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Finance committee clears vehicle purchases, police equipment and fiscal-year budget amendments
Summary
The council approved vehicle purchases for public works and police, added billing rates for security details, and approved budget amendments and encumbrances for FY2026 as recommended by the finance director.
On May 19 the Belleville City Council, on a motion from the finance committee, approved several purchases and fiscal adjustments recommended by staff.
The finance committee motion included: a not-to-exceed $10,000 contract with Gonzales Companies LLC for Illinois EPA compliance assistance at the sanitation department; authorization to waive formal bidding and purchase two new 2025 Freightliner tandem-axle and single-axle chassis snow dump units (unit prices listed as $245,876 and $224,032) under a sourcewell contract; addition of captain and lieutenant stipend billing rates for hired security details; authorization to waive formal bidding and purchase six 2025 Ford Explorer police utility vehicles and have them outfitted for $388,680; approval to dispose of surplus property from campus assets; and approval of FY2026 budget amendments and encumbrances from the prior year as recommended by the finance director.
Alderperson Whitaker presented the finance committee items; roll-call voting on the motions recorded affirmative votes and the motions carried.
Why it matters: the authorized purchases update the city’s fleet for snow removal and police response, add billing rates for security details, and implement budget adjustments and encumbrances for the coming fiscal year.
Details and next steps: the council waived formal bidding for specified chassis and vehicles and approved vendor and outfitting amounts; the meeting record does not specify delivery timelines or operating cost impacts.
