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Trustee O'Connell allowed to participate remotely; board records vote

Village Board of Trustees, Village of River Forest · April 13, 2026

Summary

The River Forest Village Board voted to permit Trustee O'Connell to attend electronically for employment reasons. The allowance was approved in a roll-call vote after a motion and second; Trustee Bachner was recorded absent.

The Village Board voted to allow Trustee O'Connell to participate electronically at the meeting due to employment reasons. A motion was made and seconded; after roll call the board recorded Trustee Kascatello as "yes," Trustee Bachner as absent, Trustee Gillis "yes," Trustee Vasquez "yes," and Trustee Brennan "yes." The motion carried.

President Aduzy called for the vote after trustees discussed the request. The board followed its usual procedure for remote participation requests and allowed the remote attendance for this meeting; staff did not indicate any additional conditions attached to the approval. The allowance lets Trustee O'Connell participate fully in discussion and votes for this meeting while participating telephonically.

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