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10 | October 18, 2018 | The Northbrook tower news northbrooktower.com Northbrook Village Board Northbrook workers to gain paid sick leave in 2019 Chris Pullam Freelance Reporter Last summer, Northbrook workers watched from the sideline as some of their neighbors secured paid sick leave and a higher minimum wage through a Cook County ordinance. Cape Models 3 & 4 Bedrooms About 15 months later, they claimed victory on the first front. The Northbrook Village Board voted 6-1 on Tuesday, Oct. 9, to negate its 2017 decision to sidestep the county’s paid sick leave ordinance, which states that employees are Timber’s edge Northbrook Priced From $694,900 Northbrook’s Premier Gated Community of Luxury Townhomes raNCh Models 2 & 3 Bedrooms entitled to one hour of paid sick leave for every 40 hours worked. Any employee who works at least 80 hours within any 120- day period is eligible for the benefit. Northbrook businesses won’t be subject to the ordinance until Jan. 1, 2019, so two story Models OPEN HOUSE TOURS November 3rd & 4th Sat & Sun 12-4pm 2693 sq. ft. 1st Floor Master $779,900 www.timbersedgenorthbrook.com visit us online at www.NORTHBROOKTOWER.com that they have a clean slate to begin tracking hours. “I’m very happy to have this vote this evening,” Trustee Muriel Collison said. “Obviously it’s something I’m very proud of and I feel it only continues my long-held belief that Northbrook is the very best place to live and raise a family and work. I’m hopeful that other communities will follow our lead and consider opting into this ordinance. ... I really feel passionately about this and I hope employers will look past the dollars and cents and really see the value of having employees who know their health and wellness, and the health and wellness of their families, matter.” Trustee A.C. Buehler, who cast the lone dissenting vote, chose not to speak following the decision, but during the board’s previous meeting, he argued that the Village should avoid “regulating certain types of employee activity within businesses.” “I don’t think it’s the Village’s purview to get involved in this,” he said. “I still think the state needs to take the lead on this, whether they’re doing it or whether they’re not. I think it’s a dangerous precedent for the Village ... It’s something we haven’t done before and I’m not really ready to go down that path.” No one from the public spoke for or against the ordinance. In May 2017, Collison and Jason Han were the only trustees to vote in favor of the paid sick leave ordinance. Only Han voted to adopt Cook County’s “I’m very happy to have this vote this evening. Obviously it’s something I’m very proud of and I feel it only continues my long-held belief that Northbrook is the very best place to live and raise a family and work. I’m hopeful that other communities will follow our lead and consider opting into this ordinance...” —Northbrook Village Trustee Muriel Collison on her decision to support the village reapplying Cook County’s paid sick leave ordinance. ROUND IT UP A brief recap of Village Board action on Tuesday, Oct. 9. • The board approved a $78,961 contract with American Underground, of Wheeling, to perform sewer television and manhole inspections to determine if sections of the system should be repaired. • Trustees authorized the $35,500 purchase of 110 parkway trees for the 2018 fall planting program through the Suburban Tree Consortium. • The board allowed the Village to remove 14 landmark and two heritage trees at 32 Bridlewood Road to allow for the construction of a new single-family home on the property. • Trustees approved a five-year maintenance extension with Spillman Technologies to support the Police Department Computer Aided Dispatch System. • The board authorized the purchase of eight tasers from TASER International to replace eight expiring devices. minimum wage increase, which hasn’t been readdressed by the Northbrook Village Board. Trustees James Karagianis and Robert Israel originally voted against guaranteeing paid sick leave in 2017 but supported the measure during the Tuesday, Oct. 9 meeting, along with Trustee Kathryn Ciesla and Village President Sandy Frum.
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