Olympia Fields public meetings in 2025

Board of Trustees

The Olympia Fields Board of Trustees will vote on several financial and administrative items, including the approval of December 2025 bills totaling $791,776.30. The meeting also includes ratifying the 2026 benefit renewal with Blue Cross Blue Shield, adopting the 2026 holiday schedule, and setting the 2026 public meeting schedule. Additional agenda items are the levy and assessment tax ordinances for the fiscal year May 1 2025‑April 30 2026 and an amendment adding an extra Class A liquor license.

• Approval of December 2025 bills: $791,776.30
• Ratification of the 2026 benefit renewal with Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Five‑year contract extension/early renewal with Axon Enterprise for $268,888.38
• Adoption of the 2026 holiday schedule
• Adoption of the 2026 public meeting schedule

Community Relations Commission

The Community Relations Commission will meet to review minutes from the October 6 meeting and discuss old and new business. The agenda consists of procedural items and public comment periods.

• Review and approval of October 6th meeting minutes

Public Safety Committee

The committee will receive reports from Police Chief Derrick Blasingame and the Matteson Fire Department, and will discuss FY26 projects and budget projections.

• Police Chief Derrick Blasingame to present reports
• Matteson Fire Department report
• FY26 projects and budget projections
• Review of PSC objectives

Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees will approve the November 2025 bills totaling $371,494.13 and a $22,497.75 payment to Capitol Construction Solutions for converting an existing injector pit at CVS to a gravity sewer. They will also accept the resignation of Trustee Andrea Townson from the Police Pension Board and appoint Fred Veazey to that board and McKenley Wilson to the Finance Commission. The meeting will conclude with adjournment.

• Approve November 2025 bills totaling $371,494.13
• Approve $22,497.75 payment to Capitol Construction Solutions for CVS injector pit conversion to gravity sewer
• Accept resignation of Trustee Andrea Townson from the Police Pension Board
• Appoint Fred Veazey to the Police Pension Board
• Appoint McKenley Wilson to the Finance Commission

The Board approved the November 2025 bills totaling $371,494.13 and a $22,497.75 payment to Capitol Construction Solutions for a sewer conversion. Trustees accepted Andrea Townson’s resignation from the Police Pension Board, appointed Fred Veazey to replace her, and appointed McKenley Wilson to the Finance Committee. All motions passed with unanimous or near‑unanimous votes.

• Approved November 2025 bills $371,494.13 (6-0)
• Approved payment to Capitol Construction Solutions, Inc. $22,497.75 for sewer conversion (6-0)
• Approved resignation of Trustee Andrea Townson from Police Pension Board (5-0, 1 abstain)
• Approved appointment of Fred Veazey to Police Pension Board (6-0)
• Approved appointment of McKenley Wilson to Finance Committee (6-0)
• Approved minutes of October 15, 2025 meeting (6-0)
• Adjourned meeting (6-0)

Beautification Committee

The Beautification Committee will review roll call, minutes, and village and public works updates. Unfinished business includes updates from the Green Committee and the Centennial Celebration, and a note that no new beautification grant requests were received, with the Greens request deferred to spring 2026. New business will set dates for a holiday award viewing. The next meeting is scheduled for March 9, 2026.

• No new Beautification Committee grant requests; Greens request deferred to spring 2026
• Green Committee updates
• Centennial Celebration update
• Holiday award viewing dates to be scheduled
• Roll call and minutes review

Public Safety Committee

The Public Safety Committee will meet to review a report from Police Chief Derrick Blasingame. The body will also hold a discussion regarding committee goals and objectives.

• Village Police Report from Chief Derrick Blasingame
• Discussion of committee goals and objectives

Human Resources Committee

The Human Resources Committee will meet to review a previous meeting summary, receive updates from Village Trustee Victor Blackwell, and discuss updates to the HR Handbook.

• Review of meeting summary from April
• Updates from Village Trustee Victor Blackwell
• HR Handbook Updates
• Old Business
• New Business

Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees will consider several routine items, including the swearing‑in of a new trustee and a police officer, approval of the September 17, 2025 meeting minutes, and the adoption of the October 2025 bills totaling $542,045. The board will also vote on Ordinance #2025‑09, which amends sections of the village zoning ordinance related to smoke and vape shops. All items are listed on the agenda for the October 15 meeting.

