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Stephenson County board approves RFP to add ADA-compliant basement restroom at courthouse
Summary
The county board approved a request for proposals to build an ADA-compliant restroom in the Stephenson County courthouse basement after receiving a grant award for that portion of a larger ADA application. The board also authorized posting the RFP and asked staff to fix a broken web link before publication.
The Stephenson County Board approved a request for proposals on a renovation to make the courthouse basement restroom accessible to people with disabilities, board members confirmed during their meeting.
County staff told the board they applied to a state ADA grant program through the Illinois Supreme Court for three possible courthouse improvements — a new front door, a second-floor accessible restroom and accessibility work in the basement — and were awarded funding only for the basement restroom. Staff said they prepared an RFP for the awarded work and distributed it to board members before the vote.
The board voted to approve the RFP for the ADA renovation by voice vote. Board members discussed that the basement restroom will allow probation clients and other courthouse visitors who use wheelchairs or walkers to use a restroom without needing to travel to upper floors. Staff and a board member also noted the front-door and second-floor restroom remain priorities for future grant applications.
Staff asked board members to keep preliminary grant and RFP details confidential until the RFP is posted. A board member noted the RFP packet contained an out-of-date website link; staff said they would fix the link before publishing the RFP.
Votes at a glance
- Motion: Approve request for proposals for ADA renovation (courthouse basement restroom). Outcome: approved by voice vote. Mover: not specified. Second: not specified. Vote tally: voice vote; “All in favor” recorded, no roll-call tally provided. (Transcript excerpt: "We'll make a motion to approve the request for proposals for ADA renovation screen." to "All in favor? Uh-huh.")
- Other procedural votes taken during the meeting (agenda, minutes, budget approvals, adjourn): see separate entries below. All were recorded as approved by voice vote; specific roll-call tallies were not provided in the transcript.
Background and next steps
County staff said they will post the final RFP to the county website and proceed with competitive bids. The board indicated it will reapply next year for the remaining ADA items (front door and second-floor restroom) if funding opportunities continue.
