Manteno trustees approve code update, surplus sale, animal control IGA and $61,174.94 in bills in omnibus vote

The Village of Manteno Board of Trustees approved a consent agenda and related motions at its Feb. 3 meeting that covered code updates, surplus equipment sales, an intergovernmental animal control agreement and payment of bills totaling $61,174.94.

The consent package included four items: Ordinance 24‑18, an ordinance amending and updating provisions of the Manteno Municipal Code pertaining to officers, boards, commissions, bureaus and public property; Ordinance 24‑19, authorizing the sale of personal property and surplus equipment (a 2013 Ford Transit minivan was discussed as surplus); Resolution 24‑15, approving an intergovernmental agreement between Kankakee County and the Village of Manteno for animal control services following the retirement of the village’s animal control officer; and authorization of payment of bills in the amount of $61,174.94 (no TIF bills included).

The board first moved to take an omnibus roll-call vote. The initial motion to take the bundled vote passed with a roll call that registered Yes from Trustees Boyce, Boudreaux, Dole, Crockett, Gieske and Phillips. A subsequent motion to approve the consent items passed on a roll call vote with the same affirmative responses.

Appointment of a Mayor Pro Tem: With Mayor Tim Nugent absent, the board also moved to appoint Trustee Joel Gieske as Mayor Pro Tem during the meeting; the motion and second were made and a roll call recorded unanimous support.

Why it matters: The animal control agreement with Kankakee County replaces the village’s former single employee animal control officer following a retirement and reflects a shift to shared county services. The surplus ordinance authorizes the village to market and sell a vehicle; the municipal code updates will modernize administrative provisions. The bills payment completes routine municipal financial business.