Maywood trustees unanimously approve FY2022 budget, grants and labor pact; multiple redevelopment items left for later review
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Summary
At a March 2, 2021 special meeting the Maywood Board of Trustees adopted the Fiscal Year 2021–22 budget and approved several grants, payments and a Teamsters labor contract by unanimous vote. A TIF public hearing on a redevelopment proposal drew questions but no board action.
The Village of Maywood Board of Trustees on March 2, 2021 adopted the Fiscal Year 2021–22 operating budget (May 1, 2021–April 30, 2022) and approved a series of grants, vendor payments and a public-works labor agreement in votes that were unanimous.
The budget ordinance passed after a public hearing and a presentation by Director of Finance Lanya Satchell. Mayor Edwenna Perkins presided over the meeting. Village Manager Willie Norfleet read the public hearing notice and no members of the public spoke on the budget during the hearing.
Also approved were: acceptance of a $125,000 Strong Communities grant from the Illinois Housing Development Authority to address abandoned residential properties; payment to Allied Waste Service for $154,895.00 for January garbage services; payment to the City of Chicago for water services of $37,634.41; payment to Maywood Public Library for personal property tax replacement of $64,927.36; and a $41,519.76 payment to Valor Systems, Inc. for IMS named-user licenses and data-center sustainment. The omnibus block of items (A–F) was approved by motion and carried unanimously.
Trustees also approved a 2021 Cook County Community Development Block Grant application for roadway improvements on 21st Avenue from Van Buren to Harrison and authorized an intergovernmental grant agreement with the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for the Madison Street water-main improvements project (award to exceed $382,375), including use of TIF funds and Village matching funds where required.
The board ratified a labor agreement between the Village and Teamsters Local Union No. 705 covering public-works employees for Jan. 1, 2021–Dec. 31, 2023.
Votes at a glance: budget ordinance (motion: Trustee A. Sanchez; second: Trustee N. Booker) — outcome: approved, vote: 7 yes, 0 no; Warrant List No. 200509 ($202,730.71) — approved, 7–0; IHDA Strong Communities grant acceptance ($125,000) — approved, 7–0; Allied Waste payment ($154,895.00) — approved, 7–0; City of Chicago water payment ($37,634.41) — approved, 7–0; Maywood Public Library payment ($64,927.36) — approved, 7–0; Ordinance amending local enforcement of overweight/over-dimension vehicles — approved, 7–0; Valor Systems payment ($41,519.76) — approved, 7–0; CDBG application for 21st Avenue — approved, 7–0; Rezoning (109 S. 9th Ave.) — approved, 7–0; Teamsters labor agreement — approved, 7–0; DCEO grant agreement for Madison St. water main (award > $382,375) — approved, 7–0.
Board members took several procedural steps during the meeting: the minutes of the Feb. 16, 2021 special meeting were approved; Clerk Viola Mims departed during the meeting and Trustee M. Jones served as acting secretary for roll call during reconvened portions; and a Jenkins Survey and Design agreement for a proposed master plan for the Glenn “Doc” Rivers Family Basketball Court was removed from the agenda by the Village Manager.
Mayor Perkins closed the formal business with a recurring theme she cited at the start of the meeting: “A shift is coming; things are changing in our favor, when the people get a mind to work.”
The board adjourned at 11:07 p.m. after handling leftover agenda items and setting follow-up for redevelopment proposals that were not acted on.