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Trustee asks about overturning chicken ordinance, take-home public works vehicles and a local firearm incident
Summary
Trustee Anna Broadfoot asked if the village could overturn an ordinance banning chickens, questioned whether Public Works vehicles are taken home by employees, and asked whether shooting within village limits is illegal following a dog-related incident; Chief Bob Coles said residents have Second Amendment rights and officials explained vehicles are used for on-call duties.
During unfinished business Trustee Anna Broadfoot asked whether the village could reverse an existing ordinance that bans residents from keeping chickens. She also asked if Public Works vehicles are being taken home by employees and whether that practice creates municipal liability; Mayor TJ Callahan and Chief Bob Coles said vehicles are carried home because employees are on call and this allows faster service to residents. Broadfoot also referenced a recent incident involving a dog and asked whether shooting inside village limits was illegal; Chief Coles replied that "all residents have the right to their second amendment."
The transcript records questions and short responses but does not show a proposal to change the ordinance, any staff report on take-home vehicle policy, or legal citations about discharge of firearms within village limits. No formal action followed; the exchange is recorded as part of unfinished business.