• Swearing‑in of Andrea Townson as trustee and Officer Mikasas Waters to the police department
• Approval of the September 17, 2025 Board of Trustees meeting minutes
• Approval of October 2025 bills totaling $542,045.00
• Ordinance #2025‑09 to amend the zoning ordinance concerning smoke and vape shops
• Finance reports (Finance Page 1 and Page 2 PDFs)

The Board swore in new Trustee Andrea Townson and new police officer Mikasas Waters. It approved the September 17 minutes (4‑0‑1) and October bills totaling $542,045 (5‑0). The Board also adopted Ordinance #2025‑09, permanently prohibiting stand‑alone smoke and vape shops (5‑0). The meeting was adjourned (5‑0).

• Swore in new Trustee Andrea Townson
• Swore in new police officer Mikasas Waters
• Approved September 17, 2025 meeting minutes (4‑0‑1)
• Approved October 2025 bills totaling $542,045 (5‑0)
• Approved Ordinance #2025‑09 to permanently disallow stand‑alone smoke/vape shops (5‑0)
• Adjourned meeting (5‑0)

Planning and Zoning Committee

The Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing regarding an ordinance to amend sections of the zoning code related to smoke and vape shops. The body will also review meeting minutes from March 25, 2025.

• Public hearing on ordinance amending zoning rules for smoke/vape shops

Beautification Committee

The Beautification Committee will meet to receive updates from the Village and Public Works. The group will discuss ongoing projects including the October 50/50 tree program and the village sign at Vollmer and Western.

• October 50/50 tree program update
• Village sign update for Vollmer and Western
• Centennial Celebration update
• Green Committee updates

Community Relations Commission

The Community Relations Commission will meet to review minutes from the August 11 meeting and discuss old and new business. The agenda consists of procedural items and public comment periods.

• Review and approval of August 11th meeting minutes

Public Safety Committee

The Public Safety Committee will hear a police department report and updates, discuss a notice regarding contract negotiations, review a plan for the police fleet, consider a drone usage plan, examine trends in e‑scooters and dirt bikes, and receive dispatch updates from Southcom and Cook County Police. The meeting will conclude with an open discussion.

• Contract negotiations notice
• Police department fleet plan
• Drone camera, crowd control, and search benefits plan
• E‑scooters and dirt bikes trend discussion
• Southcom / Cook County police dispatch updates

Board of Trustees

The Olympia Fields Board of Trustees will vote on the September 2025 bills totaling $302,843.43, adopt Ordinance #2025-08 that creates a municipal grocery retailers’ occupation and service tax, and approve a $51,243 purchase of a 2025 Ford Explorer squad car. Additional items include non‑union staff salary increases, event permits for the Gloria Taylor Foundation, a signage request for the Park Forest Art Fair, and the appointment of a new trustee.

• Adopt Ordinance #2025-08 implementing a municipal grocery retailers’ occupation tax and grocery service tax
• Approve purchase of a 2025 Ford Explorer squad car from Sutton Ford for $51,243
• Approve September 2025 bills totaling $302,843.43
• Approve non‑union staff salary increases for FY2025‑2026
• Approve event permits for a back‑to‑school event (Sept 27) and a movie night (Oct 25) by the Gloria Taylor Foundation

The Board approved Ordinance #2025-08 implementing a municipal grocery retailers’ occupation and service tax (4‑0). It also approved non‑union salary increases for FY2025‑2026, the purchase of a 2025 Ford Explorer squad car for $51,243, and September 2025 bills totaling $302,843.43 (each 4‑0). The Board accepted Trustee Chyla Pennington’s resignation and appointed Andrea Townson to the Board (4‑0), and granted two event permits and one sign permit (each 4‑0).

• Approved municipal grocery tax ordinance (4-0)
• Approved non-union salary increases for FY2025-2026 (4-0)
• Approved purchase of 2025 Ford Explorer squad car $51,243 (4-0)
• Approved September 2025 bills $302,843.43 (4-0)
• Approved event permits for Back-to-School and Movie Night events (4-0)
• Approved sign permit for Tall Grass Association at Park Forest Art Fair (4-0)
• Accepted resignation of Trustee Chyla Pennington (4-0)
• Appointed Andrea Townson to Board of Trustees (4-0)

Board of Trustees

The board voted 4‑2 to deny the requested variance to Village Ordinance Section 5‑28 for a chicken coop at Rich Township High School’s STEM campus. It also approved the July and August 2025 village bills totaling $800,534.53, ratified the naming of the Jeffery Cartwright Maintenance Facility, and adopted two obligation‑retirement resolutions for FY2024 and FY2025 with unanimous votes. Additional unanimous approvals included contracts for six Flock Safety cameras ($18,000), street‑maintenance funding ($99,350), and repair of Woods Lift Station Pump #2 ($51,842).

