VILLAGE OF JUSTICE
PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES
7800 ARCHER ROAD, JUSTICE, IL
FIRST REGULAR BOARD MEETING
OF NOVEMBER
Minutes of Monday, November 14, 2011
7:30 PM.
Mayor Kris Wasowicz called the Meeting to order at 7:37 pm.
PLEDGE:
Mayor Wasowicz led the reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL:
Clerk Kathy Svoboda called the roll. Present are Mayor Kris Wasowicz, Trustees: Rich Sparr, Rick Symonds, Ed Rusch, Kinga Bartoszek, Melanie Kuban and Sue Small. Attorney Mike Castellino of the Del Galdo Law Group is also present.
ORDINANCES, LICENSES & PUBLIC PRINTING – Trustee Ed Rusch Jr.
MOTION: Trustee Rusch Moves: To approve the Business License of G.T. Auto Repair at 8230 S. 86th Court in Justice having passed all inspections and being in compliance with all codes and ordinances.
SECOND: Trustee Symonds
VOTE: Trustees Bartoszek, Small, Sparr, Symonds, Rusch and Kuban, aye. All ayes. Motion passed.
Trustee Rusch explained that the next item of business is an ordinance to allow the question of municipal aggregation of electric supply rates to be put on the ballot for the March Primary Election.
NIMEC, a company that brokers these rates for municipalities, will aid us with the education process to inform our residents of the advantages of such a program to themselves and the community. Any resident who does not wish to participate can be exempted from the program if the legislation is approved and they not wish to participate. Municipal aggregation creates a consortium of various communities combined, to allow for purchase of kilowatts for a large block of customers in order to get more favorable rates. The rate cannot ever exceed the current rate from Com Ed.
The referendum gives permission from the community to work with the broker to solicit bids for the village’s electric consumption.
MOTION: Trustee Rusch Moves: To approve AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE SUBMISSION TO THE ELECTORS OF THE VILLAGE OF JUSTICE, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, THE PUBLIC QUESTION OF WHETHER THE VILLAGE SHOULD HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ARRANGE FOR THE SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY FOR ITS RESIDENTIAL AND SMALL COMMERCIAL RETAIL CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE NOT OPTED OUT OFSUCH PROGRAM.
SECOND: Trustee Small
VOTE: Trustees Small, Sparr, Symonds, Rusch, Kuban and Small, aye. All ayes. Motion passed.
