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Votes at a glance: Morton trustees approve FY2026 budget, sewer-equipment purchase, water main easement and enter closed session
Summary
At the Village of Morton meeting trustees approved the final FY2026 budget, authorized a $396,424 purchase of a Vactor sewer-cleaning unit, accepted a 10-foot water main easement from P Americas LLC, approved the consent agenda (minutes and bills) and voted to go into closed session under the Illinois Open Meetings Act.
Trustees for the Village of Morton approved a slate of administrative and capital items, including the final fiscal year 2026 budget, a wastewater-equipment purchase, a water main easement and a motion to move into closed session.
Why it matters: The FY2026 budget contains capital spending for infrastructure and buildings; a nearly $400,000 equipment purchase and an easement tied to the Flint Avenue project were both approved and are expected to affect public-works operations and construction progress in the village.
The consent agenda was approved early in the meeting and included approval of the March 17, 2025, minutes and the payment of bills.
Budget: The village administrator requested approval of the final FY2026 budget. Trustees moved and seconded the item; the administrator said overall expenses are higher because of capital costs for infrastructure and buildings and that a copy of the budget is in trustees packets. Roll-call votes recorded in the transcript show the motion passed.
Sewer equipment: Director of public works asked trustees to accept a Sourcewell proposal from Co Equipment for a new Vactor 2112i24 combination sewer cleaner on a Freightliner chassis for the wastewater department in the amount of $396,424. The purchase includes a trade-in and guaranteed buyback for the villages 2019 Vactor in the amount of $150,250 and is included in the FY2026 budget. The director said the unit is the departments frontline wastewater vehicle, that delivery will take about a year, and that a seven-year buyback provision applied. Trustees approved the purchase by roll call.
Water main easement: Trustees approved Resolution 41-25, accepting a 10-foot water-main easement from P Americas LLC as part of the Flint Avenue project; the director of public works said the easement area is in front of a Pepsi facility, runs parallel to IDOT right-of-way, and took more than a year to secure. The resolution passed by roll call.
Closed session: Trustees approved a motion to enter closed session under 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2) to discuss collective negotiating matters between the village and its employees or their representatives; the motion was seconded and passed on roll call.
Votes at a glance (items recorded in meeting transcript): - Consent agenda (approval of minutes and bills): approved (motion moved and seconded; roll call recorded). - Final FY2026 budget: approved (motion passed by roll call). - Vactor purchase (Sourcewell / Co Equipment): approved, $396,424 (includes $150,250 trade-in; delivery ~1 year; seven-year buyback). - Resolution 41-25 (water main easement from P Americas LLC): approved (10-foot easement along Flint Avenue project). - Closed session under 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2): approved (motion to enter closed session).
No public hearings or public comments were held during the meeting.
