Riverside board approves appointment, three ordinances, a gateway resolution and fee schedule; moves to executive session
March 06, 2026 | Riverside, Cook County, Illinois
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The Village Board of Riverside took several formal actions on March 5, 2026.
Appointment
- Beverly McClellan: The board voted to appoint Beverly McClellan to the Landscape Advisory Commission to fill a vacancy with a term to expire in 2026. Clerk Stenzel administered the oath of office.
Resolutions and ordinances approved
- Gateway sign resolution: The board approved a license to construct and maintain gateway improvements at Harlem and Long Common to be paid from Business District 1 funds; estimated construction cost is $152,640 and staff noted the district fund balance will be temporarily negative after completion and is expected to recover in 2027.
- Ordinance on special events and food trucks: The board adopted an ordinance amending the village code to add special-event fees (including a $45-per-day parking-lot rental fee when a public lot is taken offline) and to set limits and permitting rules for special-event food trucks (temporary food-service permit required; permits limited to two times per month per location and not to exceed 50 days per year; village-sponsored events exempt).
- Ordinance on administrative adjudication fees: The board adopted an ordinance to place certain fees in the fee schedule and add a $30 administrative processing fee to cover adjudication hearing costs; the fee will apply only when a liable finding is entered or when a person requests to appear and does not attend adjudication.
- Fee schedule: The board voted to adopt an amended fee schedule to reflect the food truck and administrative adjudication fee changes.
Executive session
- The board voted to adjourn to executive session to discuss the setting of a price for sale or lease of public property and probable or imminent litigation; no final action was planned that evening.
Votes: Each of the listed actions was approved by roll-call vote; the meeting record shows unanimous approval among trustees present for the motions taken.
Appointment
- Beverly McClellan: The board voted to appoint Beverly McClellan to the Landscape Advisory Commission to fill a vacancy with a term to expire in 2026. Clerk Stenzel administered the oath of office.
Resolutions and ordinances approved
- Gateway sign resolution: The board approved a license to construct and maintain gateway improvements at Harlem and Long Common to be paid from Business District 1 funds; estimated construction cost is $152,640 and staff noted the district fund balance will be temporarily negative after completion and is expected to recover in 2027.
- Ordinance on special events and food trucks: The board adopted an ordinance amending the village code to add special-event fees (including a $45-per-day parking-lot rental fee when a public lot is taken offline) and to set limits and permitting rules for special-event food trucks (temporary food-service permit required; permits limited to two times per month per location and not to exceed 50 days per year; village-sponsored events exempt).
- Ordinance on administrative adjudication fees: The board adopted an ordinance to place certain fees in the fee schedule and add a $30 administrative processing fee to cover adjudication hearing costs; the fee will apply only when a liable finding is entered or when a person requests to appear and does not attend adjudication.
- Fee schedule: The board voted to adopt an amended fee schedule to reflect the food truck and administrative adjudication fee changes.
Executive session
- The board voted to adjourn to executive session to discuss the setting of a price for sale or lease of public property and probable or imminent litigation; no final action was planned that evening.
Votes: Each of the listed actions was approved by roll-call vote; the meeting record shows unanimous approval among trustees present for the motions taken.
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