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Oswego Committee of the Whole Meeting – March 16, 2026

Village Board & Commissions — Monday, March 16, 2026
BodyOswego, Illinois
SessionVillage Board & Commissions
DateMonday, March 16, 2026
StatusFILED
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0:00

Roll call, please.

0:02

President Kaufman?

0:03

Here.

0:04

Trustee Cooper.

0:05

Here.

0:06

Trustee Hughes.

0:07

Here.

0:08

Trustee Koenig.

0:10

Here.

0:10

Trustee McCarthy Lang.

0:12

Here.

0:13

Trustee Novi.

0:14

Here.

0:14

Trustee Torres.

0:16

Here.

0:17

All right.

0:18

First up, we're going to open the public forum.

0:20

If there's anyone wishing to address the public, please feel free to come forward now.

0:33

Seeing nobody, we will close the public forum and move on.

0:37

This evening we have no old business or new business.

0:40

We only have closed session.

0:43

So I'll accept a motion to move into closed session for the purposes of pending and probable litigation, uh, appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of personnel, collective bargaining, collective negotiating matters, deliberations concerning salary schedules, and the sell lease and or acquisition of property.

1:02

So move.

1:04

Second.

1:05

Roll call, please.

1:07

Trustee Torres?

1:08

Yes.

1:09

Trustee Hughes.

1:10

Yes.

1:10

Trustee Cooper.

1:11

Yes.

1:12

Trustee Koenig.

1:13

Yes.

1:13

Trustee McCarthy Lang.

1:15

Yes.

1:15

Trustee Novi.

1:16

Yes.

1:17

Alright, we're going to be holding our closed session in the development services conference room.

1:28

Back in open session.

1:29

Roll call, please.

1:31

President Kaufman.

1:32

Here.

1:33

Trustee Cooper.

1:34

Here.

1:34

Trustee Hughes.

1:35

Here.

1:35

Trustee Koenig.

1:36

Here.

1:37

Trustee McCarthy Lang.

1:38

Here.

1:39

Trustee Novi.

1:40

Here.

1:40

Trustee Torres.

1:41

Here.

1:42

All right.

1:43

We're going to adjourn our committee of the whole and come back here at 7 p.m.

1:46

for our regularly scheduled board meeting.

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Summary of Proceedings

Oswego Committee of the Whole Meeting – March 16, 2026

The Committee of the Whole met on March 16, 2026, at 6:00 PM at Oswego Village Hall. The meeting began with roll call, where all seven trustees and the Village President were present. No public comments were offered, and there was no old or new business to discuss. The sole substantive action was a unanimous vote to move into closed session for multiple purposes, after which the committee adjourned and reconvened at 7:00 PM for the regular board meeting.

Key Outcomes

  • Motion to Enter Closed Session: The board voted unanimously (7-0) to go into closed session to discuss pending and probable litigation, appointment/employment/compensation/discipline/performance/dismissal of personnel, collective bargaining and salary schedules, and the sale, lease, and/or acquisition of property. The closed session was held in the development services conference room.
  • Adjournment: After the closed session, the committee of the whole adjourned; the regular board meeting was scheduled to begin at 7:00 PM.

Meeting Transcript

Roll call, please. President Kaufman? Here. Trustee Cooper. Here. Trustee Hughes. Here. Trustee Koenig. Here. Trustee McCarthy Lang. Here. Trustee Novi. Here. Trustee Torres. Here. All right. First up, we're going to open the public forum. If there's anyone wishing to address the public, please feel free to come forward now. Seeing nobody, we will close the public forum and move on. This evening we have no old business or new business. We only have closed session. So I'll accept a motion to move into closed session for the purposes of pending and probable litigation, uh, appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of personnel, collective bargaining, collective negotiating matters, deliberations concerning salary schedules, and the sell lease and or acquisition of property. So move. Second. Roll call, please. Trustee Torres? Yes. Trustee Hughes. Yes. Trustee Cooper. Yes. Trustee Koenig. Yes. Trustee McCarthy Lang. Yes. Trustee Novi. Yes. Alright, we're going to be holding our closed session in the development services conference room. Back in open session. Roll call, please. President Kaufman. Here. Trustee Cooper. Here. Trustee Hughes. Here. Trustee Koenig. Here. Trustee McCarthy Lang. Here.

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