrator
[6:41] and foy officer to continue serving in
their respective roles? This is not how
[6:45] government employees should speak to the
taxpayers who fund the government or the
[6:49] residents they serve. Yet, the message
we have received is that our concerns
[6:52] were an inconvenience. We should not
have to fight this hard to receive clear
[6:56] answers or be treated with basic
respect. Unfortunately, we're now the
[7:00] ones living with your inaction. Storm
water and sediment runoff from the site
[7:03] has lost junk gravel, created large
potholes, and caused flooding. Because
[7:07] the roadway and drainage infrastructure
have not been installed, water from the
[7:11] site is being directed toward our
property. Contractors have been running
[7:14] a generator to pump water out of the
foundation toward our property and then
[7:17] even asked us to supply the electricity
for that pump. This is a drainage issue
[7:22] that did not exist before construction
began. We trusted the township would
[7:26] follow its own procedure and protect the
interests of those of us who actually
[7:29] live here. That trust was clearly
misplaced. Instead, we were dismissed,
[7:33] disrespected, and subjected to personal
attacks. I'm going to leave you with one
[7:37] question. Will this township hold itself
and its employees to a standard of
[7:41] professionalism, accountability, and
respect, or does it consider disrespect
[7:45] and hostility towards residents an
acceptable part of your government?
[7:54] » Elizabeth.
[8:01] Elizabeth Sass 181 Velvet Drive. Um,
good evening. Samantha summarized
[8:05] everything pretty nicely, so I'll keep
it brief, but I too would like to thank
[8:09] Trust Trustee Oliver Silla for taking
this matter seriously. Other than that,
[8:15] this process has been rather
circus-like. Um, it was appalling that
[8:19] we were treated like children. Honestly,
if you were a fee for service business,
[8:23] I don't know how you could sustain it
because I'm not business treats its
[8:28] customers in the manner we've been
treated or what employees speak to their
[8:31] customers in the way we've been spoken
to. I know I would be fired
[8:34] instantaneously from my from my job if I
treated my clients the way you've been
[8:38] treated. Having the public here and
hearing public comments is your job. We
[8:42] are your customers. We still don't have
transparency around why you deviated
[8:46] from your own set of standards. What I
will say is that when new a new set of
[8:51] standards are put in place, they're put
in place for a reason. I'm a nurse. So
[8:54] imagine if there were new standards for
procedure on you as a patient and that
[8:59] would make your procedure safer, pose
less risk of infection, be less painful.
[9:03] I would imagine you would want me to
follow that. So the same the same
[9:07] rational sort of applies here. We don't
care about the width of other roads in
[9:12] Lake Bluff. Those roads were built long
before you adopted your new standards.
[9:16] We care about how wide and long this
road was supposed to be according to
[9:20] your standards. Now there's another lot
that's going to be developed and that
[9:24] probably will continue. We had the to
get the infrastructure that would meet
[9:28] your own guidelines and be carried
forward as more development occurs. 188
[9:33] Melvin is um it was a a vacant lot. It
is vacant lot. It's now sold. So, as res
[9:38] residents, we will definitely be
monitoring this like Hawk um as we've
[9:42] lost faith in this the system. That
resident will have to bring that road
[9:46] from Douglas to their property. So, that
is more road that he'll be taking in
[9:50] service. And so, we'll be back to be
asking about street signs, lights, fire
[9:54] hydrants, and all the that neighborhoods
should have. Thank you.
[10:01] » Uh Jackie
Bton.
[10:16] Hi, my name is Jackie Ramon Johnson and
I am a resident of North Chicago as well
[10:22] as a resident of Shields um Township as
well. And I have brought a couple of
[10:27] other residents with us collectively
between the three of us. We have been
[10:31] residents in North Chicago for over 50
years, 50 to 60 years, although we don't
[10:37] look that old. Um, I'd like to thank uh
Camila Hersto, supervisor of the Shields
[10:45] Township for inviting us. Um, she
attended a meeting that we had. Carl
[10:50] Evans uh who was an alderman in North
Chicago uh invited um supervisor to
[10:56] speak to us about the different
opportunities that the Shields Township
[11:01] has and those for the residents in the
north Chicago area. So, I'd like to
[11:05] thank you personally uh for inviting us
to come and be part of this meeting and
[11:10] to listen to everyone. Um we uh we look
forward to collaborating with Shields
[11:16] Township and representing our North
Chicago members here and collaborating
[11:22] uh in the future with different programs
that you have. We look forward to uh
[11:26] collaborating and then disseminating
information and opportunities and
[11:30] programs that you have and how we can
work better together. We were not aware
[11:36] um as residents and I'm I've been a
resident for over 30 years now North
[11:41] Chicago. Uh I wasn't aware when this
meeting was and shame on me. I do have
[11:46] internet. I can't look it up. Um, but I
did know that it was u something that
[11:51] more Chicago members can attend,
residents can attend. So, we will look
[11:55] forward to participating in the future
and learning more and then how we best
[12:00] collaborate across the board um to make
our communities across the board better.
