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Berwyn council approves 2026 tax levy and a series of contracts; roll-call votes recorded
Summary
The City of Berwyn approved an ordinance levying taxes for fiscal year 2026 and voted to approve insurance renewals, construction engineering services and a pay estimate for water-main work. Most items passed on roll calls; one councilmember voted no on the tax-levy ordinance.
The City of Berwyn’s city council voted to advance a slate of fiscal and contract items at its meeting, including an ordinance levying taxes for the fiscal year beginning Jan. 1, 2026, and several insurance and construction contracts.
The council approved an ordinance levying taxes for tax year 2025 (fiscal year 01/01/2026–12/31/2026) in the amount recorded in the meeting transcript as $38,085,340. A motion to concur with the city controller and place the ordinance on its way to passage passed on a roll call with seven ayes and one no; the transcript records Bowman as voting no and the remaining members voting aye.
Council also approved an excess workers’ compensation insurance renewal with Arch Insurance after a motion to specify Arch as the carrier; the roll call recorded eight ayes and the motion carried. The council later selected Metis for excess liability renewal and authorized the administration to enter a contract; that action passed unanimously on roll call. A separate contract for cyber liability insurance with Palomar Excess and Surplus Insurance, not to exceed $23,187, was approved on a unanimous roll call.
On infrastructure matters, the council concurred with senior engineering recommendations to award phase 3 construction engineering services for the Cermak Road water-main, sewer and roadway improvements to the firm named in the transcript and approved pay estimate No. 9 for the Ogden Avenue water-main and sewer project in the amount stated in the transcript as $446,578.94; the Ogden payment was approved to be processed from ARPA funds.
The consent agenda was approved as presented, and the meeting adjourned.
Votes at a glance (as recorded in the transcript): - Ordinance levying taxes for FY 2026: Motion to concur and advance — 7 ayes, 1 no (Bowman). Outcome: approved. - Excess workers’ compensation insurance (Arch Insurance): Approved — 8 ayes. Outcome: approved. - Excess liability insurance (Metis): Approved — unanimous roll call recorded as ayes. Outcome: approved. - Cyber liability insurance (Palomar Excess & Surplus): Approved — 8 ayes. Outcome: approved. - Phase 3 construction engineering services (Cermak Road): Approved — roll call ayes recorded. Outcome: approved. - Pay estimate No. 9, Ogden Avenue water-main and sewer (Trine Construction): $446,578.94 from ARPA — approved.
Several roll-call tallies and motion texts are recorded verbatim in the meeting transcript; reported tallies above follow the transcript.
The council scheduled upcoming committee meetings before adjourning.
