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Saint Charles council approves $221,532.81 in claims, raises inspection fee to $75
Summary
Council voted to approve $221,532.81 in claims, discussed an OPEB contribution and approved raising electrical/mechanical/plumbing inspection pay from $50 to $75 per inspection to retain contractors.
The Village of Saint Charles council approved payment of claims totaling $221,532.81 in a roll‑call vote. The clerk recorded Paul Jenderski and Darcy McSwain as absent; Christine Newman, Michael Nesbitt, Edgar Titoff, Cathy Harris and Jennifer Rosser Nesbitt voted yes.
A staff presenter described two of the month's larger expenditures: a budgeted contribution to OPEB liability under the village surplus policy and a $30,000 Spicer invoice that staff said is revenue‑neutral because the grant check has already been received.
On another consent item, staff recommended increasing the fee for electrical, mechanical and plumbing inspections from $50 to $75 per inspection after noting the rate had not changed for roughly 30 years; council members said the change was intended to keep local contractors competitive and to reduce subsidy from the general fund. A motion to raise the inspection fee to $75 passed on roll call.
What happens next: staff will update fee schedules and notify local contractors; finance staff will report on OPEB policy reviews at the November meeting.
