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Trustee’s bid to strike new business fails; board approves agenda
Summary
Board debated a motion to remove new-business items while one trustee was absent for bereavement but ultimately approved the published agenda after members argued absence did not prevent action.
A trustee moved to "strike out the new business portion of the agenda" because trustee Colin Welch was absent and mourning a family member; other board members pushed back and the motion did not carry, and the board approved the agenda as published.
The exchange began when one trustee said the absent colleague "he's mourning the loss of a family member" and proposed postponing new-business discussion. Several trustees objected, arguing the absent member could not vote whether present or not and that counsel's prior guidance had been followed. Village President said the agenda was available and called for a motion to approve; the motion to adopt the agenda passed on a roll call vote.
Why it matters: trustees signaled sensitivity to a colleague’s bereavement but concluded procedural fairness and prior legal guidance favored moving forward. The decision kept multiple new-business zoning items on the meeting calendar for immediate consideration rather than tabling them until the absent trustee returned.
