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Jackson committee recommends $3.86 million promissory note and approves multiple public-works payments and bids
Summary
At its March 11 meeting the Village of Jackson Budget and Finance Committee recommended approval of the sale of about $3.86 million in general obligation promissory notes and recommended or approved a series of pay requests, contracts and bids for wastewater, roads, and facility projects.
The Village of Jackson Budget and Finance Committee on March 11 moved a package of financing and contracting actions to support street reconstruction, wastewater work and facility projects, recommending the Village Board approve a $3.86 million general obligation promissory note and approving several pay requests and low bids.
The committee recommended approval of Resolution 2056, which would authorize the sale of approximately $3,860,000 in general obligation promissory notes, series 2025A, to fund a group of capital projects. Committee members also approved or recommended approval of contracts, pay requests and a Clean Water Fund loan request tied to wastewater and street work.
Committee members emphasized that the promissory-note amount aligns with the village's financial management plan and will fund several projects already reviewed in the plan, including the Hickory Lane reconstruction and final lift of asphalt. Staff explained the note amount was slightly higher than forecast because issuance costs were consolidated into the note rather than being charged to special revenue funds.
Key actions taken or recommended by the committee included approvals or recommendations for pay requests to contractors, the acceptance of low bids and a professional services agreement. The committee voted on (or recommended to the Village Board) pay requests to J. H. Hassinger for work on the wastewater treatment plant tertiary filters and disinfection project, a Clean Water Fund loan request for the 2024 wastewater project, a letter-of-credit reduction for the Laurel Springs subdivision, and the low bid for the Hickory Lane reconstruction project.
Votes at a glance
- Approval of minutes for the Feb. 11, 2025 Budget and Finance Committee meeting: motion carried (voice vote). - Approval of February 2025 check register and treasurer's report: motion carried (voice vote). - Pay request No. 11, Wastewater Treatment Plant (J. H. Hassinger): $293,075 — motion carried (voice vote). - Pay request No. 12, Wastewater Treatment Plant (J. H. Hassinger): $561,230.55 — motion carried (voice vote). - Clean Water Fund loan request No. 9, 2024 wastewater treatment plant project: $861,666.04 — motion carried (voice vote). - Letter of credit reduction No. 4, Laurel Springs No. 1 (Belinski Homes): $103,512 — motion carried (voice vote); noted purpose: street trees. - Professional services agreement, wastewater treatment plant aeration basins and service building design (Town and Country Engineering): $255,000 — motion carried (voice vote). - Purchase of sewer utility service truck (quote not to exceed): $118,275 — motion carried (voice vote). - Low bid for 2025 final lift of asphalt (Start Pavement Corp): $174,334 — motion carried (voice vote). - Low bid for 2025 Hickory Lane reconstruction (Vinton Construction): $2,156,363.50 — motion carried (voice vote). - Pay request No. 8, Jackson Community Center expansion project (Moore Construction Services): $296,154.90 — motion carried (voice vote). - Resolution 2055, amendment to the 2025 general fund budget: committee moved to recommend Village Board approval — motion carried (voice vote). - Resolution 2056, sale of approximately $3,860,000 in general obligation promissory notes, series 2025A: committee moved to recommend Village Board approval — motion carried (voice vote). - Replacement of 2005 Pierce fire engine (Pierce Manufacturing), not-to-exceed $1,309,907: discussion deferred to Village Board for presentation; no committee approval recorded.
Most motions were approved by voice vote; the meeting record shows "motion carries" after each vote and does not include a roll-call tally. Several motions were explicitly framed as "recommend[ations] to the Village Board." Where the committee approved vendor pay requests and bid acceptances, staff indicated those items had previously been reviewed by the Board of Public Works.
Committee business concluded with no public commenters and an adjournment motion that carried by voice vote.
The actions move significant capital and utility work forward: the Hickory Lane contract and the promissory-note authorization together represent the largest single-dollar items on the agenda, while the Clean Water Fund loan and multiple pay requests advance ongoing wastewater plant work.
