Sussman censure showdown set at Monday's Board meeting
The Village Board Monday is expected to
discuss and vote on a “Resolution Reprimanding Village President Beverly
Sussman” for remarks she made during the recent campaign about former Village
Board President Jeff Braiman and Mike Terson who opposed her during the April 2
election for Village Board President. The three-page resolution is based on the
development in December 2009 “...creating a Code of Behavior and Conduct for
elected and appointed officials…” If the resolution is adopted, it will be the
second time a Village Board president has been censured.
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| Beverly Sussman |
Former Village Board President Elliott
Hartstein was censured after the 2010 after he mocked former Trustee Lisa Stone
after she was removed from the position by recall vote.
The resolution (which can be found at April 15 agenda) specifically cites
Sussman’s comments to the Daily Herald
and Journal-Topics after the April 2 election in which she said “I feel social
media played a very big part in this race—a very negative part,’ she said,
taking particular aim at comments from former village president Jeffrey
Braiman, who publicly endorsed Terson. “And his comments were disgusting and
untrue,” she said…
Trustee Joanne Johnson told the Daily Herald
that “…"Her remarks reflected poorly on the village and the people who
supported her during the election," Johnson said. "I was surprised
that our village president and the leader of our community would speak in such
a manner and would not have been prepared on election night to handle any
outcome." Colleague Eric Smith, who
won re-election April 9, told the Herald that in addition to the apology
Sussman reportedly made to Board members, more is needed. “I responded to that
and I told her I accept her apology, but I think the apology needs to be done
to the residents," Smith said. "She needs to make it right. She needs
to do that in all mediums."
Trustee Lester Ottenheimer III told the Herald
that "For us to sit by and do nothing would mean that we condone what she
said," he said. "It's a shame. Nobody likes to do this. The board
can't sit back and say, "It's OK. She can do that.' We can't condone that
type of behavior."
Buffalo Grove News and
Info (BGNI)
contacted Johnson, Smith and Ottenheimer for additional comments, however all
three did not respond.
When contacted, Sussman told BGNI that “I
already apologized in the newspaper article.”
That apology, as reported in both the Daily
Herald and Journal-Topics, was “I
represent the village of Buffalo Grove, all our residents and the board and the
staff, and I must always be professional," she said. "I must always
try to tie the community together. We all have to work together and there
should be no negativity, but especially on election night. There was no place
for that and it should not have happened. It did, and I apologize for
that."
Trustee Andrew Stein told the Journal-Topics
that “I am disappointed that Beverly’s emotion on election night led her to say
what she said.” He will not be at Monday’s Board meeting. Stein, a staunch
supporter of Sussman, added that he would not vote in favor
of the resolution because Sussman’s comments “were not premeditated.”
Outgoing trustee Jeff Berman called Sussman’s
comments ““profoundly stupid,” adding that he expected the matter to be “resolved” on Monday. “It casts
her and the board and the village in negative light when at a time she could
have chosen a different path far more typical of a prevailing candidate on an
election night,” Berman told the Journal-Topics.
The Daily Herald’s coverage can be found at Trustees prepared.. while reporting by the
Journal-Topics is at Buffalo Grove Board
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Village mourns Park
commissioner
Buffalo
Grove is mourning the loss of Buffalo Grove Park District Commissioner Rick
Drazner, a dedicated community volunteer who served as the board's president,
as well as a member of the local Rotary Club, chamber of commerce and
Congregation Beth Judea. Full details can be found at Park commissioner
mourned
Berman to be honored
Longtime
Village Board Trustee Jeff Berman will be honored for his 28 years of service
at a reception at 7 p.m. Monday in Village Hall. Prior to being elected to the
Village Board in 1999. He had, notes a
proclamation citing his service, served on the Plan Commission “for a decade”.
Berman and his wife, Jane, have lived in Buffalo Grove since 1988.
Farmers' Market
volunteers needed
The Farmers' Market takes place every Sunday
from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and runs through mid-October. Along with new vendors,
many of the community's favorite vendors are scheduled to return. For more
information, visit the Farmers' Market Facebook page here
Nominations for Bill
Reid Award sought
The
Buffalo Grove Rotary Club is seeking
nominations for its annual Bill Reid Award. The award honors Reid, a longtime Buffalo
Grove Resident and village trustee. Details are at Reid nominations sought and Reid Award
From the Police
Reports
In
a quiet week, among the calls Buffalo Grove Police responded to included:
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A report of a rear auto window in the 0-100 block of Carlyle Lane smashed by a
large “football size” rock. Police report the damage did not allow access to
the vehicle, which was still locked when police investigated.
**
A report of another car window being damaged, this one in the 300 block of
Willow Parkway by what police say appeared to be a BB or pellet. The vehicle’s
owner said it was the third time his windshield has been damaged while the car
was parked in the same area. Previous
damage appeared to be done by a baseball bat and BB or pellet.
**
The Public Works Department reported vandalism to a drainage wall in the 1100
block of Johnson Drive.
**
Traffic enforcement resulted in three arrests for revoked or suspended license
and two DUIs
School News
Workshop on youth
stress set
The
District 103 PTO is sponsoring a parent education event, "Keep Calm & Carry On...Helping
Children Cope with Stress & Identifying Anxiety and Depression in Our
Youth" from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 30, in the Daniel Wright Junior
High School cafeteria. To learn more about the qualification of speaker Mark Reinecke,
PhD., please visit the Eventbrite sign up page.
Student Voices
Read the student newspapers at Stevenson and
Buffalo Grove high schools at these links:
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