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Maywood trustees review police proposals to create local DHSEM, discuss TIF maps and restructured budget
Summary
At a June 26, 2021 special workshop, Mayor Nathaniel George Booker and the Maywood Board of Trustees discussed two police department proposals including a plan to establish a local Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management with a proposed $25,000 line-item, reviewed potential TIF district maps and heard a restructured finance presentation; the board recessed for a tornado warning and later met in closed session on legal and personnel matters.
Maywood Mayor Nathaniel George Booker convened a special Village Workshop on June 26, 2021, at the Lightford Recreation Center to review public-safety proposals from the police department, potential tax-increment financing (TIF) districts and a restructured approach to the village budget. The meeting began at 11:29 a.m. and recessed for a tornado warning before reconvening at 12:17 p.m.
Deputy/Police Chief Valdimir Talley Jr. presented two department proposals the board discussed but did not vote on. Proposal No. 10 would replace the existing Emergency Services and Disaster Agency ordinance with a new ordinance to establish a local Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHSEM) that would incorporate volunteers; Talley noted the presentation included a proposed $25,000 line-item budget to support that effort. Proposal No. 11 outlined measures to reimagine public safety with…
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