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Votes at a glance: Berwyn City Council approves minutes, events, personnel agreement, appointments, parking requests and finance measures
Summary
The Berwyn City Council took a series of procedural and substantive votes, approving minutes, event permits, personnel and finance items, two handicap-parking decisions and intergovernmental and appointment measures.
The Berwyn City Council took a series of routine and specific votes during the meeting. Key actions and outcomes recorded by the clerk are summarized below.
- Excuse of Alderman Ruiz: Motion to excuse Alderman Ruiz was moved by Irenella and seconded by Carmichael; council voted aye and the motion carried.
- Minutes: The council approved the committee-of-the-whole and regular meeting minutes for Dec. 23, 2024 (motion by Lennon, second by Roy Wood); the motion carried on a voice vote.
- Berwyn Development Corporation 2025 events: The council approved the Berwyn Development Corporation's 2025 schedule of events and referred the schedule to police, fire and public works for assistance (motion by Lennon, second by Roy Wood); approved on a voice vote.
- Proclamation honoring former Fire Chief Thomas Hayes: The council waived the proclamation reading and adopted the proclamation; signatures were authorized and the proclamation placed on its way to passage (motion by Leija, second by Irenella).
- Separation and release agreement (mayoral communication): The council concurred with the mayor and approved a separation and release agreement as discussed in committee of the whole; a roll-call vote recorded seven ayes and the motion carried.
- Intergovernmental Agreement with Berwyn Health District (rodent abatement): The council concurred with the mayor and approved the IGA, authorized signatures, and set a six-month review (motion recorded as by Gabon, second by Arunella); approved on a voice vote.
- Auxiliary review board appointments: The council concurred with Mayor Loverro's reappointments of Tracy Cipriani and James Milizio to the auxiliary review board for two-year terms starting Jan. 14, 2025 (motion by Leija, second by Roy Wood); approved on a voice vote.
- Handicap parking requests: The council concurred with the clerk's recommendation to deny a handicap parking space at 1429 South Winona Avenue (motion by Carmichael, second by Capone); the motion carried. The council later rescinded a prior denial and approved a handicap parking space at 1827 Scoville Avenue (motion by Pabon, second by Layshia); the motion carried.
- Resolution to open a lockbox account for ambulance billing: The council approved a resolution authorizing establishment of a lockbox account at Wind Trust Community Bank for ambulance-billing revenue (motion by Lennon, second by Roy Wood); the motion carried.
- Consent agenda and adjournment: The council approved the consent agenda as presented and subsequently approved a motion to adjourn (motion by Lennon to approve consent agenda; motion to adjourn by Carmichael, second by Arunella); both motions carried on voice votes.
Where the record shows a roll call, the transcript records seven ayes on that item; most other votes were taken by voice and recorded as "the ayes have it." The council authorized necessary signatures where noted.
