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Villa Park trustees approve IT licensing, rock-salt contracts and a separation agreement; table budget and consulting-list items
Summary
At the March 9 Villa Park board meeting trustees approved IT licensing/server work, authorized joint rock-salt purchases with the state and DuPage County, and approved a separation agreement; they tabled the amended 2025 budget and the construction-engineering selection until March 23.
The Village of Villa Park Board of Trustees on March 9 recorded a series of votes and procedural actions across procurement, budget and personnel matters.
Key outcomes
- Consent agenda: The board approved minutes and bill listings for the weeks of Feb. 23 ($76,740.29) and March 2 ($530,696.41) by roll call.
- Ordinance 12a (IT licensing/server migration): The board approved a proposal to move away from escalating VMware licensing costs and pursue Windows licensing/server migration; staff said VMware costs rose from roughly $1,500 historically to $4,127 last year and that the budgeted cost for the coming year would be $14,800.
- Ordinance 12b (amended 2025 budget): Director Mica requested tabling the amended-budget vote after an accounting exercise identified an additional $28,201 that should be booked to 2025 for compensated absences (accrued payroll timing). The board voted to table the budget to the March 23 meeting so staff and auditors can supply corrected totals.
- Resolution 13a (preliminary/design engineering firms): Trustees debated whether the three‑year qualified list would preclude adding firms for specialty projects and ultimately the resolution did not pass following roll-call voting.
- Resolution 13b (construction-engineering firms): Trustees expressed similar concerns about scope and asked for the full list; the board voted to table 13b to the March 23 meeting so trustees can review details.
- Resolution 13c and 13d (rock salt purchases): The board approved joining the State of Illinois joint-purchase agreement and a DuPage County joint-purchase option to procure up to 500 tons of bulk rock salt under each process to leverage favorable pricing.
- Resolution 13e (separation agreement): The board approved a separation agreement with Gina Racinelli; Trustee Kumar offered public remarks recognizing Racinelli’s 33 years of service to village parks and recreation.
Meeting end: The board adjourned at 7:59 p.m.
Vote details: The transcript records roll-call votes for each item; the board used recorded roll-call procedures for approval or tabling decisions. Where precise individual tallies were unclear in the transcript excerpts, outcomes are presented as the board recorded them (approved, failed, or tabled) and will be confirmed in the official minutes.
