Village approves consent agenda including $400,736.78 invoices and multiple contracts and purchases

The Village Board approved the Aug. 18 consent agenda, which combined routine items and several spending and permitting approvals. The invoice list for Aug. 18 totaled $400,736.78 and was approved as part of the consent package. Other approvals included a resolution authorizing a contract with the Langton Group for siding services in an amount not to exceed $53,730 and a contract for concrete curb and sidewalk replacement with TCD Concrete Works Inc. in an amount not to exceed $71,904.75. The board also authorized issuance of a purchase order for a 30-yard Olympian leaf vacuum from Bonnell Industries Inc. in an amount not to exceed $195,258.80; staff said delivery is anticipated next year and the unit is intended for the 2026 fall leaf collection program. A raffle license was approved for Benedict Kennedy to sell $100 raffle chances beginning Sept. 2, and an ordinance granted a waiver of village code prohibitions on open burning to allow controlled burns by the park district, consistent with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency permit process. Staff recommended approval of items A through I and the board voted by roll call with Trustees Duffy, Olson, Grau and Lesniak recorded as “Aye.”