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Board to seek proposals after receiving $98,000 bill for firefighter retirement program
Summary
At a Feb. 2 work session trustees discussed the village's firefighter retirement program administration (currently with Hometown Services), noted a recent $98,000 invoice for 2025, and agreed to gather written proposals and documentation — including inviting Hometown Services and a potential vendor, Firefly, to present.
A board member identified in the transcript as Speaker 2 told the board of trustees at its Feb. 2 work session that the village currently uses Hometown Services to administer the firefighters' retirement/length-of-service program and that she would gather proposals and documentation from both Hometown and other vendors, including a firm named Firefly.
The discussion centered on recent billing and how the vendor calculates annual contributions. Speaker 1 said Hometown has historically proposed annual contribution amounts in the $60,000–$80,000 range, with some…
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