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South Barrington trustees approve warrants, planning referrals and police commission rule updates
Summary
At their June 11 meeting the Village of South Barrington Board of Trustees approved Warrant Run #1 for $290,749.46, accepted budget and revenue certifications, approved several planning referrals and design approvals, and adopted updates to the Police Commission rules; no public comments were received.
The Village of South Barrington Board of Trustees met June 11 and approved a package of routine financial and planning items, accepted staff reports and adopted updates to police commission regulations.
Trustees voted 4–0 (two trustees absent) to approve Warrant Run #1 totaling $290,749.46. The board also accepted the Statement of Revenues and Expenditures and the Detailed Balance Sheet as of May 31, 2024. Trustee Joseph Abbate moved the warrant approval and other routine financial motions; Trustee Stagno, Trustee Patel and Trustee Guranovich joined the approvals as indicated in roll-call votes.
In planning and development matters, the board accepted Architectural Control Commission recommendations to update Panera Bread signage and awnings in the Arboretum of South Barrington and approved a patio for Pure Green in the same shopping center. The trustees also referred several items to the Plan Commission, including a proposed church and school development in the area between Bartlett Road and Route 59 (referred as “Area N”), a planned-unit-development variation for Neon Soul Yoga in the Arboretum, and a referral to review boat-storage regulations (to go to Building & Zoning prior to Plan Commission review). A text-amendment filing for 51 West Higgins Road (Allstate development) was held earlier on the agenda and later authorized by the board for filing and presentation.
On public safety matters, trustees approved a resolution authorizing purchase of a computer for a police vehicle for the South Barrington Police Department and adopted an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 2008-866 to designate the plan examiner as an officer of the village. Separately, the board approved an updated set of Rules and Regulations for the Village of South Barrington Board of Police Commissioners (as of June 5, 2024); Chief Thomas Roman and Deputy Chief Michael Garrison explained the changes and the reason for updating the required passing score.
Staff reports included updates from the Building Officer on inspections and backflow (RPZ) testing, and from Village Administrator Robert Palmer on Emerald Ash Borer treatments conducted with a Morton Arboretum grant, the upcoming road program and completion of the stormwater program. Mayor Paula McCombie said the village is still reviewing permitting and credit-card payment software and continues work on phone-system replacement and several officer interviews.
The meeting concluded with an update from the mayor on AC Power's proposal and a motion to adjourn at 7:48 p.m. No executive session was held and no members of the public addressed the board during public comment.