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Votes at a glance: Morton Grove board approves village hall design contract, fireworks and carnival vendors, fee update and maintenance contract
Summary
At its March 11 meeting the Morton Grove Village Board approved multiple resolutions and an ordinance — most by unanimous recorded votes — including a $1.63 million architectural contract for a new Village Hall and police station and vendor contracts for fireworks and carnival services.
At its March 11 meeting the Morton Grove Village Board completed multiple formal actions. Key outcomes:
• Resolution 25.12 — FGM Architects: Approved 6–0 to authorize architectural services for a combined Village Hall and Police Station at 6201 Dempster Street. Estimated contract total with selected options: $1,625,590. (Motion: Trustee Thill; Second: Trustee Travis.)
• Ordinance 25-08 — Building permit plan-review fees: Second reading and approval, 6–0. The ordinance amends Title 1, Chapter 11, Section 4 to update fees for building permit plan reviews. (Motion: Trustee Khan; Second: Trustee Phil.) Specific fee amounts were not read into the record during the meeting.
• Resolution 25-10 — Fireworks contract with Johnny Rockets Fireworks Display Company: Approved 6–0. The contract for 2025 includes an option to extend for 2026–2028. Fee options presented start at $30,000 for 2025, rising to $32,500 (2026) and $35,000 (2027); the village administrator is authorized to execute extensions without further board action if warranted. (Motion: Trustee Mink; Second: Trustee Shiba.)
• Resolution 25-11 — Carnival contract with North American Midway All Star Amusement Inc.: Approved 6–0. The vendor was selected through an RFP and the village receives a percentage of gross income under the vendor agreement. (Motion: Trustee Mink; Second: Trustee Shiba.)
• Resolution 25-13 — HH Electric Company contract for traffic-signal and street-light maintenance: Approved 6–0. (Motion: Trustee Phil; Second: Trustee Travis.)
• Warrant register for 03/11/2025: Approved 6–0. Amount: $942,597.13. (Motion: Trustee Conley; Second: Trustee Mink.)
• Procedural motions: Appointment of Trustee Witko as mayor pro tem for the meeting (motion carried by voice vote) and approval of the Feb. 25, 2025 meeting minutes (voice vote) were both recorded.
Several items were introduced for first reading only and were not voted on at the meeting, including ordinances to set commencement dates for newly elected trustees and changes to boards and commissions, a proposed hotels and motels regulation ordinance (first reading) and a bicycle-code amendment (introduced). The board also received informational reports, including election early-voting locations and deadlines.
The actions above were recorded by roll call where noted; each recorded vote produced six yeses and no recorded nos or abstentions for the listed items.
