Title
Agenda Initiative
History
At the October 21, 2019, Village Board meeting, a Village Trustee requested that a matter be placed on a future agenda regarding agenda management as well as who can authorize the engagement of legal services utilizing Village funds. Ultimately, at the November 18, 2019, Village Board meeting, the Village Board adopted an ordinance amending the Village Code modifying the then-committee structure and agenda management process.
Among other changes, the Village Code amendment put into place a process whereby any individual Trustee can request that an initiative be placed on the Committee of the Whole agenda by instructing the Village Manager, either verbally or in writing, before noon on the Friday preceding the meeting, to place an item on the Committee of the Whole agenda. Village/Legal staff time is restricted until after at least three (3) Trustees vote to move the 'Agenda Initiative' forward.
Agenda Initiatives include (1) the expenditure of money; (2) modifications to the Village Code; (3) formation/modification of Village policies; (4) the introduction of an ordinance or resolution; (5) the formation/modification of committees; (6) budget changes and/or (7) the appropriation of Village/Legal staff time.
Proposed Initiatives
1)Trustee Healy - “I put forward a motion to recommend that the Board of Trustees appoint a committee to investigate the potential ethics breach involved with the Amazon development approvals. A premature announcement appeared on the website of Inform Orland Park - PAC on or about January 2, 2026. The Plan Commission meeting, including time for public comment, was held subsequently on January 6, 2026.”
Associated Motion: I move to recommend that the Board of Trustees appoint a committee to investigate the potential ethics breach involved with the Amazon development approvals.
2)Trustee Healy - The ability of any individual Village Board member to direct the Village Clerk following executive session t...
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