Niles public meetings in 2022
3 substantive meetings from 2022, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Public Hearing
The Niles Village Board is holding a truth-in-taxation public hearing to discuss the proposed Tax Year 2022 property tax levy, presented by Finance Director Kent Oliven. This is a required hearing for residents to comment on the levy before the board takes action. The agenda includes only this substantive item, along with standard procedural items.
- Proposed Tax Year 2022 (TY22) Property Tax Levy presented by Finance Director Kent Oliven
- Public hearing on the property tax levy
- Resident comments on the levy
The Board of Trustees held a Truth in Taxation public hearing regarding the proposed property tax levy. Finance Director Kent Oliven presented a recommendation for a 0% increase for Tax Year 2022. A final vote on the ordinance is scheduled for the November Board meeting.
- Recommended 0% property tax levy increase for Tax Year 2022
Village Board
The Niles Village Board is meeting for an executive session to discuss collective bargaining and litigation, as well as to approve the minutes from a previous executive session. The agenda is limited to these closed-session items and procedural matters, with no public action items listed.
- Approval of Executive Session Minutes - September 27, 2022
- Collective bargaining discussion per 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(2)
- Litigation discussion per 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(11)
The Board of Trustees held a special meeting where the only substantive action was a vote to enter executive session. No other decisions were recorded.
- Approved motion to enter executive session for collective bargaining and litigation (4-0)
🗳️ How they voted (1 roll-call vote)
Village Board
The Niles Village Board is meeting to consider several routine items and new business, including special use permits for a gas station and a car wash/parking lot on Melvina Avenue, a contract for storm water design, and appointments. The consent agenda includes approvals of minutes, ordinances, and resolutions for tree purchases, traffic signal maintenance, and vehicle tracking services.
- Special use for gas station at 7220 N. Melvina Ave (22-ZP-29)
- Special use for parking lot and car wash at 7310 N. Melvina Ave (22-ZP-30)
- Contract with Baxter & Woodman for Dobson Street storm water design, $189,606
- Change order for Four Flaggs tank rehab reduces contract by $204,585.22 to $962,400.78
- Resolution to buy trees up to $55,000 for FY2023
The Board appointed Thomas Powers as Interim Public Works Director and approved special use permits for a gas station and car wash at Costco locations on N. Melvina Avenue. The Board also authorized a design contract for storm water improvements on Dobson Street and approved several consent agenda items.
- Appointed Thomas Powers as Interim Public Works Director effective Oct 4, 2022 (4-0)
- Approved special use for gas station at 7220 N. Melvina Avenue (4-0)
- Approved special use for parking lot and car wash at 7310 N. Melvina Avenue (4-1)
- Approved $189,606 design contract with Baxter & Woodman, Inc. for Dobson Street storm water improvements (4-0)
- Approved contract decrease of $204,585.22 for Four Flaggs Tank project, totaling $962,400.78 (4-0)
- Approved $4,945,183 in accounts payable for September 2022 (5-0)
- Approved $55,000 for FY 2023 Suburban Tree Consortium purchases (5-0)
- Approved $35,822.40 service agreement with Verizon for AVL services (5-0)