TRUSTEES
JUDY ABRAHAM
VERINA HORNE
SHERMAN C. JONES
JUDY MILLER
ANDREA SENIOR
JOHN TIERNEY
Village of Broadview
Municipal Building
2350 South 25th Avenue • Broadview, Illinois 60155-3800
1-708-681-3600 • FAX 1-708-681-2018
KATRINA R. THOMPSON, President (Mayor)
VILLAGE CLERK
KEVIN MCGRIER
VILLAGE ADMINISTRATOR
LETISA JONES
FINANCE DIRECTOR
TIMOTHY HICKS, CPA
TREASURER
THOMAS HOOD
VILLAGE ATTORNEYS
DEL GALDO LAW GROUP, LLC
March 19, 2020
Dear Residents,
In the Village of Broadview, there is no higher priority than the safety and well-being of our residents, staff, and business stakeholders.
Your health, safety, and well-being are among our highest priorities in the Village of Broadview. With recent developments regarding COVID-19 (the 2019 novel Coronavirus), we want to take a moment to reinforce best-practice preventative safety measures and reference our process and procedures to keep Village of Broadview healthy.
First, it is important to remember that at this time, according to the Centers for Disease Control, as of today there are 422 confirmed cases of the Coronavirus and 4 deaths in the State of Illinois. As an agency, we are closely monitoring the situation and are taking guidance from the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH). The immediate health risk to the public in Illinois and the United States remains low.
We encourage residents, staff and our partner organizations to be mindful of preventative measures that can be taken. The CDC offers some tips on its website that can be useful in preventing many types of illnesses, including the flu. In addition, please remember that if you are sick, you should not be at work. Anyone should be fever-free for 24 hours before returning to work after an illness. Staying home when staff are sick is one of the critical pieces of workplace illness prevention.
Proactive Steps to Stay Healthy
The 2019 novel Coronavirus is believed to be spread through the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes, much in the way influenza, and other respiratory viruses spread. Because of this, individuals are encouraged to follow these common-sense practices:
- Wash hands regularly for at least 20 seconds using soap and water.
- Avoid the touching of eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.
- Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
- Staff are asked to stay home if they exhibit cold or flu-like symptoms.
- Cover mouth and nose with the inside of the arm or with a tissue when coughing or sneezing. Throw the tissue away immediately. Wash hands as soon as possible afterward.
Additional information is available from the Illinois Department of Public Health at their Coronavirus- 2019 (COVID-2019) website http://www.dph.illinois.gov/topics-services/diseases-andconditions/diseases-a-z-list/coronavirus. the COVID-19 Hotline at 1 (800) 889-3931.
We will continue to monitor this situation closely in the days and weeks to come. We will continue to take guidance from the IDPH and communicate the information on our website www.broadview-il.gov.
If you have any questions. please do not hesitate to contact us.
We are in this together!
Mayor Katrina Thompson
#BroadviewStrong