Remarks by Jim Tinaglia
329 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 11 of 14
- Play at 2:26:45
“Okay, is there anyone in the audience that would like to address this particular topic? Yes, sir, stand up, introduce yourself.”
Village Board of Trustees · Jul 20, 2026
- Play at 2:27:10
“It would not. No, these are lower level situations that we're talking about.”
Village Board of Trustees · Jul 20, 2026
- Play at 2:27:22
“Anyone else in the audience? Okay, seeing none, we'll be back to the board. We have a motion from Trustee Schwingbeck, seconded by Trustee Santamaria. Any further discussion? And I think this is a roll call vote.”
Village Board of Trustees · Jul 20, 2026
- Play at 2:27:51
“THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WRAPS UP OUR GENERAL AGENDA WE DO HAVE A CLOSED SESSION PLAN I THINK ON THE AGENDA IT SAYS ADJOURNMENT FIRST BUT THAT'S NOT ACCURATE RIGHT CORRECT WE GOT TO FLIP THESE WE SHOULD FLIP THEM DID I CATCH THAT THAT WAS A GOOD CATCH I DID CATCH THAT DIDN'T I ALL RIGHT SO UM We're not going to adjourn right now. We're looking for a motion, right? Manager Recklaus, do you want to explain?”
Village Board of Trustees · Jul 20, 2026
- Play at 2:28:46
“Okay, so do we have such a motion? So move. Motion made by Trustee LeBed, seconded by who? Trustee Zick. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Is it a roll call vote? I blew it after all, didn't I? MAGGIE, PLEASE, HELP US OUT HERE.”
Village Board of Trustees · Jul 20, 2026
- Play at 2:29:17
“YES. THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. WE WILL BE MOVING INTO CLOSED SESSION AND NOT REPORTING OUT. THANK YOU, EVERYONE, FOR TUNING IN.”
Village Board of Trustees · Jul 20, 2026
- Play at 0:02
“Good evening, everybody. I'd like to call this meeting to order. This is the Village Board of Arlingtonites for the date of July 6th, 2026. And as I call this meeting to order, the first order of business is the Pledge of Allegiance. So if you please all rise and join the board.”
Village Board of Trustees · Jul 6, 2026
- Play at 0:36
“So, for the sake of a certain soccer team, I'm going to try and move this meeting along as quickly as possible, just with the hope that we might be able to catch a few minutes of it, but maybe not. So, pardon me if I sound like I'm rushing. I'm just doing what I can to move through it. The first, well, I shouldn't say the first, second order of business is roll call.”
Village Board of Trustees · Jul 6, 2026
- Play at 1:13
“Here. Thank you, Maggie. And after that, the approval of minutes, we have one set of minutes from June 15th, 2026. Are there any... ANY TRUSTEES THAT NEED TO PASS OR REFRAIN FROM VOTING ON THIS? IF NOT, ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, CHANGES? ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT HAS ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THE MINUTES? IF NOT, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE?”
Village Board of Trustees · Jul 6, 2026
- Play at 1:43
“MOTION BY TRUSTEE LABETTE, SECONDED BY TRUSTEE ZICK. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE AGAIN? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. Any opposed? None. Motion carries. We'll move on to accounts payable. And for that, I'll call on Trustee Bertucci.”
Village Board of Trustees · Jul 6, 2026
- Play at 2:17
“Motion made by Trustee Bertucci, seconded by Trustee Schwingbeck. Are there any comments or questions from anyone on the board or anyone in the audience? Seeing none, this is a roll call vote. Maggie, please.”
Village Board of Trustees · Jul 6, 2026
- Play at 2:44
“Yes. Very good. Motion carries. There are no recognitions or communications, correct, Manager Reckless? Correct. And no public hearings. So we'll go right into citizens to be heard. And I do have two blue cards. This is for items that are not on the agenda tonight. I have two blue cards here for any topic. We'll call on them. If you are here and want to speak on a subject matter that's not on the agenda, raise your hand. I'll call on you after these two. So the first one is Devin Gray. Devin, come on up. I'm sorry.”
Village Board of Trustees · Jul 6, 2026
- Play at 6:39
“Thank you. Thanks, Devin. Next, Cheryl. Cheryl Brown, come on up.”
Village Board of Trustees · Jul 6, 2026
- Play at 8:02
“Why don't we do this? Manager Ratcliffe, I know you and I have had a number of conversations about this, the status of this and where it is and where it's going. Maybe it would be a good idea to give a quick update.”
Village Board of Trustees · Jul 6, 2026
- Play at 10:29
“Very well. Does that answer your question?”
Village Board of Trustees · Jul 6, 2026
- Play at 10:34
“If not, thank you, Manager Radcliffe. We're going to move on. The next section, well, let's continue with Citizens Be Heard. I mentioned it before. If there's someone in the audience that wants to raise their hand, it's okay. Come on up, introduce yourself. Go ahead.”
Village Board of Trustees · Jul 6, 2026
- Play at 10:58
“Go ahead and speak right into that microphone so we can hear you clearly.”
Village Board of Trustees · Jul 6, 2026
- Play at 14:12
“You're very welcome. And I think maybe I owe an apology for if it sounded like that I think would be silly to listen to a resident. That was not my intent. Of course, we, I think all nine of us up here, one of our main goals always is to be good listeners for the residents and the businesses in town. The way I would have hoped that would have been interpreted is that at this time, there's not a lot to discuss and share because right now they're focusing on Hammond, Indiana. And while some folks think that that's maybe not accurate or true or maybe it's just some sort of a smokescreen, it's…”
Village Board of Trustees · Jul 6, 2026
- Play at 16:23
“Share it with our village clerk and we'll make sure we get it.”
Village Board of Trustees · Jul 6, 2026
- Play at 16:30
“Anyone else in the audience under citizens to be heard for a topic not on the agenda? I don't see any additional hands, so we're gonna move on. And the next item is the consent agenda. Consent agenda consists of items A through R, and these are items that will be voted on with one vote. Is there anyone on the board that wishes to vote no on a certain item or pass on a certain item?”
Village Board of Trustees · Jul 6, 2026
- Play at 17:12
“OKAY. TRUSTEE MANGINERO IS GOING TO REGISTER A VOTE NO ON ITEM C. ANYONE ELSE VOTING NO OR PASSING ON ANY OF THE ITEMS A THROUGH R?”
Village Board of Trustees · Jul 6, 2026
- Play at 17:33
“We'll give you that in a second Sure, is there anyone on the board that wishes to remove an item on this agenda for a specific? Conversation about it and voting separately. Is there anyone in the audience who would ask for a trustee to remove an item between a and R?”
Village Board of Trustees · Jul 6, 2026
- Play at 19:16
“Okay, I didn't get any hands or any questions from anybody further, so I guess it's a roll call vote here.”
Village Board of Trustees · Jul 6, 2026
- Play at 19:29
“Second. All right, motion made by Trustee LeBed, second by Trustee Zik. Now the roll call vote.”
Village Board of Trustees · Jul 6, 2026
- Play at 19:57
“YES. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. SO THAT IS CONCLUDED. AND NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO NEW BUSINESS. AND WE HAVE ITEMS A THROUGH F ON HERE. WE'RE GOING TO START OFF WITH A COUPLE OF APPOINTMENTS RIGHT OFF THE BAT. HENRY, WHERE ARE YOU? COME ON UP. THERE WAS A MOTION EARLIER TODAY AND I DIDN'T BRING MY NOTE HERE WITH ME. WHO MADE THE ORIGINAL MOTION?”
Village Board of Trustees · Jul 6, 2026