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Oak Park council approves budget amendments, sewer change order and two police vehicles
Summary
Council adopted Budget Amendments 2025-2 (net $840,983 reducing fund balance) covering rollovers, demolition, fence restoration and public-safety camera upgrades; it also approved a $107,912 change order to the sewer-lining project and authorized purchase of two public-safety vehicles using motor-pool and general-fund balances.
Oak Park’s City Council on March 3 approved a package of financial and procurement items: budget amendments for the fiscal year, a change order for the 2025 sewer-lining project, and authorization to purchase two public-safety vehicles.
Finance Director Sandra Crawford summarized the budget-amendment package (Budget Amendments 2025-2), saying the amendments adopted to date total $840,983 and include rollovers of $526,330, a $35,830 fence-restoration expenditure (project M-776), demolition of 13200 Oak Park Boulevard for $140,300, and $138,523 for public-safety camera upgrades. Crawford reported stronger-than-expected investment income in the quarter: $559,939 in interest versus $519,557 in the comparable prior quarter. She recommended adoption of the resolution authorizing the amendments.
Council discussed the state police training grant for new recruits; Director Cooper said the city received roughly $120,000 and that training costs for recruits will be largely reimbursed by the state. After discussion, council adopted the resolution to approve the budget amendments.
Staff also presented a change order for the 2025 sewer-lining project (M-777) increasing the scope by $107,912; engineers said the contractor offered to extend last year’s price, allowing expanded work at a lower-than-expected cost. Council approved the change order.
Finally, staff requested authorization to order two public-safety vehicles (one for accident replacement and one pulled forward from next year’s allocation). The city will use the motor-pool fund balance and a small portion of the general fund; city manager Eric Tongate clarified that general-fund amounts would not be reimbursed. Council approved the vehicle purchases.
Staff said some items (construction engineering, contract details) will return to council as they are finalized.
