Town of Cicero Pushes Back Primary Election Date To April and Approves Spending $70,000 In Settlements
The Town of Cicero trustees during their bi-weekly board meeting on Tuesday, January 24th, 2023. April Alonso for Cicero Independiente.
By Efraín Soriano
The Town of Cicero Board of Trustees and President Larry Dominick met on January 24, 2023, to approve several ordinances and resolutions.
The approved agenda items included changing the date of the primary elections for town trustees from February to April, a total of $70,000 in settlements and agreements for architectural and design services for the new Inclusion Park.
You can access the documents used for this recap here. A full video recording of this board meeting is available at the bottom of this page.
Elections
First on the agenda for this meeting was the authorization to move the primary election for town trustees, originally scheduled for February 28, 2023, to the consolidated election on April 4. This is possible, and authorized by the office of the Cook County Clerk, because candidates for these offices are running uncontested.
If you would like to learn more about why candidates are uncontested and the difficulties of running for office in Cicero we encourage you to read “Why Is It So Hard To Run For Office In Cicero?”
The town also claims that holding all these elections together would benefit Cicero residents by not having to spend on hosting multiple elections.
Development
On April 19, 2022 the town agreed to enter into a purchase and sale agreement with Vequity, LLC for the sale of a property located on Cicero Avenue and 33rd Place.
The parties agreed to change this agreement to extend the inspection period until February 28 of this year. This is now the third amendment to this agreement and the second extension provided for the inspection period.
No other information was given about why this was necessary, but certain plans for this plot of land were already approved by the board on September 13, 2022. You can read more about that agreement here.
The board entered an agreement with Specialty Consulting for environmental consulting services to work on the Inclusion Park on Laramie Avenue and 19th St.The board also approved an agreement with Terra Engineering to help design the playground that is intended to provide a space for all children, especially those with special needs, to safely play together.
Settlements
Subrogation claim from Hanover Insurance on behalf of David E. Gaeger for a motor vehicle incident involving a town employee on January 19th, 2022 in the amount of $20,754.66
In another workers compensation settlement case regarding a police officer, the town agreed to pay Edgar Vera $51,541.04 after he was hurt attempting to detain a subject. No other details about the incident were specified in this agreement.
Citizen Comments
Do you or someone you know have any questions or concerns about the town? Share them with the town president and the Board of Trustees at these bi-montly meetings. You can find the schedule for the year here. Meetings are located at 4949 West Cermak Road.
Every board meeting has a section at the very end for public comments, so listen out for it to be announced. Be prepared to share your name and current address for the record, then you’ll have the floor for three minutes total to give a comment.
Efrain Soriano is a contributing reporter for Cicero Independiente.
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