development structure. Manager Jackson said the Village has not yet had
that discussion. The current OPEDC contract says they do recruitment,
retention, expansion, and development and working with small,
minority-owned, and women-owned businesses. The Village does not
currently have a vision for those things or an incentive policy. Trustee
Wesley said the Village should not assume it will have the services of
OPEDC and its volunteers for 90 days if they are being fired.
Trustee Buchanan said something large would have to be cut from the
general fund to fund the $400K. Manager Jackson said it will take time to
hire the positions so it will not be the full $400K. Trustee Buchanan
acknowledged that OPEDC operated under different Village leadership in
the past and had very strict bylaws. She requested a compromise of Option
1 for the re-org and continuing OPEDC with bare bones funding until the
end of the year. President Scaman said they will not be able to use the
$400K by the end of the year.
OPEDC Acting Director Eric Mazelis said the decision should be made on
what is best for the Village. He inquired if OPEDC has been defunded in
the past. Director Grossman said she does not believe so but the OPDC in
the past was more bank-centered and the Village Board was focused on
large parcels of land.
Acting Director Mazelis spoke about the benefits of an external agency.
Manager Jackson said for the amount of funding they receive from the
Village, which is equivalent to an entire Village department, the external
agency should be leading with the Village as a partner. The Village
supports the continuation if that is what the analysis shows.
It was moved by Trustee Wesley, seconded by Trustee Straw, that this Motion be
approved. The motion was approved. The roll call on the vote was as follows:
5 -
AYES:
Village President Scaman, Village Trustee Buchanan, Village Trustee Parakkat,
Village Trustee Robinson, and Village Trustee Straw
1 - Village Trustee Wesley
NAYS:
1 - Village Trustee Enyia
ABSENT:
G.
A Motion to Approve an Updated Organizational Chart for the Public
Works Department
It was moved by Trustee Straw, seconded by Trustee Robinson, that this Motion
be approved. The motion was approved. The roll call on the vote was as follows:
6 -
AYES:
Village President Scaman, Village Trustee Buchanan, Village Trustee Parakkat,
Village Trustee Robinson, Village Trustee Straw, and Village Trustee Wesley
0
NAYS:
1 - Village Trustee Enyia
ABSENT:
VII. Adjourn
It was moved by Trustee Straw, seconded by Trustee Robinson to Adjourn. A