Finance Committee

Village of Niles Finance Committee Meeting Village Hall Conference Room 218 August 15, 2018 8:00 a.m. Call To Order Chairman Dean Strzelecki called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m. Roll Call Assistant Finance Director Laurie Nannini called the roll for Committee members: Committee Members Present: Chairman Dean Strzelecki, Patricia Dlubala, Jack Drexler, George Van Geem Committee Members Absent: None Village Staff Present: Finance Director Jeff Martynowicz, Assistant Finance Director Laurie Nannini, Village Manager Steve Vinezeano, Deputy Village Manager Hadley Skeffington-Vos, Assistant to the Village Manager Kathy Thake, Economic Development Coordinator Ross Klicker Old Business None Approval of Minutes The regular minutes from the July 18, 2018 Finance Committee meeting were presented for approval, motion was made and all concurred. Accounts Payable Approval The Accounts Payable registers for 2018 7/13, 7/20, 7/27 and 8/3 were presented for approval, motion was made and all concurred. New Business 7B Request for 7421 N. Waukegan Economic Development Coordinator Ross Klicker presented a request from a company proposing to construct a self-storage facility at 7421 N. Waukegan, the previous site of Ideal Cleaners. After realizing the property taxes would be higher than originally anticipated, the company is requesting an endorsement from the Village to apply for the 7B incentive program to move forward with the project. The 7B is a Cook County Program that takes properties in need of redevelopment and cuts a percentage of the property taxes for the first 12 years. Jim Dooley from Adams French Property LLC was present to address questions and concerns. After discussion, Chairman Strzelecki asked for a motion to approve the 7B recommendation. A motion was made by George Van Geem and seconded by Patricia Dlubala, all concurred. Other Business Payroll Change Deputy Village Manager Hadley Skeffington-Vos stated the Village will be implementing new payroll software over the next several months. As part of the process, the Village will be changing payroll from current-to-date to paying a week in arrears. All unions will be notified and letters will be mailed to all full-time employees stating the upcoming change. This change will go into effect by the end of September 2018. Public Comments Chairman Strzelecki mentioned the committee is still searching for another member. The Committee will be conducting two interviews in the coming weeks.  August 15, 2018 Finance Committee Executive Session None Adjournment Motion to adjourn was made at 8:35am and all concurred. Prepared by Joy Athanasiou on September 7, 2018. 2