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Oakbrook Terrace council approves $75,396.56 in bills and a school-zone cellphone ban amendment
Summary
Council approved the Consent Agenda including payment of city bills totaling $75,396.56 and Ordinance #26-44 amending the Traffic Code to prohibit wireless telephone use in a school zone.
At the March 10 meeting the City Council approved the Consent Agenda by roll call, including payment of city bills totaling $75,396.56 and Ordinance #26-44, which amends Title VII (Traffic Code), Chapter 71 (Traffic Regulations), Section 71.04 to prohibit wireless telephone use in a school zone. The motion to approve the Action Items/Consent Agenda was made by Alderman Greco and seconded by Alderman Biskup; the roll call vote was unanimous (Ayes: Barbari, Sarallo, Biskup, Greco, Rada, Petro).
Why it matters: the traffic-code amendment creates an enforceable prohibition on wireless telephone use in school zones, which could affect driver enforcement and local school safety. The approved payment of city bills reflects routine municipal expenditures totaling $75,396.56.