[12:17] Hi, my name is Chris Cook. I went on 196
M.
[12:22] I'm still disappointed with the lane
decision. Um, when Jessica bought that
[12:27] land, she knew she had paid the whole
road. Okay. Then it got down at from 400
[12:34] ft to 250 ft where she built a a
turnaround in the in the in the other
[12:43] lane. And then the board of you guys
said that she only has to pave 140 ft
[12:50] because at 150 ft she has to put the
turnaround in. And the turnaround is on
[12:56] the other side of the construction gate
which is like 250 ft down the lane that
[13:02] she's been using to pour concrete
maintenance like Sam said drain drain it
[13:09] drain everything. So that's excuse me
I'm speaking for myself that's my
[13:14] private lane. I've lived there for 22
years on that lane and I've maintained
[13:19] it filled a million pothles and Shields
Township and Mr. Rogers. I never The
[13:24] only time I saw him, Miss Hersel, is
when you were there with when you were
[13:29] there with Jessica and he was so
aggressive towards me. I had to walk
[13:34] away and all I did was try to come down
there and say hi to you guys. And it was
[13:38] I felt this big and I'm I'm 66 years old
almost. So I think that if if you're
[13:46] just going to grant Jessica 140 ft and
now they put a 10-ft gate with two
[13:53] chain link temporary fences with no lock
on it for her driveway. So, I don't
[14:00] think she should be able to use Goran's
gate because that's 200 ft down the
[14:05] lane. So, it's going to make it harder
for her to get all her construction
[14:10] stuff on her 10 foot drive. So, I think
that Jessica should really think about
[14:16] she's excuse me, Jessica's wealthy. she
could bathe another 200 ft and and put a
[14:24] turnaround in it. So, we're all safe.
That's my honest opinion. So, I'm
[14:29] thinking that that's my private drive
past her 140 ft that you guys granted
[14:34] her. So, should I put some private drive
signs up so that our construction guys
[14:39] don't park on my lane that I take care
of, or should I let them park on there?
[14:45] Or should I call the Lake County
Department of Sheriff and say when she's
[14:49] getting all this equipment in, should I
say, "Hey, she's in my lane. Can you get
[14:55] her guys out of my lane and have them
park on cold?" And I'm sorry. I'm not
[15:00] sorry. I'm just speaking from my heart.
I've been there so long and It's it's
[15:05] it's just a nightmare right now. So, I
hope you guys understand that we're the
[15:11] three of the three houses back here. We
love each other and we we're a good
[15:16] community back there and we take care of
each other and this new addition is it's
[15:22] been a nightmare. I'm going to be honest
with you. Sorry. I apologize. Have a
[15:26] great day. [music]
[15:31] » Doesn't want to go off. There we go.
Uh Jefferson.
[15:37] » All right. Uh Jeffo Lake. Um all right.
I just want to talk about the storm.
[15:44] First up, I think it's a little ironic
mother daughter combo that has cost the
[15:48] township over $100,000
about $280.
[15:53] Uh but after the storms, we had an
incredible opportunity um from our road
[15:59] district and I got to see it firsthand.
Dan, Rob, and crew shut down multiple
[16:04] roads with power lines laying down.
Trees were about to fall. There's
[16:07] multiple trees in the roads. Within
hours, they had roads closed, cleaned
[16:12] up. We had trees um the township had
trees taken down. Uh large trees on
[16:18] Washington uh just to protect everyone's
safety. We have multiple volunteer
[16:22] firemen out there uh running around and
kind of letting the township guys know
[16:26] where to go and uh how to make everyone
safe. couldn't get out for hours
[16:32] obviously because power lines were out
everywhere. So putting uh road closures
[16:36] and uh you know staying as late as they
did. They were chipping when it was
[16:40] dark. We have multiple lights out there.