• Approved July 2025 bills $449,535.33 (6-0)
• Approved August 2025 bills $350,999.20 (6-0)
• Ratified naming of "Jeffery Cartwright Maintenance Facility" (6-0)
• Denied variance for chicken coop at Rich Township High School (4-2)
• Approved FY2024 Obligation Retirement Resolution #2025-06 (6-0)
• Approved FY2025 Obligation Retirement Resolution #2025-07 (6-0)
• Approved contract with Flock Safety for six cameras $18,000 (6-0)
• Approved contract with General Pump Chicago to repair Woods Lift Station Pump #2 $51,842 (6-0)

Board of Trustees

The trustees approved payment of June 2025 bills ($299,548.46), a $346,162.22 TIF fund distribution, a one‑year $43,300 audit contract with Sikich LLP, adoption of the Cook County Hazard Mitigation Plan, and a $498,834.30 road repaving contract for the Wysteria subdivision. The variance for a chicken coop was tabled for further study.

• Approved June 2025 bills payment of $299,548.46 (5-0)
• Approved TIF fund distribution of $346,162.22 (5-0)
• Approved one‑year audit contract with Sikich LLP for $43,300 (5-0)
• Approved adoption of Cook County Multi‑Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan (5-0)
• Approved road repaving contract with Iroquois Paving Corp. for $498,834.30 (5-0)
• Approved $109,576.28 Illinois Highway Code improvement resolution for Wysteria project (5-0)
• Approved construction engineering agreement with Baxter & Woodman, Inc. for $66,036.00 (5-0)
• Tabled variance for chicken coop at Rich Township High School (unanimous)

Board of Trustees

The Board unanimously approved the minutes from the April 16, 2025 meeting. It also approved the May 2025 bills totaling $540,232.45. The Board voted to abate the 2024 and 2025 tax levies for General Obligation Bonds Series 2005A, preventing $829,627.26 from being passed to residents. Finally, it approved a $38,472.50 contract with Capital Construction Solutions for the CVS Pharmacy sanitary sewer lift station connection.

• Approved April 16, 2025 meeting minutes (6-0)
• Approved May 2025 bills totaling $540,232.45 (6-0)
• Approved abatement of 2024 and 2025 tax levy for GO Bonds Series 2005A, saving $829,627.26 (6-0)
• Approved contract with Capital Construction Solutions, Inc. for CVS Pharmacy sanitary sewer lift station connection, $38,472.50 (6-0)

Board of Trustees

The Board approved the FY 2025‑2026 budget and the April 2025 bills totaling $352,829.58. It also repealed Ordinance 2022‑21 and amended Ordinance 2006‑10 to prohibit construction on non‑platted lots in the Olympia Club subdivision. Additionally, the Board appointed Jimmy Danzy to the Finance Committee.

• Approved FY 2025‑2026 budget (Ordinance 2025‑06) – Ayes 6, No 0
• Approved April 2025 bills of $352,829.58 – Ayes 6, No 0
• Repealed Ordinance 2022‑21 and amended Ordinance 2006‑10 for Olympia Club (Ordinance 2025‑07) – Ayes 6, No 0
• Approved minutes of March 19, 2025 meeting – Ayes 6, No 0
• Appointed Jimmy Danzy to the Finance Committee – Ayes 6, No 0
• Swore in Officer Juan C. Maldonado, Jr. as police officer – Ayes 6, No 0
• Adjourned public hearing – Ayes 6, No 0
• Adjourned regular meeting – Ayes 6, No 0

Planning and Zoning Committee

The commission approved the November 12, 2024 minutes by voice vote. A public hearing was held on a proposed amendment to Ordinance No. 2006-10 for the Olympia Club subdivision; no public comments were received. The commission voted to advance the petition to the Board of Trustees to adopt an ordinance prohibiting construction on any property other than an individually platted lot. The meeting was adjourned by voice vote.

• Approved November 12, 2024 minutes (voice vote, all ayes)
• Closed public comment portion (voice vote, all ayes)
• Approved petition to advance ordinance restricting construction to individually platted lots (4 ayes, Trustee Smith abstained)
• Adjourned meeting (voice vote, all ayes)

Board of Trustees

The trustees approved the minutes from the February 19 meeting. They also approved payment of the March 2025 bills totaling $332,731.68. Finally, they approved five tax abatement ordinances (2025-01 through 2025-05) that lower the 2024 tax levy for various general obligation bonds.

• Approved February 19 minutes (6-0)
• Approved March 2025 bills $332,731.68 (6-0)
• Approved tax abatement ordinances 2025-01 to 2025-05 (6-0)