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Votes at a glance: Westmont board actions on Jan. 23, 2025
Summary
Summary of ordinances, purchase orders and motions approved by the Village of Westmont Board of Trustees at the Jan. 23 meeting.
The Village of Westmont Board of Trustees approved a series of routine and substantive items at its Jan. 23 meeting. Key votes included the consent agenda (finance ordinance and purchase orders), several downtown incentive grants and permits, an engineering contract, a three-year dispatch IGA and personnel and administrative items.
Consent agenda and finance: - Finance Ordinance No. 2 in the amount of $2,979,426.69 was included on the consent agenda and approved by roll call. - Purchase orders approved as part of the consent agenda included: • Village of Addison — $298,712.33 for consolidated dispatch and alarm system services (covering services for Jan. 1–Apr. 30). • Mead Incorporated — $130,000 (open purchase order for annual street light locate and repair services; funds encumbered and paid as invoices arrive). • Curry Motors — $61,499 for a Ford Super Duty 250 for the water division (vehicle replacement program; state-bid purchase). • HP Quincy Partners — $304,441.54 representing the CBD TIF economic incentive payment to Quincy Station for incremental property taxes from calendar year 2024 (payment 2 of 10 under a 10-year agreement). - Total consent agenda (finance ordinance + purchase orders) was reported as $3,774,794.46.
Other actions (approved): - Ordinance adopting FY25B downtown incentive program budget and activity targets (see separate article on downtown grants). - Special use/B-1 permits for 216 North Cass Avenue to allow Dolce Vita Day Spa and Salon 4 to operate (approved). - Tier 1 downtown incentive grant to 216 North Cass Avenue for new windows and door ($2,455 grant; project ~ $13,000). - Tier 2 downtown incentive grant to 17 North Cass Avenue for water line and sprinkler installation (grant $50,258; project described as just under $75,000). - Engineering agreement with Thomas Engineering Group LLC for phase 2 design of Residential Alley 7S ($111,845). - Three-year IGA with Village of Addison for police and fire dispatch services (year 1: $826,079; projected increases in years 2 and 3). - Ordinance declaring outdated/unused police-investigation equipment as surplus (approved). - Resolution regarding Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) participation for elected officials (housekeeping item; approved). - Appointment of Amanda Simmski as village clerk (approved; trustees will swear in new clerk at next meeting).
Votes were taken by roll call for all ordinances and grants listed above; motions passed unanimously among trustees present unless noted. Trustee Scales was absent. Several items included brief staff presentations or applicant remarks; the board directed staff to proceed with permitting, grant agreements and contract execution as appropriate.
