Maywood approves $1.74 million warrant list and signs off on major vendor payments

The Village of Maywood Board of Trustees approved Warrant List No. 200500 totaling $1,735,871.18 and a series of vendor payments and contracts during a special meeting on Oct. 20, Mayor Edwenna Perkins said.

The board voted to accept the warrant list and an omnibus package of payments and contracts covering routine services, capital work and professional fees. Significant items approved included a $332,973.45 payment to J. Nardulli Concrete for the 2020 Green Infrastructure Alley Improvements Project; $175,712.68 to Allied Waste Services for garbage service; $52,169.88 to the Village of Melrose Park for water service; and $46,100.00 to Richmond Electric for installation of variable frequency drives at the water pumping station. Several purchases were approved 'with a bid waiver' as noted in the board book.

Why it matters: these approvals authorize the village to pay vendors and continue infrastructure projects and services already under contract or budgeted, allowing public-works and utility operations to proceed.

Board members approved the omnibus package by roll call after a motion by Trustee A. Sanchez and a second by Trustee N. Booker. The meeting packet listed other contract and professional payments, including consulting, legal and TIF-related work, as part of the approved items.

The mayor opened the meeting noting a broader theme for the session: "A shift is coming; things are changing in our favor, when the people get a mind to work," a remark she used to introduce the agenda. The board took no separate vote on the mayoral theme; its action items focused on the financial approvals listed in the packet.

Next steps: Approved vendors will be paid according to invoice and procurement rules; several items were noted as having bid waivers or special procurement circumstances in the meeting materials.