[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

8.20.26 @ShieldsTownship Regular Board meeting

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