New City Council Members Ready to Step Into Their Committee Assignments Tonight

Elmhurst City Council will hold an executive session at 6:30 p.m. tonight, May 23, followed by a special meeting at 7:30 p.m., before aldermen break into their committee meetings at around 8:15 p.m.

In closed session, aldermen will discuss collective bargaining and threatened or imminent litigation.

The subsequent special meeting, which will be open to the public, will include presentation of a certificate of achievement for excellence in financial reporting from the Government Financial Officers Association. 

Aldermen will then consider a request from Elmhurst City Centre to use city properties for Cool Cars on Wednesdays from Memorial Day through Labor Day; the Hometown Art with Heart public art display, featuring benches painted by area school children, June through September; and Bootiful Saturday, the traditional downtown trick-or-treating event, on Oct. 29. The request will be forwarded to the Public Affairs and Safety Committee for review.

The Council then is expected to approve the following committee assignments:

• Public Works and Buildings: Jim Kennedy, Bob Dunn, Chris Healy and Diane Gutenkauf
• Public Affairs and Safety: Patrick Wagner, Paula Pezza, Michael Bram
• Finance, Council Affairs and Administrative Services: Steve Hipskind, Kevin York, Mark Mulliner and Scott Levin
• Devleopment, Planning and Zoning: Steve Morley, Dannee Polomsky and Norm Leader

The special meeting will conclude with a report from City Manager Tom Borchert on 2011-13 City Council orientation for standing committees.

Committee Meetings, 8:15 p.m.

Standing committees will meet for the first time with newly elected aldermen. Their agendas are as follows:

Development, Planning and Zoning

• Review of standard committee responsibilities
• Review of pending issues as tracked by the city clerk’s office

Finance, Council Affairs and Administration

• Review of standard committee responsibilities
• Review of pending issues as tracked by the city clerk’s office
• Review water and sewer rates
• Review line of credit extension
• Review open items and future projects

Public Affairs and Safety

• Review of standard committee responsibilities
• Review of pending issues as tracked by the city clerk’s office
• Committee orientation
• Brain Freeze ice cream push cart
• City Centre events
• Smart 911

Public Works and Buildings

• Review of standard committee responsibilities
• Review of pending issues as tracked by the city clerk’s office
• Supplemental engineering services, Butterfield and Commonwealth
• St. Charles Road improvement, York Street to York High School
• Generator replacement for the waste water treatment plant
• Roof repair at the Fire Academy burn tower
• Roof replacement at the Historical Museum Education Center
• Bid: Adelaide/Adell parking structure maintenance repairs