Hampton Hills board approves appointments, employee-leasing contract, liquor license and issues censure; several consent items approved

The Village of Hampton Hills Board of Trustees voted on several appointments, an employee-leasing contract, an ordinance increasing available liquor licenses and a formal censure of a trustee at its Jan. 7 meeting.

The board approved the consent agenda with four items removed for separate discussion and then voted on those removed items and additional action items. All formal motions that appeared on the agenda were acted on by roll call votes.

Votes at a glance: - Consent agenda (motion to approve the consent agenda with the exception of items 4A, 4B, 4E and 4F): motion carried by roll call. - Move item 4A for discussion (motion moved by Ed Munsey; second not specified): Trustee Munsey abstained from the 4A vote; remaining trustees voted aye and the motion passed. - Payment of bills (warrant list 25-16) with the exception of two Amazon Business charge items (one for $85.705 and another for $26,963 — amounts discussed as questions): motion carried by roll call; board directed the administrator to follow up on the two items flagged as credits. - Advise and consent to the village president’s appointment of James Brown, building and zoning officer, as secretary of the Planning and Zoning Commission: motion carried by roll call. - Advise and consent to the village president’s appointment of Trustee Ed Muncie as liaison to the Planning and Zoning Commission: motion carried by roll call (one trustee abstained on that vote). - Action item 6A — Resolution 25-01: authorization to execute an employee leasing agreement with MGT Impact Solutions, LLC for building and zoning officer James Brown: motion moved and passed by roll call. - Action item 6B — Ordinance 24-13: amendment to Chapter 1 of Title 4 of the village code establishing the number of available liquor licenses (the board said the license is for the Village Squire restaurant at the former lodge on Route 64): motion moved and passed by roll call. - Action item 6C — Motion to adopt a statement of censure for Trustee Janet Berson: after debate the board voted and the motion passed by roll call.

Board members, administrators and staff recorded their votes during roll call for each action; where abstentions were entered those are noted above. The meeting transcript shows trustees debated the staffing model for the building and zoning function and whether to continue contracting for that position or hire a full-time employee; the board placed the employee-leasing agreement on the record and voted to approve it.

The board also discussed, in later business, personnel-policy changes for police department shifts and a technology committee report (see separate articles). Several items on the consent agenda that were removed for separate discussion were then approved after those discussions.

Ending: The board concluded with additional trustee comments, asked the administrator to circulate an existing ordinance on use of the village attorney, and adjourned the meeting.