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Votes at a glance: sewer rate increase, fleet purchase, sewer camera and project change order approved
Summary
Trustees approved several items by voice vote, including the 20% sewer rate increase (5% base); a new sewer-televising camera in CIP; a replacement swap-loader plow truck and equipment for about $270,600; and a business-park change order for $22,706.76.
At the close of multiple agenda items trustees recorded voice votes approving a series of staff recommendations and capital purchases.
Key approved items (voice votes; roll-call tallies not recorded in the transcript):
- Sanitary sewer rate increase: 20% total increase, with 5% applied to the base fee and the remainder applied to volume charges (see separate article for details).
- Sewer televising camera and related equipment (CIP): staff described the village's existing aging camera and recommended a modern system with hose reel, fiber-optic cable, winch/lift features and software/cloud storage. Staff said contract televising could cost roughly $200,000/year if outsourced; the CIP purchase will allow in-house inspections. Trustees approved adding the camera purchase to the CIP and proceeding with procurement.
- Replacement plow/swap-loader truck: trustees approved moving forward with the staff recommendation to purchase a swap-loader truck and related equipment (dual right-hand steering and pretreatment tanks for brine) to allow attachments to be shared across the fleet; staff reported a recommended vendor and a total cost estimate of about $270,600.
- Business Park change order No. 1: trustees approved a change order to address asphalt/milling and valve-box replacement items for a price of $22,706.76.
Votes were taken by voice; the meeting record does not show individual vote tallies for these items. Staff will return with contract documents, procurement steps and implementation details as needed.
