Votes at a glance: Pingree Grove board adopts FY25–26 budget, approves contracts and equipment; tabulates traffic signage ordinance
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Summary
The Pingree Grove Board of Trustees adopted the fiscal year 2025–26 budget and approved several contracts, equipment purchases and an ordinance creating a municipal code hearing department at its April 7 meeting; the board also tabled a traffic signage ordinance to allow further outreach.
The Pingree Grove Board of Trustees took several formal actions during its April 7 meeting. The board adopted the fiscal year 2025–26 budget and approved routine operational items and ordinances. Below are the formal actions taken during the meeting and the recorded vote statements from the transcript.
Votes at a glance
- Adoption of fiscal year 2025–26 budget (ordinance). Motion: “I move to authorize an ordinance adopting the fiscal year '20 '20 '5 to '20 '20 '6 budget and authorizing related financial actions.” Outcome: Approved (motion carries). Roll call (as recorded in the meeting): Trustee Trenow — Yes; Trustee Peony — Yes; Trustee Hirschbein — Yes; Trustee Carey — Yes; Trustee Hall — Yes; Trustee Haig — Yes.
- Approval of custodial services agreement with Best Quality Cleaning for fiscal year 2026, not to exceed $24,600. Motion: “I move to accept the proposal from Best Quality Cleaning and authorize a custodial services agreement with Best Quality Cleaning in an amount not to exceed $24,600.” Outcome: Approved (motion carries). Roll call (as recorded): Trustee Peeny — Yes; Trustee Tarnow — Yes; Trustee Hall — Yes; Trustee Carey — Yes; Trustee Hague — Yes; Trustee Hirschfeld — Yes.
- Ordinance establishing a village code hearing department (municipal adjudication). Motion: “I move to approve an ordinance amending the village code to provide a code hearing department.” Outcome: Approved (motion carries). Roll call (as recorded): Trustee Hirshberg — Yes; Trustee Hall — Yes; Trustee Hague — Yes; Trustee Peony — Yes; Trustee Tarnow — Yes; Trustee Kerrey — Yes.
- Authorization to purchase a 2025 John Deere Gator XUV 845 M HVAC UTV in an amount not to exceed $30,973.11. Motion: “I move to approve the purchase of a 2025 John Deere Gator XUV 845 m HVAC in an amount not to exceed $30,973.11.” Outcome: Approved (motion carries). Roll call (as recorded): Trustee Hall — Yes; Trustee Hague — Yes; Trustee Peony — Yes; Trustee Hirshbein — Yes; Trustee Tarnow — Yes; Trustee Carey — Yes.
- Ordinance updating village code traffic schedules and signage: motion to table so staff can consult Cambridge Lakes Charter School and pursue consistent timing. Motion to table passed. Outcome: Tabled (motion carries). Roll call (as recorded): Trustee Hall — Yes; Trustee Haig — Yes; Trustee Carey — Yes; Trustee Tarnow — Yes; Trustee Peony — Yes; Trustee Hirschbein — Yes.
- Consent agenda (approval of minutes from the March 17, 2025 board meeting and warrant list for April 7, 2025 in the amount of $2,329,301.25). Motion: “I move to approve the consent agenda.” Outcome: Approved (motion carries). Roll call (as recorded): Trustee Hague — Yes; Trustee Hirshbein — Yes; Trustee Tarnow — Yes; Trustee Feeney — Yes; Trustee Hall — Yes; Trustee Carey — Yes.
Notes on procedure and attributions
- Motion language is recorded verbatim where available. Where a motion was voiced as “I move…” in the transcript but no speaker name immediately preceded that line, the article reports the verbatim motion and the roll call as recorded. If the transcript did not name the mover or seconder, this summary does not attribute those actions to a specific individual.
- The municipal adjudication ordinance discussion clarified that moving violations (speeding and other moving violations) are not eligible for local adjudication and remain under the county court system, per the discussion recorded at the meeting.