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Board approves bills and several procurement items, adopts electricity-purchase resolution
Summary
At its Feb. 24 meeting the Village Board approved the bills and payroll, adopted Resolution 202501 to buy commercial electricity through the Northern Illinois Municipal Electric Collaborative, and approved several procurement proposals for the new public safety facility and a police vehicle.
The Village Board voted on multiple agenda items at its Feb. 24 meeting, approving bills and payroll and several procurement and contract items.
Votes at a glance
- Bills and payroll: The board approved a motion to pay bills and payroll in the amount of $611,506.65. Roll-call votes recorded trustees present voting yes.
- Resolution 202501 (electricity contract): The board adopted Resolution 202501 authorizing the village administrator to enter into a contract to purchase electricity for village commercial accounts through the Northern Illinois Municipal Electric Collaborative bid process. The resolution as recorded passed on roll call.
- Audio-visual equipment, public safety facility: The board approved a proposal from Definitive Resources for audio-visual equipment for the new public safety facility community room in the amount of $8,948.25. The work includes PTZ camera, wiring, ceiling speakers, microphones and installation labor.
- Excavation (black dirt) for public safety parking lot: The board approved a proposal from MGM Excavating for excavation of black dirt at the new public safety facility parking lot in the amount of $5,675; the contractor will place material on the existing stockpile as discussed with the engineer/contractor.
- Stone and asphalt, public safety parking lot: The board approved a proposal from Matthew Paving for stone and asphalt installation at the new public safety facility parking lot in the amount of $12,550.
- Police vehicle purchase: The board authorized the police department to purchase a 2025 Dodge Ram 1500 SSV from Thompson Dodge (Thompson Dodge awarded via cooperative) in the amount of $43,562; the purchase will come from the police SEPSA fund in the fiscal 25-26 budget. The lead time for the vehicle is 10–12 weeks.
Each of the above motions was seconded and approved by roll call; the meeting record shows trustees present voting yes on the recorded roll calls. The transcript records no failed votes for these items.
The board's approvals included budget and procurement references on the record but did not include detailed funding breakouts beyond the police vehicle fund identification. For the public-safety facility work, contractors and contract amounts were listed in the motions and carried by roll call.
The meeting did not include ordinance readings or other legislative items requiring additional readings; the items listed above were routine procurement and contract authorizations.
