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Maywood trustees approve revised budget, landmark Fred Hampton House and package of agreements
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Summary
At a special April 19 meeting, the Village of Maywood board adopted the revised FY2022–23 budget, designated the Fred Hampton House a historic landmark, approved multiple intergovernmental agreements and contracts, and carried several routine items; one motion to move a $30,000 newsletter budget line failed 3–3 with one recusal.
The Village of Maywood President and Board of Trustees met April 19 in Council Chambers and approved a package of budget, infrastructure and administrative actions, including adoption of a revised fiscal year 2022–23 budget and designation of the Fred Hampton House as a historic landmark.
Mayor Nathaniel George Booker called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m.; a quorum was present. Finance Director Lanya Satchell presented the monthly financial report showing $250,675.81 for April 2022 and reported open invoices totaling $597,160.11. The board approved the meeting minutes from March 9, March 22 and March 30, 2022.
The board voted to adopt the revised FY2022–23 Village budget (effective May 1, 2022–April 30, 2023). Trustee I. Brandon moved the ordinance and Trustee A. Sanchez seconded; the motion carried with all trustees present voting Aye.
Trustees also approved a recommendation from the Historic Preservation Committee to designate the Fred Hampton House, 804 S. 17th Avenue, as a historic landmark. Trustee M. Lightford moved the designation and Trustee S. Reyes‑Plummer seconded; the vote was recorded as unanimous.
Under the Village President report the board approved an Intergovernmental Agreement for the Masonic Temple at 200 S. 5th Avenue. The board addressed building access and security for the site: an initial motion to table for the return of the Village Manager and Finance Director failed for lack of a second. Trustees then approved rekeying the building at a base cost of $1,395 and amended the motion to authorize electronic entry funds not to exceed $5,000; the amended motion carried.
An omnibus motion approved several items together, listed in the minutes as Omnibus Items A–F. Those items included a resolution authorizing submittal of an application for Surface Transportation Program funding for roadway improvements, an intergovernmental agreement with the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago for a green‑infrastructure alley improvement project, a third‑party administrator agreement for liability and workers’ compensation programs, an ordinance repealing Ordinance CO‑2021‑30 (the village’s prior mandatory vaccination policy for employees), and a resolution with the Maywood Park District to jointly investigate funding options for rehabilitation or replacement of the Fred Hampton Family Aquatic Center pool facility. All omnibus items A–F were approved as presented.
Item G, a retainer and fee agreement for outside counsel recorded in the clerk’s notes under a name resembling 'Herschman Levison Hobfoll PLLC' and connected text referencing 'Carol Herschman Levison Hobfoll PLLC,' was considered separately. Trustee I. Brandon moved and Trustee A. Sanchez seconded approval of the retainer; Mayor Booker recused himself from the vote. The remaining trustees voted Aye and the motion carried. (The minutes’ firm name appears garbled in places; the entry here uses the text as recorded in the official minutes.)
On a budget‑related motion, Trustee A. Sanchez moved to transfer a $30,000 newsletter budget line to the Mayor and Board of Trustees; that motion failed on a 3–3 vote (Mayor Booker, Trustee A. Sanchez and Trustee M. Lightford voted Aye; Trustees M. Jones, A. Peppers and I. Brandon voted Nay). Trustee S. Reyes‑Plummer recused herself from that vote, citing lack of prenotification before the item was placed on the agenda. A separate motion to approve the newsletter invoice (mailer) passed unanimously.
The board approved Village Pride expenditures for T‑shirts and videography, and then adjourned at 9:10 p.m.
The minutes record that public commenters G. Clay, C. Sharp, G. Sherman, L. Ramirez, L. Robinson, L. Brown and L. Redmond spoke during public comment and that Mayor Booker and Trustee Brandon responded; the minutes do not include the substance of those remarks. The Village Attorney report records that attorney Burt Odelson introduced himself to the board. No closed session was held.
What’s next: the board adopted the revised budget and several intergovernmental agreements, and took final action on the items listed above; minutes indicate routine follow‑up by staff where appropriate (no added schedule or implementation dates were recorded in the minutes provided).