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Votes at a glance: Hinsdale board approves accounts payable and adopts two ordinances; several consent items moved
Summary
At the April 22 meeting the board recorded roll‑call votes to approve accounts payable, adopt a municipal grocery tax ordinance effective 2026 and raise the village manager's contracting authority; multiple consent agenda items were also approved by roll call.
Formal roll‑call actions at the Hinsdale Village Board meeting on April 22 included approval of accounts payable, passage of a grocery tax ordinance to take effect in 2026 and an amendment to the purchasing policy increasing the village manager's contracting authority.
Accounts payable: Trustees moved to approve accounts payable for the period April 16 through April 22, 2025, in the aggregate amount of $521,558.38. The motion passed on a roll call vote. Recorded votes included: Trustee Fashman (Aye), Trustee Braden (Aye), Trustee Siffler (Aye), Trustee Fisher (Aye), Trustee Burns (Aye) and Trustee Venkat (Aye).
Consent agenda: Trustees moved to approve consent agenda items 7B through 7F by roll call; the motion passed. Recorded roll‑call names were entered in the transcript during the roll call.
Municipal grocery tax: The board approved an ordinance implementing a municipal grocery retailers occupation tax and a municipal grocery service occupation tax to replace expiring state grocery tax authority; the village's replacement tax would take effect January 1, 2026, and staff estimated roughly $650,000 in annual revenue if adopted. The motion to adopt the ordinance passed on roll call with recorded yeas including Trustee Cashinat, Trustee Braden, Trustee Stifler, Trustee Fisher, Trustee Burns and Trustee Venkat.
Purchasing authority: Trustees approved an ordinance amending the village code and purchasing policy manual to raise the village manager's purchasing authority from $20,000 to $25,000 (the amount cited as the maximum for municipalities of Hinsdale's size under state law). The motion passed on a roll call vote with trustees recorded as voting aye.
Minutes and closed‑session minutes: Motions to approve minutes of prior meetings (regular and closed sessions) were made and carried by roll call. The transcript records roll‑call affirmations for minutes motions with trustees stating “Aye” and one instance of an abstention recorded for the regular minutes.
