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A motion to go into executive session was made by Mike Berry and seconded by Annette Lamour. The board conducted a roll call vote with all members present voting in favor. The roll call, as recorded at the meeting, was: Barry — yes; Zimelmann/Zimelbon — yes; Getzke/Kietzke — yes; Crockett — yes; Vaughn — yes; Boudreaux — yes.

The village president told the public the executive session would be brief and asked that everyone in the audience leave the room or go next door so that microphones and the television could be turned off. The village attorney explained the motion requirement, saying, “Yes, you would need a motion to go into executive session under section 2C3 which is the appointment of specific persons who fill an office or the performance, discipline, removal of people currently holding office.”

The board directed staff to close microphones and ensure the audience could not hear the executive session; no details of the personnel or appointment matters were disclosed in open session. The meeting minutes recorded the motion and the roll call but the board did not discuss the executive-session subject in public after returning from closed session during the portion of the transcript provided.

Under the village’s stated procedure, members of the public were asked to leave the meeting room while the board conducted the closed session.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Manteno Village Board Meeting May 19, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Manteno village board voted unanimously May 19 to go into executive session under “section 2C3,” described during the meeting as relating to appointment or performance of specific persons; the public was asked to leave the meeting room.","taxTitle","Manteno, Kankakee County, Illinois","taxId",70424,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6232298,"Residents criticize proposed severance packages and ask board for clearer spending details",230,289000,519000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3426265-4273d9c070723602a474e0b053b8ca7d&start=289&end=519","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3426265-4273d9c070723602a474e0b053b8ca7d/thumbnail_289000.jpg","/articles/6232298/Manteno/Kankakee-County/Illinois/Residents-criticize-proposed-severance-packages-and-ask-board-for-clearer-spending-details","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6232298-44aa8e7303ae4b778a84701abc86b5ba/orig.mp4?Expires=1771156523&Signature=j71Wm~XkK-CIWtWHk6gecbDmNbcCpJBKZk0XhafTJMA3pJRDZhpm3twcstvmbim~cJ-nPpA7hJki7YODHSu-agjnAeeLUN5bvdGe3qV977G7NEQBvagi0Bs7PVorr79iQYJB7Lz-m5qagWwh-n6S8MHPlkefdDqGNxN4NFO6MnSwNN4AVUJkKQibXeovBgBr~9QAQTOkSC82qp0AWGk7HALPyd5YDc6wJmBHvIr2itbW0Ci1vfcI2wuJ-D2c4Fixvz0zl56npl5Xb~cBxJLAiCcwrrPuIgLItPIPAZIEDNCbmYa1iOZYKiWiRhOnhhF6b3Jy0kTaIaVby8UC43wGJA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Bob Forsyth and Francine Fatima used the public comment period to challenge the village board on severance payments and transparency in expenditures.

Forsyth asked whether any of the board members who own businesses had employee contracts or had paid severance. He told the board, “If you do that tonight, that just shows how you're going back to old games again and we're trying to move forward.” Forsyth characterized a potential severance payment as “taxpayer money” and estimated a severance amount “probably 25 to $30,000 if somebody leaves.”

Fatima thanked Mayor Annette Lamour and the board for “trying so hard to bring unity,” expressed support for making invocations a standing policy, and asked the village to provide a fuller accounting of bills rather than only a total presented by Trustee Geske.

Fatima also said she was “pleased to see Paul Motel as chairman of the plan commission” and called him “well qualified.”

Forsyth said he believed a previous $50,000 payment had been made “when it had no board approval,” and asked trustees to think about whether severance packages were an appropriate use of taxpayer funds. The town did not vote on severance policy at the meeting, nor did the board provide a detailed accounting of the payment Forsyth described.

These remarks came during the public participation portion of the meeting and did not prompt formal board action at the session. Residents and trustees may raise the matter again at a future public meeting or request documentation from village staff.","During public comment at the May 19 Manteno meeting, speakers urged the board to stop what they described as large severance payouts and to present full bills and expenditures rather than only totals.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6232303,"Manteno resident questions chemical safety at Goshen; official declines to comment amid litigation",94,179000,273000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3426265-4273d9c070723602a474e0b053b8ca7d&start=179&end=273","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3426265-4273d9c070723602a474e0b053b8ca7d/thumbnail_179000.jpg","/articles/6232303/Manteno/Kankakee-County/Illinois/Manteno-resident-questions-chemical-safety-at-Goshen-official-declines-to-comment-amid-litigation","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6232303-da18af10969f9a43b997576d0b0f8f07/orig.mp4?Expires=1771156523&Signature=BPBhfpeslAKj0H~mqWvSUyboYYWYyKQ8MbiaeEmJTvtGz5EnU8mS9xtMtGa48LHjTMMyttNQolNfZeFoVQlxcsuSW-1DMIXm-eb~Q6oKaJA40DrWRjWlFOGtVkj9tdQw36iRfmahVJYfwTCawcvFkJjd2O9MQjzucA3Fmg07UJWdG-XZF8aPYXaTVPfRfY0kVvQ9SPrwmAoYpf6wTAV3ZS6BxrK8W29aLpXbL0vYWegzKkRD7XCNAytE-kKoJ5P9w-hCdUhSRQLokKMLB90J1vmeKfWnWm7BgFeuZSKUz~9Om01HNsmOMjjd8MkA536DKqjZ2gD7imiI9RWlLZqCEw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Roy Hodges, a Manteno resident, pressed village staff on chemical safety and training connected to a legal case involving a facility in Goshen, saying he wanted clarity for taxpayers.

Hodges said he had heard at a recent Goshen court appearance that the facility’s lawyer claimed Mr. Larocque had “extensive chemical training” and had asserted “there are no dangerous chemicals being used at Goshen.” Hodges added that Judge Parkhurst “came out and even listed the chemicals that are carcinogenic and said it was a bunch of baloney.”

When Hodges asked directly, “Chris, do you have any chemical training, engineering training in chemicals?” staff member Chris Larocque declined to answer, saying, “Again, due to ongoing litigation, I'm not at liberty to say.”

Hodges told the board, “we all pay taxes in this town and the people who should be sitting here should be willing to respond to us and give us some sort of clarity as to what's going on.” He described the issue as a matter of taxpayer concern.

The statements about the Goshen court proceeding and the judge’s remarks were reported by Hodges during public comment; neither the facility’s lawyer nor Judge Parkhurst spoke at the Manteno meeting and their statements were reported secondhand. The village did not provide technical details or additional documentation at the meeting.

No formal action or vote on the matter occurred during the meeting; the exchange took place during the public participation period.

Residents seeking official information on the litigation or technical assessments should direct requests to the village clerk or the village’s legal counsel, as the board did not provide further comment during the meeting.","At the May 19 Manteno board meeting, resident Roy Hodges pressed Chris Larocque about chemical training and safety claims related to a Goshen facility; Larocque declined to answer, citing ongoing litigation.","actionData","errors"]

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Manteno board votes to enter executive session under section 2C3 to discuss appointments or personnel matters

Residents criticize proposed severance packages and ask board for clearer spending details

Manteno resident questions chemical safety at Goshen; official declines to comment amid litigation