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Ferrelview trustees approve reinstating board pay; resident asks why now
Summary
The Board passed Resolution R2026-01 to realign funds and reinstate trustee pay, with a resident asking how long pay had been suspended and why it was restored now; trustees said reinstatement aims to attract candidates and reflected improved village finances.
Trustee Grant Lewton moved to pass Resolution R2026-01 to realign funds and reinstate Board member pay; the motion passed after discussion. Resident Quentin Enriquez asked, "how long the Board has been without pay and why it was decided to reinstate pay at this time," and Lewton responded that reinstating pay was intended to attract more interested individuals to the Trustee positions. Chairman Elizabeth Damm added that the Village's finances were in better condition after the dissolution of the Ferrelview Police Department and tighter fiscal oversight.
The minutes record the question from the resident and the trustees' responses but do not specify the amount of compensation being reinstated, the effective date of reinstatement, or the fiscal line items altered to provide the funding. Those details were not recorded in the meeting minutes and will need to be provided in a subsequent report or ordinance.
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