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At-a-glance: Riverside board votes Nov. 20, 2025
Summary
Trustees approved the consent agenda, adopted the Energy Action Plan, passed a land‑acknowledgement resolution, adopted a community‑values/public‑safety resolution, approved the strategic vision/mission, and awarded a multi‑year audit contract; several items were approved unanimously on roll call.
At its Nov. 20, 2025 meeting the Village of Riverside Board recorded the following formal outcomes (roll call votes noted where taken):
- Consent agenda: Approved (vouchers; minutes for meetings including 11/06/2025; board and commission minutes; department reports; ordinance amending waterworks and fee schedule; revised 2026 meeting schedule).
- Blythe Park playground: Final plans approved subject to District 96 and village engineers finalizing an edge detail that eliminates a raised curb and railing (conditional approval, see separate coverage).
- Energy Action Plan: Adopted on a unanimous roll call vote. Plan funded by an Illinois EPA Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program and recommends energy efficiency, electrification, renewable expansion, sustainable transportation and equity/resilience initiatives.
- Land acknowledgement resolution: Adopted on roll call after reading by President Pollock; no public comments were recorded on this item.
- Resolution affirming community values and public safety: Adopted on roll call following public comment and attorney explanation; trustees accepted a wording amendment and approved the resolution reaffirming compliance with the Illinois Trust Act.
- Vision, values and mission statement resolution: Board adopted updated mission, vision and values for inclusion in village documents.
- Audit services: Trustees approved a professional audit services contract (recommended Lauterbach & Amen) for fiscal years ending 12/31/2025 through 12/31/2029, following an RFP and staff recommendation based on cost and proposed team adjustments.
Other items: Trustees gave consensus to proceed with drafting an amusement/streaming tax ordinance and directed staff to prepare fee/code updates for administrative adjudication hearings, special events application fees and false alarm code adjustments for 2026.
All recorded roll‑call votes on motions at the meeting were recorded as unanimous ayes by the trustees present, per Clerk Stenzel.
