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Key votes at the meeting included:

- Consent agenda (minutes of 01/23/2025; Finance Ordinance Number 3 at $1,455,082.16; five purchase orders; Spring Fling permits; Westmont Lions Club hotel/motel grant; December 2024 monthly treasurer’s report): motion passed by roll call. Several purchase orders were listed in the consent materials; the meeting record states the total of the purchase orders together with Finance Ordinance Number 3 is $2,087,770.16. The Lions Club representatives (Mr. Plomin and a site tech, Dan) briefly addressed the board following approval.

- Engineering agreement: the board approved an ordinance to enter an engineering services agreement with Premier Engineers Ltd. for phase 2 design engineering of the 2025 MFT resurfacing project in the amount of $27,220. Trustee Barker moved the motion and Trustee Little seconded; roll call approved the ordinance.

- IDOT resolution (Illinois Highway Code): the board approved a resolution to appropriate $1,860,000 of Motor Fuel Tax funds for the village’s 2025 MFT resurfacing project. The resolution, required under the Illinois Highway Code, passed on roll call.

- Surplus property ordinances: the board declared outdated or unused items from the Public Works Department and from Village Hall administrative storage to be surplus and authorized disposal; both ordinances passed on roll call.

- Fleet services IGA with Oak Brook: the board voted to postpone action on an intergovernmental agreement for the Westmont Fleet Division to provide fleet maintenance services to the Village of Oak Brook. The item was deferred to the Public Works Committee meeting on March 20.

- Executive session: the board voted to adjourn to executive session to discuss the potential purchase of real property under Section 2(c)(5) of the Illinois Open Meetings Act and pending litigation involving Tomax Tree Service, IRMA and the Hyatt Estate under Section 2(c)(11).

Several items from the consent agenda included details the board noted for the record: vendor purchase orders listed Curie Motors for two Ford Supercrew trucks (replacement for public works water division), Foster Coach Sales for a new ambulance (noted as a long-lead 2027 delivery), an open purchase order for custodial services with Imperial Service Systems, newsletter publishing with Lithoprint, and parts/labor work with Midwest 911 for vehicle upfits. The board’s published consent materials list vendor and aggregate amounts; the meeting transcript records the consent vote as passed.

No individual motions failed; items postponed (the Oak Brook IGA) were explicitly deferred for further work and committee review. The board’s roll calls for the recorded votes show affirmative votes from present trustees for the listed items.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","2025-02-06 Village of Westmont Regular Board Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","The Westmont Village Board on Feb. 6 approved funding and contracts for the 2025 resurfacing program, declared surplus items, authorized Spring Fling permits and a hotel-motel grant, postponed a fleet IGA with Oak Brook and adjourned into executive session.","taxTitle","Westmont, DuPage County, Illinois","taxId",52068,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6344913,"Westmont manager announces retirement; says he will appoint Mayor Jim Gunther as successor pending board approval",295,421000,716000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2250077-9196f64f8ac05cf4def6846c9f82eef8&start=421&end=716","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2250077-9196f64f8ac05cf4def6846c9f82eef8/thumbnail_421000.jpg","/articles/6344913/Westmont/DuPage-County/Illinois/Westmont-manager-announces-retirement-says-he-will-appoint-Mayor-Jim-Gunther-as-successor-pending-board-approval","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6344913-8d1b252a8e4de96a75e4add6bfe1f585/orig.mp4?Expires=1770445677&Signature=d2wGoY35xOsFV6a-1uD2QeQe6RFYCeZ-v5ySAJ7rN9tivQ5OVuAVF8E68cuFADbtK2SPqx9PUUByf9kd~7Zv9PGDJrwV98AV3KuJjpV60ueoJreCIRv7wlrtcq4Bc2SIIcAUFbAoHeCmx1~WJ~g7psmULEpShwVlfgNsb7kA1-YKkwqh~DSvMqT5a9ZCx1yOjwKF6kjHk8pgjsWHYUyHWEjnlqPn0BO64pJOPIyDdrpGDRV2h296Id7bhNFRh3Gfp6JjsbIhMjaHubbfDG6PEr1~3pq71Nn846XFE0cm8AiCFbdTby8ewXgEQ-4MYWHWtKFUkGV6-h8ncC2alKa9cQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Village Manager Steve May announced at the Westmont Village Board meeting on Feb. 6 that he will retire effective June 1 and said he intends to appoint Mayor Jim Gunther as the next village manager.

May’s announcement came during his report to the board. “I am officially announcing my retirement as village manager. It’ll be effective June 1,” Village Manager Steve May said, adding he had been planning the timing “for well over a year.” He told the board his last meeting will be Thursday, May 28, and that his last day in the office would likely be May 29 because June 1 falls on a Sunday.

May added that, after discussion with board members and staff, “it’s my intention to appoint Jim Gunther as our next Village Manager. He brings a wealth of experience from serving as our Police Chief for several years and most recently as our Chief Public Safety Officer.” May said the formal Village Manager appointment will appear on a future agenda for board approval.

The announcement followed routine reports and ceremonial items at the start of the meeting. May described the village manager role as “very directly tied to the mayor” and said the June 1 timing aligned with organizational needs and the municipal election calendar.

No formal vote or appointment occurred at the Feb. 6 meeting. The board did not act that night to confirm any appointment; Manager May said the appointment would be placed on an upcoming agenda for the board’s official approval.

Background and next steps: May said he has served the village in multiple capacities, including as village manager for the last 10 years and earlier roles in public works and as village engineer. He thanked staff and the community for their support and said the transition will be handled internally. The board and staff will follow the standard agenda process when the appointment is brought forward for a formal vote.

Details recorded at the meeting: May set his effective retirement on June 1, 2025, with his last scheduled board meeting on May 28, 2025, and said the intended appointee, Jim Gunther, is the current mayor and has served as the village’s police chief and as chief public safety officer.","Village Manager Steve May told the Westmont Village Board he will retire effective June 1 and said he intends to appoint Mayor Jim Gunther as the next village manager; the appointment requires future board approval.","actionData","errors"]

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Westmont board approves resurfacing funding, surplus declarations and Spring Fling permits; postpones fleet IGA, moves to executive session

Westmont manager announces retirement; says he will appoint Mayor Jim Gunther as successor pending board approval