Lisle board adopts FY2025–26 budget, approves routine permits and contracts

Mayor Christopher R. Pisac presided over the Village of Lisle board meeting April 7 where members approved the village’s fiscal year 2025–26 budget and a package of routine permits and contracts.

The board adopted the budget for the year beginning May 1, 2025, and ending April 30, 2026. Village staff said the proposed budget advances the village’s strategic priorities, funds public safety and planned infrastructure work, and maintains a stable financial position without new revenue measures. The adopted plan increases sworn police personnel staffing, directs an additional $1,000,000 contribution to the village’s police pension fund, declines local implementation of a grocery tax, and abates $484,757 of the village’s corporate property tax levy.

The budget matter was part of the consent agenda and passed as one item alongside other routine approvals. Village Manager Erp Mode summarized the consent items before the roll call. The consent package also authorized a Memorial Day parade permit for the Lisle VFW, a West Suburban Humane Society event permit for “Barkapalooza,” a one-year fireworks contract following an RFP process (not to exceed $35,000), a license agreement with the Lisle Park District for the July 3 fireworks display, an amended shared-services arrangement for joint IT purchasing with Precient Solutions and Lisle School District, a contract for a diesel fuel island replacement project with Crown Industries (amount stated in the staff report as not to exceed $358,004), and a one-year contract extension with Mark 1 Landscaping for grass mowing (not to exceed $68,460).

Also on the regular agenda the board approved an ordinance granting a special-use permit to expand an existing animal grooming business at 2029 Ogden Avenue, Unit 2W. Director Spatana told the board the Plan Zoning Commission held a public hearing March 19, heard no objections, and recommended approval with staff conditions. The board approved the ordinance on a roll call vote.

Deputy Village Manager/CFO Mitchell presented the village’s third-quarter financial report. Mitchell reported year-to-date general fund revenues through January at about $17.6 million and general fund expenditures of $13,083,342 (both figures presented in the online quarterly report). Mitchell said sales-tax receipts included in that report do not reflect the January sales tax release that arrived the prior Friday. When a trustee asked about an apparent $4.8 million anomaly in the property-tax line for FY2025, staff said they did not have an immediate explanation and would follow up.

During trustee reports, Trustee Saima requested that the board schedule the recently completed pickleball sound studies for discussion at a future Committee of the Whole meeting: "I would like to have us put that on a Committee of the Whole meeting in the future," Saima said. No board member asked to pull items from the consent agenda, and the consent motion passed unanimously on roll call.

The board approved procedural items earlier in the meeting, including minutes from the March 17 regular Village Board and Committee of the Whole meeting (approved with one abstention) and the April 7 invoice list totaling $1,227,122.49.

Votes at a glance - Approve minutes (03/17/2025): approved (roll call: Trustee Mullin — Aye; Trustee Greco — Aye; Trustee Duffy — Abstain; Trustee Lesniak — Aye; Trustee Olson/Olsen — Aye; Trustee Sinema/Simon — Aye; Mayor Pisac — Aye). Outcome: approved. - Approve invoice list (04/07/2025) in amount of $1,227,122.49: approved (unanimous roll call). Outcome: approved. - Consent agenda items A–H (special event permits; FY2025–26 budget adoption; fireworks contract not to exceed $35,000; park-district license for July 3 display; amended IT shared-services agreement with Precient Solutions and intergovernmental agreement with Lisle School District; diesel fuel island replacement contract with Crown Industries not to exceed $358,004 as stated in staff report; one‑year Mark 1 Landscaping extension not to exceed $68,460): approved (unanimous roll call). Outcome: approved. - Ordinance approving special-use permit for animal grooming services at 2029 Ogden Avenue, Unit 2W: approved (roll call). Outcome: approved.

What happened next / follow-up - Staff to follow up on the property-tax line-item discrepancy that a trustee flagged during the financial report. The transcript records that staff did not have the explanation at the meeting and said they would get back to the board. - Trustee Saima’s request to add the pickleball sound-study results to a future Committee of the Whole agenda was supported by at least one other trustee and will be scheduled for further discussion.

Ending note The meeting concluded with a unanimous motion to adjourn; the board scheduled the Committee of the Whole to follow at 7:30 p.m. to continue other business.