Manteno board approves building‑code update, storage‑building contract, camera rebate extension and IMRF appointment

The Manteno Village Board on Monday approved an omnibus consent agenda that included a housekeeping ordinance tying the village’s building‑code citation to the state’s latest code, extension of a camera rebate program, appointment of a new Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) authorized agent, a contract award for a Public Works cold‑storage building and payment of bills totaling $70,140.72.

Trustee Geske, who introduced the building‑code item, said the village is adopting language that references the most recent state‑approved codes so the municipality does not have to update the ordinance each time the state changes its standards: “The state mandates those and rather than change the ordinance every time when they have a new year, so we've kinda just put the same language in there that we have for…