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Addison adopts FY2026 appropriations, new drone rule and six-month video-gaming moratorium
Summary
The Village of Addison Board of Trustees on July 7 adopted the FY2026 appropriations ordinance, a new ordinance regulating drone operations near village property during special events, and a six-month moratorium on new video gaming business licenses. All measures passed on roll-call votes.
The Village of Addison Board of Trustees adopted an ordinance making appropriations for corporate purposes for the fiscal year beginning May 2025 and ending April 2026, approved a new ordinance restricting drone operations near village property during special events, and enacted a six-month moratorium on business licenses for video gaming establishments during its July 7 meeting.
The appropriations ordinance, presented on second reading, sets the village's budgetary spending authority for the coming fiscal year. Trustees approved the ordinance on a roll-call vote after the second reading; the meeting record shows each present trustee voting yes. The drone ordinance adds section 13-72 to the village code to regulate drone activity at or near village property during special events. The moratorium ordinance places a six-month pause on issuance of business licenses to video gaming establishments to allow further review.
Board members conducted roll-call votes on the ordinances. Trustees recorded in the roll-call were Del Rosario, Klusny, O'Brien, Reyes and Rajeri; Trustee Nasti was absent. On all three ordinances the recorded votes were affirmative and each ordinance was adopted.
Votes at a glance - Ordinance authorizing execution of the Illinois Public Works Mutual Aid Network agreement (second reading) — adopted on roll call. - Ordinance adding section 13-72 (drone operations near village property during special events) (second reading) — adopted on roll call. - Ordinance making appropriations for corporate purposes, fiscal year May 2025'April 2026 (second reading) — adopted on roll call. - Ordinance establishing a six-month moratorium on issuance of business licenses to video gaming establishments (second reading) — adopted on roll call.
Why it matters: The appropriations ordinance formally authorizes spending for village operations and capital needs for the year ahead. The drone rule creates a new local regulatory framework for unmanned aircraft near village property during special events, and the moratorium halts new video-gaming licenses while the village considers policy or regulatory changes.
The meeting record shows the ordinances were presented following committee review and first readings at the June 16 meeting and returned to the board for second-reading adoption on July 7.
No public comment on these ordinances was recorded at the meeting. The board took other consent-agenda actions in the same session, including approvals of accounts payable directives and several procurement and intergovernmental agreements.
