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Gurnee board approves payroll, bills and a package of street, IT and zoning measures
Summary
At its May 5 meeting the Village of Gurnee approved payroll of $1,000,046.47, bills of $821,879.25 and a consent package including MFT street work, commitment of Rebuild Illinois bond funds, a sewer easement, a moratorium extension on accessory structures over 600 sq ft, and multi-year IT and broadband agreements.
The Village of Gurnee Board on May 5 approved payroll totaling $1,000,046.47 and bills totaling $821,879.25 and adopted a consent package of resolutions and ordinances that included street maintenance funding, utility easements, a temporary zoning moratorium and multi-year information-technology and broadband contracts.
Key approvals recorded in the meeting minutes: - Payroll for period ending April 18, 2025: $1,000,046.47 (motion passed by roll call). - Bills for the period ending May 5, 2025: $821,879.25 (approved by roll call). - Resolution 2025-05: Authorizing maintenance and improvements of streets and highways under the Illinois Highway Code (Motor Fuel Tax program). - Resolution 2025-06: Committing local funds in conjunction with Rebuild Illinois bond funds. - Ordinance 2025-37: Authorizing a public utility and sanitary sewer easement agreement for properties along Washington Street. - Ordinance 2025-38: Extending a moratorium on construction of accessory structures that exceed 600 square feet within residential zoning districts by amending Ordinance 2024-45. - Approval of a 3-year enterprise agreement with Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (Esri) for GIS software: annual cost $42,200; total three-year cost $126,600 (State of Illinois Department of Innovation and Technology contract). - Approval of a 3-year broadband service order with the Illinois Century Network (ICN): annual cost $20,322; total three-year cost $60,966 (State of Illinois Department of Innovation and Technology contract). - Transfer/issuance of a Class 2 Tobacco Sales License to Yasin to operate Cloud 9 Smoke Shop at 3567 Grand Avenue (transfer of an existing license; total number of class-2 licenses remains five). - Approval of contract oversight for the MFT road resurfacing project with Kimley-Horn at a proposed hourly rate of $150; oversight billed only for hours used. - Ordinance 2025-40: Amendments to the Village of Gurnee personnel policy manual (annual updates including supplemental employment, deferred comp, leave policies, military leave, group insurance coverage and orientation period; HR director Christine Palmeri was available for questions and the board described the changes as procedural).
How they voted: most consent items, payroll and bills were approved by unanimous roll-call votes (6-0), with motions and seconds from trustees recorded in the minutes.
Why it matters: the package authorizes routine municipal spending, sets the legal framework for upcoming street work and sewer easements, maintains a temporary zoning limit on large accessory structures, and secures multiyear IT and broadband services for village operations. The Kimley-Horn oversight contract is intended to provide engineering oversight for the MFT resurfacing work at an hourly rate and with no minimum billing commitment.
Provenance: these items were presented on the consent agenda and during new business; the meeting transcript records motions, seconds and roll-call votes for each listed item.
