C. Village Board

APPROVED LAKE ZURICH BOARD OF TRUSTEES SPECIAL MEETING 200 Mohawk Trail Friday, September 11, 2009 1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL The meeting was called to order at 9:30 am Present were Village President Branding, Clerk Dau, Trustees Halen, Johnson, Poynton, Rzeznik, Sprawka and Sustich. Also present were Village Administrator Vitas, Finance Director Zochowski, Police Chief Finlon, Fire Chief Mastandrea, Human Resources Manager Pankiw, Public Works Director / Engineer Heyden, Building & Zoning Director Peterson, Park and Recreation Director Perkins and Village Attorney Burkland. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE President Branding asked the meeting attendees to join her in a moment of silence in observance of September 11. 3. STRATEGIC PLANNING RETREAT President Branding welcomed everyone to the retreat and thanked the department heads and their staff for all of the work done in preparation. Dr. Greg Kuhn welcomed attendees and asked them to participate in an introductory exercise. Results of this exercise can be viewed in Dr. Kuhn’s final report. There was a meeting break from 10:52am to 11:05am The meeting resumed and attendees watched a video on leadership. Discussion of the five lessons of leadership followed the presentation. MOTION was made by Trustee Johnson, seconded by Trustee Sustich, to recess the meeting. Voice vote, all in favor. MOTION CARRIED The meeting recessed at 12:00pm MOTION was made by Trustee Johnson, seconded by Trustee Sprawka, to reconvene the meeting. Voice vote, all in favor. MOTION CARRIED The meeting reconvened at 12:47 pm Board of Trustees Special Meeting, September 11, 2009 Page 2 The attendees divided into smaller groups to do an exercise on a mission statement for the Village of Lake Zurich. Results of this exercise can be viewed in Dr. Kuhn’s final report. There was a meeting break from 2:50pm to 3:00pm Following the break, there was a discussion on core values. The attendees divided into smaller groups again to do an exercise on a mission statement for the Village of Lake Zurich. Results of this exercise can be viewed in Dr. Kuhn’s final report. 4. ADJOURNMENT MOTION was made by Trustee Poynton, seconded by Trustee Sustich, to adjourn the meeting. Voice vote, all in favor. MOTION CARRIED The meeting adjourned at 4:11 pm Respectfully submitted: Wende M. Dau, Village Clerk Approved by: /s/ President Suzanne K. Branding 10/19/09