04/28/1997 Committee on CommitteeTHE
ILLINOIS
COUNCIL
MONDAY, APRIL
MINUTES OF THE COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES OF
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DES PLAINES,
HELD IN THE ELEANOR ROHRBACH MEMORIAL
CHAMBERS, DES PLAINES CIVIC CENTER,
28, 1997
CALL TO ORDER: The Committee on Committees meeting of the City
Council
of the City of Des Plaines, Illinois, was called
to order
by Mayor Paul W. Jung at 7:00 p.m. in Room 102,
Des
Plaines Civic Center on Monday, April 28, 1997.
ROLL CALL: Roll call indicated the following aldermen
present:
Christiansen, Elstner, Brookman, Sarlo, Smith,
Arredia.
Aldermen Beauvais and Higgason were absent.
Aldermen
Beauvais and Higgason arrived at 7:02 p.m.
Chairman Sarlo stated that the purpose of this meeting was to
discuss the
reorganization of Council committees for 1997-1999.
DISCUSSION: Chairman Sarlo asked each aldermen to give their
preference for chairmanship of a committee. Both
Alderman Beauvais and Alderman Smith requested
Legal &
Licensing. Chairman Sarlo asked Alderman
Beauvais and
Alderman Smith to give their reasons for wanting
to be
the chairman of that committee.
Following discussion, Alderman Smith agreed to
be
chairman of the Public Safety Committee.
Chairman Sarlo then asked each alderman to give
their
preference for vice chairman, and then their
preference
as a member of a committee. Bo th Aldermen
Elstner and
Brookman reques ted to be vice chairman of Public
Works.
Following discussion, Alderman Brookman agreed
to be vice
chairman of Building Code.
It required a coin toss between Aldermen
Beauvais and
Elstner to determine the preference for member
of either
the Community Services Committee or Public
Safety
Committee. Alderman Beauvais won the coin toss
and chose
to be a member of the Public Safety Committee.
Following further discussion, it was moved by
Arredia,
seconded by Beauvais, to recommend to the City
Council
approval of the following committee assignments
effective
May 5, 1997 through May, 1999:
BUILDING CODE COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
Chairman - Arredia Chairman -
Sarlo
Vice Chair. - Brookman Vice Chair. -
Beauvais
Member - Christiansen Member -
Higgason
COMMUNITY SERVICES
ENGINEERING
Chairman - Brookman Chairman -
Elstner
Christiansen
Brookman
Beauvais
Higgason
Smith
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Vice Chair. - Smith Vice Chair. -
Member - Elstner Member -
FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION LEGAL & LICENSING
Chairman - Christiansen Chairman -
Vice Chair. - Arredia Vice Chair. -
Member - Sarlo Member -
PUBLIC SAFETY
Chairman - Smith
Vice Chair. - Sarlo
Member - Beauvais
PUBLIC WORKS
Chairman - Higgason
Vice Chair.- Elstner
Member - Arredia
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DISCUSSION Motion declared carried (final action on this matter
at
(Cont'd.) the beginning of the City Council meeting on May 5,
1997)
ADJOURNMENT: Moved by Beauvais, seconded by Higgason, that
the
Committee on Committees meeting adjourn. Motion
declared
carried. Meeting adjourned at 7:35 p.m.
Donna McAllister, CMC/AAE - CITY
CLERK