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Berwyn council approves appointments, police promotions, parades and transit grant application
Summary
At a regularly scheduled meeting, the Berwyn City Council approved a set of routine actions including an appointment to the Fire and Police Commission, approval to pursue a police promotion, intergovernmental policing agreement, two school parade approvals and a resolution to apply for Invest in Cook grant funds for transit improvements.
The Berwyn City Council on an otherwise routine session approved a series of administrative actions affecting public safety staffing, school events and a grant application for transit improvements.
The council concurred with Mayor Navarro’s appointment of Michael K. Bain to fill a vacant term on the Fire and Police Commission through May 24, 2025, and administered his oath of office.
Council members also voted to deny two requests for handicap parking accommodations: a handicapped zone at 2213 South Highland and a handicapped space at 1641 South Gunderson.
Police Chief Michael Semaglia asked the council to allow him to seek a promotion of one patrol officer to the civil service rank of sergeant from the department’s eligible list; the council agreed and set the effective date of the promotion as March 19, 2025. The council separately accepted a communication from the Fire and Police Commission certifying Robert Seppi as the next eligible candidate on the sergeant promotion list and considered that communication informational.
The council approved an intergovernmental…
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