It was amazing. So um kudos to our road
[16:45] district. Kudos to you guys for
empowering them to get that cleaned up.
[16:50] I would say that shields I I had an
opportunity to drive through Lake Bluff
[16:53] and Lake Forest and Motop and Ardore.
Um, we had ours cleaned up probably
[17:00] quickest, our roads shut down quickest
and everything back to operational
[17:04] quickest. So, kudos to you guys. I think
it was a great thing. I know you hear a
[17:08] lot of negative stuff, but on the
positive side, I think the team did
[17:12] amazing and when uh, you know, when
stuff hit the fan, they came and they
[17:16] showed up and they did their job. So,
very proud of everyone. Thank you.
[17:23] » Does anyone else want to speak that
didn't sign up?
[17:28] Okay.
[17:33] Okay. Next thing is reports. Um,
[17:39] okay. I'll do my supervisor reports.
Okay. So, uh, the recent major storm
[17:43] spread significant wind and debris
throughout our community. I want to take
[17:47] a moment to sincerely thank our road
crew for their incredible work during
[17:50] the cleanup. They have worked tirelessly
to clear fallen branches and debris and
[17:55] to get our roads and neighborhoods back
in order. And we truly appreciate their
[17:59] hard work and dedication. Uh we also
still have wood chips available from the
[18:03] cleanup. If you are interested in
getting wood chips, please contact the
[18:06] township office and we'll be happy to
provide uh more information. Um and we
[18:12] are also pleased to have new speed pumps
installed on Safford, Burus, Smith,
[18:16] Green, Burch, and Jenson. Uh these
improvements are another tool to remind
[18:21] drivers to slow down and be mindful of
families, children, and pedestrians who
[18:24] live and travel throughout our
neighborhoods.
[18:42] » Hi, I'm Carl Kitsro, administrator. Um,
again, I want to extend our gratitude to
[18:47] the road crew. I think Jeff did a pretty
good job, so I don't need to beat the
[18:50] beat it anymore, but um they were there
late at night. We had trees come down
[18:55] later in in several days later that
finally let loose and they were here 8
[18:59] 10 11 at night to pull them off the road
so residents could. So they've done a
[19:04] great job [clears throat] of that. Um
I'd also like to let you know that um
[19:09] under Lette's direction, our new custom
website will be completely completed.
[19:13] Well, at least we hope best by next
meeting. Uh there'll be a lot more bells
[19:17] and whistles on it than there are there
are now a lot more links, but right now
[19:21] it is functional. It's just not fully
activated. So, thanks. Our paving is
[19:27] complete. Um besides the speed humps and
a little bit of a a good luck, we didn't
[19:35] realize how much motor fuel tax we had.
We budgeted about 150,000 for the paving
[19:41] that we did this this period this year.
um to um under Dan's direction, we
[19:47] discovered there were some deficiencies
in their signage. Um so we got a
[19:51] reduction there. There's also another
reduction on retainage. And then we had
[19:55] $42,000 motor fuel tax over several
years. We it can accumulate year-toear.
[20:02] So the the final budget or the final
total for our paving, which is quite
[20:07] extensive, was $66,635
and change. Um so that was a pleasant
[20:13] surprise. Um okay so that's complete. Um
from the assessor side I do want to
[20:19] mention that the uh blue slips or if you
will the assessments are coming out in
[20:25] probably two to three weeks. Uh they
come out in three batches. So if you
[20:29] have people half the people in Lake Buff
are in different area. Um so there's 18
[20:34] townships in Lake County. They don't
want them all at once in the first place
[20:38] because they couldn't handle them all in
one month of appeals. So, I do them in
[20:42] about six, six, and six. So, we'll be in
the last group of the sixes for the 18.
[20:47] Uh, and if you have any questions about
appeals or questions about your
[20:51] property, you're welcome to call the
office. You can speak to me. Um, uh,
[20:56] that's all I have on that. The wood
chips were handled and the the great job
[21:01] the road crew was handled. So, thank
you,
[21:06] » Carl. Can I ask a couple questions?
>> Absolutely.
[21:09] » Um, one is the Did we follow up with the
situation with the county with the
[21:14] pavers? Um I I know that we had talked
about that last meeting and and you and
[21:18] I and Dan had talked a couple times um
that I felt that their quality was
[21:23] slightly uh below par and certainly
caused a lot of damage [clears throat]
[21:27] after the work was done. Um it do you
feel like that was rectified in in a in
[21:33] a quantifative way? Um
>> yeah, I think I think first of all we're
[21:37] lucky that we we partner with the county
because they have a lot more weight when
[21:40] they called up and said, "Hey, we the
issues were by the end of Foster there."
