Riverwoods trustees approve consent agenda, three contracts and a $5,000 donation; adopt high-water-bill adjustment policy

Riverwoods trustees approved multiple routine and substantive measures at their meeting, including joining the Joint Emergency Telephone System Board (ETSB), a $5,000 donation to the Center for Enriched Living and three administrative contracts. The board also adopted a new utility-billing policy for high water bills caused by leaks.

The board voted to approve the consent agenda enabling Riverwoods to become a party to the Joint Emergency Telephone System Board (ETSB). Trustees Andy Eastman, Laura Trevino, Les Raff (read by another speaker as Trustee Smith), and Trustee Jamerson cast aye votes and the motion passed.

The board approved a $5,000 donation to the Center for Enriched Living (CEL). Herb Washington, executive director of CEL, addressed the board about CEL’s local programming and facilities. After a motion and second, Trustees Jamerson, Smith, Trevino and Eastman voted aye and the motion passed; the mayor said absent trustees had been briefed and supported the donation.

Trustees also approved a master professional services agreement with Tesco Associates for community planning services. The agreement is intended as an overarching contract to which individual project addenda will be attached; the board heard that hourly rates are unchanged from the prior arrangement. The motion passed on a roll call vote of Smith, Trevino, Eastman and Jamerson.

The board approved an accounting services contract with Lauterbach and Eamon for an amount not to exceed $10,000 to provide interim accounting assistance while the village continues recruiting an accounting manager. Trustees Trevino, Eastman, Jamerson and Smith voted aye.

Finally, after discussion, the board adopted a utility-billing policy to allow a one-time adjustment for residential customers with a confirmed leak who meet set requirements (see related coverage). Trustees Eastman, Jamerson, Smith and Trevino voted aye and the motion passed.

Votes at a glance - Consent agenda (including joining ETSB): passed; aye — Eastman, Jamerson, Smith, Trevino. Motion recorded as passed. - Donation — Center for Enriched Living, $5,000: passed; aye — Jamerson, Smith, Trevino, Eastman. - Professional services agreement — Tesco Associates (master contract with addenda): passed; aye — Smith, Trevino, Eastman, Jamerson. - Accounting services contract — Lauterbach & Eamon, not to exceed $10,000: passed; aye — Trevino, Eastman, Jamerson, Smith. - Utility-billing policy for high water-bill adjustments: passed; aye — Eastman, Jamerson, Smith, Trevino.

The board scheduled its next Committee of the Whole for Tuesday, Nov. 4 at 6:30 p.m., followed by a regular meeting at 7:30 p.m.