HomeMy WebLinkAboutVILLAGE BOARD - 07/19/1962 - VILLAGE BOARD On July 17, 1962 the Clerk directed the following notice to the President
and Trustees:
"Pursuant to a request from President Gibson and Trustees Smith and .Zettek,
you are hereby notified of a Special Meeting to be held at 8:00 PM Thursday,
July 19, 1962 at the Municipal Building, Landmeier and Tonne Roads for the
purpose of taking any necessary action as the result of the resignation
of the Fire Department."
MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
THE VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE
HELD ON JULY 19. 1962
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President James R. Gibson called the meeting to order at 8:08 PM in the '
Municipal building in said Village and directed the Village Clerk to call
the roll. Upon the roll being called the following Trustees answered
"PRESENT" - Eugene V. Keith, Charles P. Smith, James R. Young; Charles I
J. Zettek, Jr., ; "ABSENT" - Francis J. Dillon, Robert E. Hartshorn.
President Gibson stated that this meeting was called to discuss the operation
of the Elk Grove Village Volunteer Fire Department and because of it being
a Special Meeting, the Board would depart from the usual order of business;
and asked if the Trustees had any statements they wished to make at this time.
Trustee Zettek said that the President and Trustees were not aware of the i
most recent proposal* of the Fire Department which was referred to in the
July 19th issue of the Elk Grove Herald.
Trustee Smith stated that the Finance Committee and Mr. Robert Fleming,
Chairman of the Budget and Estimate Committee, will be glad to discuss,
with any individual or group, the financial condition of the Village so
that it may be made known that the Village is requested to provide serv_ce
beyond its financial capabilities and that all Departments have had to.
make cuts in their expenditures for the current fiscal year.
President Gibson then opened the meeting for questions and comments from
those in attendance.
During the discussion that followed several persons spoke out in support
of the requests for salary made by the Volunteer Fire Department and others
spoke in protest of the demands of this group which the Village Board had
not met and which led to the resignation, as of midnight Thrusday, July 19,
1962, of the Volunteer Fire Department.
The following offer was made to Fire Chief Haar by Trustee Zettek who said
that he had not discussed this offer with other Board members and did not
know if they would approve, but that he would like to know if the Fire
Department would consider it:
$2.50 per man per call, 15 men, 200 calls per year for a total of $7500.00;
$189 per year to the Fire Chief, plus $25 a day, 3 days per month as re-
imbursement for loss of wages while performing Fire Department duties;
$42 per man per year for reimbursement of expenses.
Chief Haar replied that he and the other Fire Department members present
would not make a decision at this meeting, and that the Departmen4. would
have to meet as a Committee to discuss the offer.
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Due to three demonstrations, by means of applause, by some persons in
attendance, demonstrations which they had been requested and warned not
to make, President Gibson called for a motion of adjournment.
It was moved by Trustee Young and seconded by Trustee Zettek that the
meeting be adjourned. The motion was voted upon by acclamation; where-
upon the President declared the motion carried, and the meeting adjourned
at 9:30 PM.
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Eleanor G. Turner I
Village Clerk
Approved:
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*Prior proposals made to and by the Volunteer Fire Department were referred
to during the meeting but were not read. Copies of all proposals will be
on file in the Village .Clerk' s Office.
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