The Crest Hill City Council on Jan. 6 approved pay request number 24 from Visserink Construction Incorporated and directed the payment be submitted to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency for approval and disbursement.

Council also approved the city’s list of bills issued through Jan. 7, 2025, in the amount of $627,774.77. Treasurer Glenn Conklin presented the bills list and the council voted to approve both the pay request and the bills on roll-call votes; members present voted yes.

Why it matters: The pay request relates to ongoing construction work (the agenda identified Visserink Construction as the contractor) and requires IEPA disbursement procedures; the bills vote approves city expenditures for payment and affects municipal cash flow.

Supporting details: The motion to approve pay request number 24 was made by Alderperson Overland and seconded by Alderperson Nate Albert. The clerk called roll; each named council member on the roll call voted yes and the motion carried.

The motion to approve the bills was made following Treasurer Glenn Conklin’s presentation of payroll and bills for the period; the roll call recorded unanimous approval. No additional details about the specific line items or the pay request dollar amount were provided in the meeting record beyond the contractor name and the pay-request identifier.

Ending: The pay request will be forwarded to the IEPA for disbursement and the approved bills will be paid in the ordinary course, per the council’s vote.