[21:46] Um they did come and correct them. Um
they wouldn't have come. We tried one
[21:50] year to get contractors back and for our
if you will small jobs um it's almost
[21:56] impossible. But the county calls and
they came pretty quick. I think they
[22:00] rectified it. Um, their bid, I believe,
I don't have it in my head, is either 12
[22:05] or 17,000 less than the uh the the other
bid. We've used this company twice.
[22:12] They're well known throughout all the
Chicago land, but we've had two
[22:16] unsatisfactory experiences with them. I
think next time we'll take a look if the
[22:21] quotes are close. Um, and we think we
have a way of ensuring that everybody's
[22:27] on the same page because some of the
companies are quoting different uh
[22:31] measures for safety. Um, so we if we
have a choice and it's not a large
[22:36] margin, we'll probably go with somebody
else next time. If not, we still have
[22:40] the county behind us to uh back up what
what's been happening. And do we know
[22:46] whether or not they're going to trim the
edges of the roads and so forth because
[22:49] there was so much slag on the on the
ends of the roads and so forth. I I know
[22:53] that Dan was talking about something
like that, but I you may not have had
[22:57] that conversation.
>> No, I I we basically wait till the fall
[23:00] to do any of the the repair work along
the side where you put down some grass,
[23:05] some mesh and grass so it doesn't erode.
Um you don't want to do it in the summer
[23:09] because we don't have trucks that can
water it or budget to water it. So the
[23:13] fall is a great time for playing. Get
the warm day, cool night, and hopefully
[23:17] get enough rain to make it grow. So any
of those roads will be um if you will
[23:23] repaired in one way or another. Some of
them might have a little gravel. It just
[23:26] depends on the usage there.
>> Do we have any idea on the cost of the
[23:30] storm for us as far as coming out of you
know the budget at this point?
[23:35] » No, we don't at this point.
>> Okay.
[23:37] » Thank you, Carl. But we did we did
receive a lot of compliments and we did
[23:41] have neighbors that um before we even
got there had come out with you know
[23:45] their own chainsaws and helped um where
it was uh applicable. Um so the n the
[23:50] community did jump in um and which were
very pleased with and they usually have
[23:55] so I mean it's not something that's a
surprise but it was ext I mean there was
[23:59] no place untouched as you all know and
um we got it cleaned up pretty well.
[24:04] We're still not completely finished. We
still have a lot more chipping to do.
[24:08] That's why if anybody wants free chips,
we'd be happy to dump them in their
[24:12] drive in their driveway. Um, just call
the office and we'll get your
[24:16] information. Um,
so that's Do you have anything else,
[24:21] Chris?
>> No, no, I appreciate your answer. Thank
[24:23] you.
>> I also had a question. Can you help me
[24:26] understand a little bit more about the
tax credit that you were mentioning? And
[24:31] I may not be using it right, but you
said there was a like a positive offset,
[24:35] right? the motor fuel tax.
>> Yeah.
[24:38] » Yeah. Um, every community gets a certain
amount. Illinois taxes are like the
[24:44] highest in the country, right? And a
very very small percent of that goes to
[24:48] each township, municipality, etc. Based
on how many miles of road you have. So,
[24:53] generally we get maybe 12,000 a year
because we just don't have that many
[24:58] roads. Um, and and that's just a credit
back and we don't actually get it. So
[25:03] they're not sending us a check to do
with it as you will. It's supposed to go
[25:09] in paving and improving. So and that's
what it is going to. So I I I was
[25:15] surprised it was 42 because we used it
several years ago, but I'm happy that
[25:19] there was that much in there. We don't
come up with that number. The county
[25:22] does and applies it to the bill. Um
that's why we had a considerable
[25:26] savings.
>> Okay. So, with that extra money, I know
[25:30] there was a limit to the number of roads
right on on the agenda or on the list of
[25:35] roads that could be completely repaved.
Um, is there an ability to add or is
[25:40] that insufficient to repave a couple of
the roads that are on that list?
