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Broadview approves $1.38 million in expenditures, funds split across general, TIF and water accounts
Summary
The Village of Broadview unanimously approved $1,379,170.26 in expenditures for the period ending May 29, 2025, with major payments to the water agency, an insurance trust and a construction contractor; trustees received a detailed warrant list and fund breakdown.
The Village of Broadview board voted unanimously to approve $1,379,170.26 in expenditures for the period ending May 29, 2025, after Trustee Abraham read the warrant list and fund allocations.
Trustee Abraham, the finance chair, presented the list of vendors and amounts, highlighting large payments including $387,637.50 to the Illinois Counties Risk Management Trust; $247,942.11 to the Broadview Westchester Joint Water Agency; and $182,758.50 to Suburban General Construction. He also reported manual payments totaling $76,601.81 and an electronic Chase card payment of $77,156.06. The reading included fund-level impacts: General Fund $696,257.13; Garbage Fund $14,290.09; Motor Fuel Tax $3,809.67; CDBG $2,310; Roosevelt Road/17th Avenue TIF $82,274.93; Capital Projects Fund $80,659.62; and Water and Sewage Fund $499,568.82.
The clerk moved the question, and the motion to pay the bills was seconded. The clerk took a roll call; four trustees voted in favor and two trustees (Shelby and Miller) were recorded absent. The clerk announced the motion carried 4–0.
Trustee Abraham read individual vendor entries during the meeting; among those listed were Al Warren Oil Co. ($17,160.72), Armor Security Group ($6,160), Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois ($142,978.51), Everlast Blacktop ($74,524.93), Edwin Hancock Engineering Co. ($59,526.52) and others included in the clerk's printed warrant list. The finance chair said the total expenditures covered multiple funds and emphasized the need to keep the village’s financial operations current.
The board did not debate individual line items during the meeting. The clerk recorded that the motion carried and that funds will be disbursed as read.
Next steps: The village will proceed with disbursements consistent with the approved warrant list and fund allocations; any follow-up questions were directed to the clerk’s office.
