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Forest Park council adopts bundled bills, appoints treasurer and approves grant and construction pay request
Summary
At its Oct. 14 meeting the Forest Park Village Council approved a bundled bills resolution totaling $1,251,727.25, appointed Leticia Olmstead as village treasurer and passed several ordinances and resolutions, including acceptance of a $218,740 FEMA AFG grant and a pay request for the Madison Street site furnishings project.
Forest Park’s Village Council on Oct. 14 approved a series of routine but consequential administrative and fiscal items, including a bundled bills resolution totaling $1,251,727.25 and the appointment of Leticia Olmstead as village treasurer.
The council dispensed with the reading of individual bills and, on a roll call that recorded 'Aye' votes from Commissioner Maxam, Commissioner Melon Rogovin and Mayor Hoskins, adopted the aggregate-bills resolution presented by Administrator Antler. Antler read departmental totals including Public Affairs ($314,169.85), Accounts and Finance ($284,478.36), Fleet Replacement ($225,106.56) and others for a total of $1,251,727.25.
The council then considered a recommendation and approved the appointment of Leticia Olmstead as village treasurer. Commissioner Melon Rogovin praised Olmstead’s performance with village finances, calling her leadership “exemplary.” The motion to appoint Olmstead passed on the council’s recorded votes.
Other formal actions adopted without extended debate included:
• Ordinance to terminate the designation of Roseville Road in the Hannah Avenue redevelopment (Hannah/Roosevelt TIF). Commissioners asked whether funds could be ported into the adjacent Roosevelt Road TIF; Administrator Antler confirmed the TIF Act allows transfers between adjacent TIFs. The ordinance was approved.
• Ordinance authorizing sale/disposition of surplus village property (O-44-25) — approved.
• Resolution approving pay request No. 2 for the Madison Street site furnishings project (Misfits Construction Company) — approved (referenced in meeting as R-102-25).
• Resolution authorizing acceptance of a FEMA FY2024 Assistance to Firefighters Grant for air packs, $218,740 — approved (R-103-25). Commissioners voiced support for the grant.
• Resolution authorizing an employee-leasing agreement with MGT Impact Solutions LLC for a temporary HR consultant to assist while the village restructures duties previously held by Vanessa Belmonte — approved (R-104-25).
• Resolution waiving the hiring freeze to permit hiring a full-time public works chauffeur (R-105-25) — approved.
• Motion directing the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners to offer employment to the next eligible probationary police officer — approved.
• Approvals for senior trip agreements (Paramount and Drury Lane) and a Salvation Army Red Kettle solicitation request were passed.
Votes and roll-call records: most roll-call items showed three recorded 'Aye' votes from Commissioner Maxam, Commissioner Melon Rogovin and Mayor Hoskins; no 'Nay' votes were recorded in the transcript for the items covered. Votes were recorded individually for each motion or resolution as listed above.
What happens next: Appointee Leticia Olmstead assumes the role of village treasurer according to the council’s appointment. The FEMA grant for air packs will proceed to whatever administrative acceptance and contract steps are required under the grant terms. The council also directed administrative follow-up on personnel steps related to the HR consultant agreement and the hiring-waiver for public works.
Votes at a glance (items referenced in the meeting): - Approval of minutes (Aug. 25 and Sept. 22) — passed (motions, recorded 'Aye' votes). - Resolution adopting bundled bills (R-101-25) — passed; total $1,251,727.25 presented. - Appointment: Leticia Olmstead, village treasurer — approved. - O‑43‑25: Termination of Roseville Road designation in Hannah/Roosevelt TIF — approved. - O‑44‑25: Surplus property disposition — approved. - R‑102‑25: Pay request No. 2, Madison Street (Misfits Construction) — approved. - R‑103‑25: FEMA AFG acceptance for air packs ($218,740) — approved. - R‑104‑25: Employee-leasing agreement for HR consultant (MGT Impact Solutions LLC) — approved. - R‑105‑25: Waiver of hiring freeze for IMRF employees (public works chauffeur) — approved. - Motion to offer employment to the next eligible probationary police officer — approved. - Senior trip agreements and Salvation Army solicitation — approved.
Council procedure and context: Most items were handled without extended debate; a few clarifying questions were asked (for example, whether TIF funds could be ported between adjacent districts). Several items were identified by internal codes in the meeting (for example, the bills resolution was referred to as R‑101‑25).