[25:45] » Um, yeah, every year we will revisit the
list and we usually only pay two to
[25:50] three depending on the length of the
roads. This time we kind of paid three
[25:54] with a four, if you will. But yeah, um
there'll definitely be there'll be
[26:00] usually with the amount of money we have
in our budget, it's every other year we
[26:03] do paving or we may do a small road. So
this year I believe I mean we'll see how
[26:08] the budget shakes out, but I believe
that we'll be able to pave again in 27
[26:13] which will be great. So we can just
continue on. There's never going to not
[26:16] be a road that needs you know some work.
But they pick the ones that need the
[26:21] most. And there's no sense to make a
list right now of what road needs the
[26:25] most paving has been suggested because
we have a whole winter's worth of wear.
[26:30] And during the winter, you have not only
do you have the plows down and the salt
[26:33] down, but then when spring comes, you
have heave from depending on the
[26:37] weather. And so we know ones that we
think we'd like to pay, but that doesn't
[26:42] mean that one that doesn't heave or gets
torn up isn't going to make the top of
[26:47] the list. So we don't schedule a road.
There's no way to schedule what we don't
[26:51] know has happened yet. So we we will
definitely pave it next year. I'm I'm
[26:56] pretty confident.
>> Okay.
[26:58] » The other thing I I wanted to address
and I appreciate your
[27:02] conversation with me. Um like we I you
know with with the massive storms that
[27:08] that we've had right and I I have seen
the Shields Township truck going around.
[27:13] has that Shield township
truck made it all the way over to
[27:16] Melbourne at all to kind of check out
that area? And I understand that right
[27:20] now that's still private lane because it
hasn't been paved yet,
[27:23] » right? We've been down there and and
looked at it. Um and um it's been
[27:28] everywhere. So there's shore acres over
there and there's that's where a good
[27:32] amount of damage was because there's a
lot of old growth, huge trees and just
[27:36] old trees. So yeah, we spent some
considerable time there. One of one of
[27:40] the big ones took out a power line took
us about it took Kameed I think three
[27:46] days and there was one over on Quasi or
maybe Washington keep can't keep track
[27:51] of where the power line was the tree was
caught in the power line and even though
[27:56] the tree doesn't conduct electricity
apparently can hold a charge. So
[28:00] commented says until we get there can't
do anything. That's where Rob and the
[28:04] crew came in putting barricades up right
away and making sure that you know
[28:08] people it's pretty obvious you could
drive through but there was danger as
[28:12] well.
>> Yeah. I just want to make sure that
[28:14] they're feeling inclusive rather than
with all the the issues and I'm not I'm
[28:20] not casting blame. I again want to make
sure that that they do feel part of the
[28:24] community more.
>> Okay.
[28:30] But that's in my report.
>> All right. Thank you, Minister portion
[28:33] of the meeting.
>> Fine. Next thing on the agenda is
[28:37] approval of bills. So we have three sets
of bills for the board's consideration.
[28:42] Uh payroll and bills of the town fund in
the amount of 41,53454.
[28:49] Payroll and bills for general assistance
in the amount of 5,251.77.
[28:55] Payroll and bills for the road and
bridge in the amount of 31
[28:59] 36.98.
Uh, is there a motion to approve payment
[29:03] of the payroll bills of the town general
assistance and grow and fridge as
[29:08] presented?
[29:11] » Is there a second?
>> I do have a question about the actual
[29:17] first budget. The liability insurance
line item is at 322%. Do we know why
[29:23] that's high?
[29:27] Um, no. I'm looking at the Shields
Township budget first actual.
[29:31] » They I think they put both the uh road
and the town in the same thing, but if
[29:35] you want to call them, I'd be happy to
read it. But that's my recollection that
[29:39] it was accidentally put from town and
road in the same one. So that's why
[29:44] » and that's driving the percentage over.
>> Well, if you looked at road, I don't
[29:49] think there's an expenditure there. But
again, um, if you want to call, I'll
[29:54] take a look at the budget with you and
we can discuss that. Okay, sounds good.
[29:57] Thank you.
>> All right, so the motion is made by uh
[30:01] trustworth and second by trust. Is there
any discussion?
[30:05] » Okay, hearing none. Bad court, please
call the role.
[30:08] » Trust.
>> Trusty.
[30:10] » Hi.
>> Supervisor Ursa.
[30:12] » Hi.
>> Trusty. Hi.
[30:15] » Okay. The motion carries with presented.
>> Next thing is um old business.
[30:23] » I'll handle that.
