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Oswego Village Committee of the Whole Meeting - August 3, 2026

Village Board & Commissions — Monday, August 3, 2026
BodyOswego, Illinois
SessionVillage Board & Commissions
DateMonday, August 3, 2026
StatusFILED
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Let's call our committee of the whole meeting to order.

0:02

Roll call, please.

0:05

President Kaufman.

0:06

Here.

0:06

Trustee Cooper.

0:08

Here.

0:08

Trustee Hughes.

0:09

Here.

0:09

Trustee Koenig.

0:10

Here.

0:11

Trustee McCarthy Lang.

0:12

Here.

0:12

Trustee Novi absent and Trustee Torres absent.

0:16

All right.

0:16

First up, we're gonna start with the public forum.

0:19

If there's anyone wishing to address the board and the public, please feel free to come forward at this time.

0:36

Seeing nobody, we are gonna close the public forum.

0:38

And this evening we just have a closed session.

0:41

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

1:04

So moved.

1:04

Second.

1:06

Roll call, please.

1:09

Trustee Koenig?

1:10

Yes.

1:11

Trustee McCarthy Lang?

1:12

Yes.

1:13

Trustee Hughes?

1:14

Yes.

1:15

Trustee Cooper.

1:16

Yes.

1:17

All right, we're gonna hold our closed session in the community room.

1:27

In open session, uh, can I have a roll call, please?

1:31

President Kaufman?

1:33

Here.

1:33

Trustee Cooper.

1:34

Here.

1:35

Trustee Hughes.

1:36

Here.

1:36

Trustee Koenig?

1:37

Here.

1:38

Trustee McCarthy Lang.

1:40

Sorry.

1:41

Here.

1:41

Trustee Torres.

1:42

Here.

1:44

All right, thank you.

1:45

We're going to adjourn our committee to the whole for this evening.

1:48

Does anyone need to have a break for five minutes or do you want to go right into the board meeting?

1:54

Let's go.

1:57

All right.

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Summary of Proceedings

Oswego Village Committee of the Whole Meeting - August 3, 2026

The Committee of the Whole meeting of the Village of Oswego was called to order at 6:00 PM on August 3, 2026. Roll call indicated President Kaufman and Trustees Cooper, Hughes, Koenig, and McCarthy Lang were present; Trustees Novi and Torres were initially absent. No members of the public addressed the board during the public forum. The board voted unanimously to enter closed session to discuss pending or probable litigation, personnel matters, collective bargaining, and property acquisition or disposal. The closed session was held in the community room. Upon returning to open session, all trustees including Trustee Torres were present. The Committee of the Whole then adjourned, and the regular board meeting began immediately.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No members of the public came forward to address the board.

Closed Session

  • The board moved into closed session for the following purposes: pending and probable litigation, appointment/employment/compensation/discipline/performance/dismissal of personnel, collective bargaining and negotiating matters, deliberations concerning salary schedules, and the sale/lease/acquisition of property.
  • The motion to enter closed session was made, seconded, and approved by a roll call vote of 5-0 (Trustees Novi and Torres were absent at that time).

Key Outcomes

  • Unanimous approval (5-0) to enter closed session for the specified reasons.
  • After the closed session, the Committee of the Whole meeting was adjourned, and the regular board meeting commenced.

Meeting Transcript

Let's call our committee of the whole meeting to order. Roll call, please. President Kaufman. Here. Trustee Cooper. Here. Trustee Hughes. Here. Trustee Koenig. Here. Trustee McCarthy Lang. Here. Trustee Novi absent and Trustee Torres absent. All right. First up, we're gonna start with the public forum. If there's anyone wishing to address the board and the public, please feel free to come forward at this time. Seeing nobody, we are gonna close the public forum. And this evening we just have a closed session. Uh we have closed session tonight, so I'll accept a motion to move into closed session for the purposes of pending and probable litigation, employment, appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of personnel, collective bargaining, collective negotiating matters, deliberations concerning salary schedules, and the sale lease and or acquisition of property. So moved. Second. Roll call, please. Trustee Koenig? Yes. Trustee McCarthy Lang? Yes. Trustee Hughes? Yes. Trustee Cooper. Yes. All right, we're gonna hold our closed session in the community room. In open session, uh, can I have a roll call, please? President Kaufman? Here. Trustee Cooper. Here. Trustee Hughes. Here. Trustee Koenig? Here. Trustee McCarthy Lang. Sorry. Here. Trustee Torres. Here. All right, thank you. We're going to adjourn our committee to the whole for this evening. Does anyone need to have a break for five minutes or do you want to go right into the board meeting? Let's go. All right.

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