President and Board of Trustees
Regular MeetingOak Park, IL · January 26, 2022
Minutes
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Village of Oak Park Oak Park, Illinois 60302
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Meeting Minutes
President and Board of Trustees
Wednesday, January 26, 2022 8:45 AM Village Hall
1. Call to Order
Village President Scaman called the meeting to order at 8:51 A.M. She
authorized a statement be read providing that the meeting is being held
remotely due to COVID-19 restrictions and guidelines and that it is not
prudent to have people present at the Village Board's regular meeting
location due to public health concerns related to that pandemic.
2. Roll Call
Village Trustee Robinson arrived at 8:53 A.M.
Village Trustee Buchanan arrived at 9:34 A.M.
Present: 7- Village President Scaman, Village Trustee Buchanan, Village Trustee Enyia, Village
Trustee Parakkat, Village Trustee Robinson, Village Trustee Taglia, and Village
Trustee Walker-Peddakotla
Absent: 0
3. Public Comment
There was no Public Comment.
4. Consideration of Motion to Adjourn to Executive Session to Discuss Personnel
It was moved by Village Trustee Parakkat, seconded by Village Trustee
Walker-Peddakotla, to enter into Executive Session pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1)
- the Appointment of a Specific Employee of the Village, and pursuant to 5 ILCS
120/2(c)(3) - the Selection of a Person to Fill a Vacancy in a Public Office. The
motion was approved. The roll call on the vote was as follows:
AYES: 6- Village President Scaman, Village Trustee Enyia, Village Trustee Parakkat, Village
Trustee Robinson, Village Trustee Taglia, and Village Trustee Walker-Peddakotla
NAYS: 0
ABSENT: 1- Village Trustee Buchanan
5. Adjourn to Executive Session
Meeting went into Executive Session at 8:58 A.M.
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6. Reconvene to a Special Meeting and Call to Order
Meeting Reconvened at 4:48 P.M.
Village Trustee Taglia left the meeting at 4:48 P.M.
7. Adjourn
It was moved by Village Trustee Walker-Peddakotla, seconded by Village Trustee
Parakkat, to adjourn. The motion was approved. The meeting adjourned at 4:50
P.M., Tuesday, January 26, 2022.
Respectfully Submitted,
Deputy Clerk DeViller
AYES: 6- Village President Scaman, Village Trustee Buchanan, Village Trustee Enyia, Village
Trustee Parakkat, Village Trustee Robinson, and Village Trustee Walker-Peddakotla
NAYS: 0
ABSENT: 1- Village Trustee Taglia
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Agenda
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Village of Oak Park Oak Park, Illinois 60302
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Meeting Agenda
President and Board of Trustees
Wednesday, January 26, 2022 8:45 AM Virtual
A Special Meeting is being conducted remotely at 8:45 a.m. with live audio available
and optional video. The Village Board is expected to immediately adjourn to
Executive Session. The meeting will be streamed live and archived online for
on-demand viewing at www.oak-park.us/boardtv as well as cablecast on VOP-TV,
which is available to Comcast subscribers on channel 6 and ATT Uverse subscribers
on channel 99.
The President and Board of Trustees welcome your statement into the public record of a
meeting. Public statements of up to three minutes will be allowed during Non-Agenda
public comment or Agenda public comment, as an individual designates. Please follow
the instructions to participate remotely. You may also communicate with the Village
Board at 708.358.5784 or email board@oak-park.us. Questions regarding public
comment can be direct to 708-358.5672 or email clerk@oak-park.us
Instructions for Non-Agenda Public Comment
Non-Agenda public comment is a time set aside at the beginning of each Village Board
meeting for public statements about an issue or concern that is not on that meeting’s
agenda. Send a request to state your comments during the virtual meeting by 5pm the
day of the Village Board meeting to publiccomment@oak-park.us. You will be sent
instructions on how to participate during the virtual meeting. Non-agenda public
comment will be limited to 30 minutes with a limit of three minutes per statement. If
comment requests exceed 30 minutes, public comment will resume after the items listed
under the agenda are complete.
Instructions for Agenda Public Comment
Comments are three minutes per person per agenda item with a maximum of three
agenda items to which you can speak. In addition, the Village Board permits a maximum
of three persons to speak to each side of any one topic that is scheduled for or has been
the subject of a public hearing by a designated hearing body. These items are noted with
(*).
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Public Comment
4. Consideration of Motion to Adjourn to Executive Session to Discuss Personnel
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5. Adjourn to Executive Session
6. Reconvene to a Special Meeting and Call to Order
7. Adjourn
If you require assistance to participate in any Village program or activity, contact the
ADA Coordinator at 708.358.5430 or email ADACoordinator@oak-park.us at least 48
hours before the scheduled activity.
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