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Waite Hill council adopts zoning-notice change, new cemetery fees and budget amendments
Summary
The Council of the Village of Waite Hill on July 8 unanimously approved two resolutions and four ordinances, including changes to planning-and-zoning notice rules, new cemetery pricing declared an emergency, and amendments to the 2024 appropriations; Council also authorized up to $5,000 to retain special counsel for a boundary adjustment.
The Council of the Village of Waite Hill voted unanimously July 8 to adopt a package of resolutions and ordinances covering municipal payments, Local Government Fund apportionment, planning-and-zoning notice rules, cemetery pricing, village celebration spending and 2024 appropriation amendments.
Mayor Ryan W. Cox presided over the meeting. Resolution No. 2024-9, authorizing the payment of certain sums, and Resolution No. 2024-10, adopting an alternative method to apportion the Local Government Fund, were both read, moved and adopted by unanimous roll call.
Ordinance No. 2024-11, which amends Section 1133.07 (Notice of Public Hearing) of the Village’s Planning and Zoning Code, was read for a third and final time and adopted after a motion by Council member Abby Hiltsley, seconded by Council member Stephanie Winterer. Council opened and immediately closed the ordinance’s public hearing at 8:23 a.m. with no members of the public speaking.
Council suspended the three-reading rule and adopted Ordinance No. 2024-14, which amends Section 143.03 (Rules and Regulations) of Chapter 143 (Village Cemetery) to enact new pricing for cemetery space and services; the suspension and adoption passed on unanimous voice/roll-call votes. Council likewise suspended the rule and adopted Ordinance No. 2024-15, authorizing the mayor to expend village funds for a public celebration, and Ordinance No. 2024-16, amending the annual appropriation ordinance for fiscal year 2024 and declaring an emergency.
Council also authorized the engagement of outside counsel to assist with a boundary adjustment. On a motion by Council member Karl Scheucher, seconded by Council member Sam Knezevic, the Council authorized retaining Catherine Cunningham of Kegler Brown Hill + Ritter for up to $5,000 to assist the Village with the boundary adjustment; the minutes record the motion and second but do not list a separate roll-call tally for that specific authorization.
All formal motions and ordinance adoptions recorded in the minutes show unanimous support among the council members present when roll calls are recorded. The meeting adjourned at 9:19 a.m.
What happens next: the ordinances that were adopted after suspension of the three-reading rule take immediate effect per the emergency declarations in the respective ordinances; the boundary-adjustment counsel will begin work under the $5,000 authorization, and the Village will proceed with implementing the revised cemetery fees and planning-and-zoning notice changes per the adopted ordinances.
