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Belvidere committee approves $25,900 to replace police‑building windows
Summary
The Committee of the Whole voted to authorize an expenditure not to exceed $25,900 for replacement of leaking windows in city‑operated spaces of the Public Safety Building, agreeing to join the county's contract to capture economies of scale.
The Belvidere Committee of the Whole on March 23 approved an expenditure not to exceed $25,900 to replace leaking windows in city‑operated spaces of the Public Safety Building (PSB).
Mayor presented a memo from City Attorney Drella explaining the PSB is jointly owned by the city and Boone County and that the county has begun ARPA‑funded renovations to portions of the building. Drella said the city may join the county’s contract with Rock Valley Glass to replace windows in city‑operated office spaces and proposed using capital funds (account 4151107900) to pay up to $25,900 of the cost.
Alderman Peterson moved the measure and Alderman Stevens seconded it. Council members asked whether the city pays half of shared building costs, how the space allocation is mapped, whether the city participated in the county bidding process and whether the windows are interior or exterior. Chief Woody and others explained that the PSB’s shared areas are generally split 50/50 and that the city’s police department occupies the offices in question; Woody confirmed the work covers exterior windows for the city‑occupied executive and administrative offices. The city did not participate in the county’s bid process for the ARPA‑funded work, a council member said.
The committee took a voice vote; the mayor called the motion passed.
Why it matters: The PSB is jointly used by city and county agencies; the vote commits a modest capital sum to preserve heating and insulation performance in the city’s occupied spaces and aligns city work with the county’s broader ARPA‑funded retrofit.
What happens next: The item returns to the city council for final action with the mayor or his designee authorized to execute any appropriate change orders or contracts necessary to effectuate the work.
