Hinsdale trustees approve routine contracts, licenses and labor agreements; multiple items pass on consent

The Village Board of Trustees on April 15 approved a slate of routine and substantive items in a single meeting, including contract awards, a liquor license, payroll and accounts-payable authorizations and collective bargaining agreements for police and firefighters.

The approvals came largely on the consent agenda or by recorded roll call votes. Board members recorded unanimous or near-unanimous votes on the listed items.

Among the items approved: the accounts-payable list for March 19–April 15, 2025, totaling $1,210,309.01; a class B2 liquor license for Pronto Sandwiches, LLC at 114 S. Washington; design engineering services for the 2026 resurfacing program; the 2025 sidewalk construction contract; a three-year GIS services agreement; and collective bargaining agreements with the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police Labor Council and with the Illinois Association of Fire Fighters. The board also referred a development application for 620 N. Oak Street to the planning commission for review.

Board members recorded roll-call “Aye” votes for the major items. For example, the accounts-payable motion was moved and seconded and passed on a roll call that recorded Trustee Paschen, Trustee Braden, Trustee Siffler, Trustee Fisher, Trustee Burns and Trustee Banks as voting Aye. Similar roll-call tallies were recorded for the liquor license and the labor agreements.

Several contract awards were presented as routine and placed on consent: an engineering contract for the 2026 resurfacing program to Christopher Burke Engineering (not to exceed $289,000); a construction contract for the 2025 sidewalk program to Suburban Concrete (not to exceed $127,000, budgeted at $156,000); and a three-year GIS services contract with Gewalt Hamilton Associates (total $151,680 over three years). The board also approved an agreement with Teska Associates for planning support (not to exceed $50,000 per year) on the consent agenda.

On labor contracts, the board approved a collective-bargaining resolution with the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police Labor Council and a separate resolution with the Illinois Association of Fire Fighters. Both agreements restructure pay steps for new hires and include multi-year increases: a 3% increase for 2026 and a 3% increase for 2027 were described for the police agreement; similar step/equity adjustments and multi-year increases were approved for firefighters to address hiring and retention concerns.

Other consent items included the payment of two routine accounts-payable batches and routine temporary-use permits for outdoor dining that were unchanged from prior years. A small equipment customization charge for the recently purchased snorkel fire truck ($26,417) was also approved as part of the consent items.

The approvals were presented by staff and moved by trustees as part of the consent agenda; the board recorded roll-call votes for the listed items. No item on the consent agenda was the subject of a recorded Nay vote during the meeting.

Votes at a glance (selected items): - Approve minutes of the March 18, 2025 regular meeting — approved (roll call recorded Aye by the trustees present). - Approve accounts payable — $1,210,309.01 — approved (roll call recorded Aye by the trustees present). - Award design engineering (2026 resurfacing) to Christopher Burke Engineering — not to exceed $289,000 — approved (consent). - Award 2025 sidewalk construction to Suburban Concrete — not to exceed $127,000 (budget $156,000) — approved (consent). - Accept three-year GIS services proposal from Gewalt Hamilton Associates — $151,680 over three years — approved (consent). - Approve agreement with Teska Associates for planning support — up to $50,000/year — approved (consent). - Approve class B2 liquor license ordinance for Pronto Sandwiches, LLC (114 S. Washington) — approved (roll call recorded Aye). - Approve collective bargaining agreement with Illinois Fraternal Order of Police Labor Council — approved (roll call recorded Aye). - Approve collective bargaining agreement with Illinois Association of Fire Fighters — approved (roll call recorded Aye).

The board advanced a number of other staff recommendations on the consent agenda without separate debate. Items requiring additional public hearings or review, such as the 620 N. Oak Street referral for subdivision and site plan review, were referred to the planning commission as noted in separate agenda items.

The board adjourned after trustee comments and a brief citizen comment period.