[30:26] » [snorts]
[30:30] » Okay. So, the reason the item is on
there is the the recently approval of
[30:34] purchase of a new township truck is on
there again is after um it was approved
[30:39] last month by the board um during the
attorney review process determined that
[30:44] the vehicle identified in the original
bid wouldn't accommodate the uplifting
[30:49] um specifications presented. So, we
worked with the dealer to identify a
[30:54] suitable replacement, but they weren't
able to find another vehicle. We're
[30:57] hoping to use the same dealer and uh um
work with them, but they couldn't come
[31:02] up with one. So, we um obtained a
proposal from Sutton Ford for the
[31:08] purchase of an F550 XL regular 4x4 27
2027 year um uh in the amount of 57,356
[31:21] for a purchasing co-op suburban
purchasing co cooperative. Um and so
[31:27] that's the bid. The proposed truck is 91
$172 less than the one we quoted before.
[31:33] So, we're able to save you some extra
money or save the township some extra
[31:37] money there. Um so the the proposed
truck would receive the same general
[31:43] outfitting that was approved by the
board last time to performed by
[31:47] Henderson again same outfitter um for
the amount of 79,3428
[31:55] um not to exceed that. Um, and is there
a motion? So, there I'm going to ask, is
[32:01] there a motion to approve the purchase
of the 2027 Ford F550 XL regular a 4x4
[32:10] um from Sutton dealership together with
the proposed upfetting by Henderson for
[32:14] a total of 13660
and 28 cents. We have a motion.
[32:25] » Second. Does anybody have any questions?
>> Yeah. Is would it be possible to get a
[32:30] 2026 slightly less expensive?
>> No, that was what was available.
[32:35] » The 2027.
>> The 2027. Yes.
[32:41] » Even though we're not in year 2027,
>> we're not going to get delivery on the
[32:46] truck right now either. They're all
these trucks are in big demand. So, um
[32:51] they don't have one in inventory. They'd
love to sell us an old one at last
[32:55] year's model and and we probably could
have struck a better deal probably, but
[32:59] the fact of the matter is they didn't
have one and we would have been more
[33:02] than happy to take an older 26 year we
could because we'd have it that much
[33:06] sooner to send it to the outfitter which
has a large backlog of orders for
[33:11] outfitting if you will. [snorts]
>> Okay. Thank you.
[33:16] » Thank you. Okay. So, the motion made by
trustee, second by trustee.
[33:22] discussion. Okay. Madam clerk, please
call the role.
[33:25] » Uh trusty sworth.
>> Hi.
[33:27] » Trusty Prager.
>> No.
[33:30] » Supervisor Ersoto.
>> Hi.
[33:33] » Trusty Cardell.
>> Hi.
[33:35] » Trusty Oliver Sella.
>> No.
[33:38] » The motion carries and the contractor
for the purchase of the new township
[33:41] truck is approved is approved as
presented.
[33:46] » Okay.
Next thing on the agenda is new
[33:49] business. The next item um is new
business. The only item on the new
[33:53] business is approval of the regular
board meeting minutes for July 16, 2026.
[33:58] Is there a motion to approve the minutes
as presented?
[34:02] » Is there a second?
[34:06] » The motion is made by Trusty Sel,
seconded by Trusty Prager. Any
[34:10] discussion?
Madam cler, please call the role.
[34:14] » Trusty Sworth.
>> Trusty Prager.
[34:16] » Hi.
>> Supervisor Erso. Hi.
[34:18] » Trusty Pel.
>> Hi.
[34:19] » Trusty Alberta.
The motion carries and the regular
[34:24] meeting minutes of July 16, 2026 are
approved as presented.
[34:29] The next thing is other business. Um, is
there any other business that any member
[34:33] of this board wishes to bring forward?
>> Um, I'm just going to bring up the fact
[34:37] that we talked about working with Renew
Chicago. Um, and uh, I have to talk with
[34:43] the folks over there. uh they're they
didn't do any big projects this summer
[34:49] and so they're struggling for something
that could be um if you will all shield
[34:56] township too so to speak. So I have
spoken with those folks um we might
[35:01] possibly have a garage built this fall
um but it's in the works so I just don't
[35:06] want that anybody to feel that we've let
that stuff through the cracks. It's just
[35:10] that uh not the right time or not the
right place.
[35:14] it will bring to the board.
[35:19] » Thank you.
>> Okay. Um hearing none. Is there a motion
[35:25] to adjurnn?
[35:29] » Is there a second?
[35:34] » Motion.
[35:38] All in favor say I.
[35:44] Uh