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Normal council approves omnibus package including security contract and easement vacatur; corrects 2023 levy vote record
Summary
The Normal Town Council unanimously approved an omnibus package of routine items — including a security services contract, subdivisional and easement actions, and a correction to the recorded vote on the 2023 property tax levy — and received and filed expenditures and minutes.
The Normal Town Council unanimously approved an omnibus package of routine items Monday, April 7, 2025, including a continuing security-services proposal with Securitas, conditional subdivision and easement actions for the Blackstone Trail development, a private activity bond volume cap reservation, and a motion to correct the recorded vote on the 2023 property tax levy.
The omnibus motion, moved and seconded without further debate, covered: approval of the minutes of the March 17, 2025 regular council meeting; a report to receive and file town expenditures for payment as of April 2, 2025; a resolution waiving the formal bid process and accepting a proposal for continuing security services with Securitas; an ordinance conditionally vacating easements on lots 177–179 of the Fourth Addition to the Blackstone Trail Subdivision; a resolution conditionally approving the subdivision of those lots by expedited process; an ordinance reserving private activity bond volume cap; and a motion amending the minutes of the Dec. 4, 2023 council meeting to correct the recorded vote on the ordinance authorizing the 2023 property tax levy.
Council members voted by roll call. Missus Lorenz, Miss Harris, Mister Byers, Miss Smith, Mister Preston, Mister McCarthy and Mayor Coos each voted “aye,” approving all items on the omnibus list.
The motion to amend the Dec. 4, 2023 minutes specifically changed the recorded tally on the 2023 property tax levy ordinance from “7 ayes and 0 nays” to “5 ayes and 2 nays,” indicating that Council members Preston and Lorenz had voted no; the minutes change itself was approved as part of the omnibus package.
The council did not request additional discussion on the listed items during the omnibus vote, so no separate motions or amendments were recorded for individual items.
No funding amounts or contract lengths for the Securitas security-services proposal were provided in the meeting discussion; procurement action was described only as a resolution waiving the formal bid process and accepting the proposal.
Votes at a glance
- Omnibus approval (minutes of 03/17/2025; expenditures report as of 04/02/2025; resolution accepting Securitas proposal; ordinance vacating easements on lots 177–179, Fourth Addition, Blackstone Trail Subdivision; resolution conditionally approving subdivision of lots 177–179 by expedited process; ordinance reserving private activity bond volume cap; motion to amend 12/04/2023 minutes): Approved by roll call, unanimous (7–0).
Context and next steps
Because these items were approved under an omnibus motion, the council did not separately debate individual elements at this meeting. Details such as the Securitas contract value, the ordinance numbers, or effective dates were not specified during the roll call and will appear in the formal minutes and contract files if and when posted by town staff.
