Property committee approves HVAC contract and a slate of budget amendments
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Summary
The McLean County property committee on April 7 approved an $81,000 HVAC controls contract for the juvenile detention center and a series of emergency appropriation amendments and grant cleanups, including DCEO and EECBG items; all votes were carried by voice vote.
The McLean County Property Committee on April 7 approved a series of contracts and emergency budget amendments, including a mechanical-services contract to replace pneumatic HVAC controls at the County Juvenile Detention Center and multiple grant-related budget cleanups.
The meeting, chaired by Chair Layman, opened with approval of the consent agenda (minutes and payment of bills). The committee then voted on a sequence of action items brought by department heads and the county administrator.
Key votes (voice votes unless noted): • Consent agenda: minutes from 02/12/2026 and 03/03/2026, payment of bills and transfers — motion by Duffy, second by the vice chair; motion carried. • 4A1A — Approval of mechanical services contract with Galesburg for HVAC controls at the County Juvenile Detention Center: motion by the vice chair, second by Member Bell; the packet memo shows an amount of $81,000 and staff said they would correct a missing dollar-amount line in the contract copy; motion carried. • 4A1B — Emergency appropriation ordinance amending the McLean County FY2025 appropriation for energy cost adjustments: motion by Duffy, second by the vice chair; staff said this reflects end-of-year energy-cost adjustments; motion carried. • 4C1A — Grant agreement between the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) and the County of McLean for fencing at Animal Services (dog runs): motion by the vice chair, second by Member Bangert; County Administrator Cassie Taylor said Sen. Kaler and Rep. Chung helped secure the award; motion carried. • 4C1B — Emergency appropriation to place DCEO grant funds in the correct FY2025 budget lines (cleanup): motion by Duffy, second by the vice chair; motion carried. • 4C1C — EECBG grant FY2025 cleanup to allocate the correct portions to county projects and to Ecology Action Center items: motion by Member Bell, second by Member O'Neil; motion carried. • 4C1D — EECBG fiscal-year split/adjustment for FY2026 timing of completed work: motion by the vice chair, second by Member Bangert; motion carried. • 4C1E — Emergency appropriation moving FF&E (including a mower and storage shed) into FY2026 for the Animal Services/Bridal Services building packet line items after delivery delays: motion by Member O'Neil, second by Member Bell; staff said the ordered equipment arrived in 2026 after being out of stock; motion carried.
No roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript; the committee signified approval by voice (“aye”) on each motion and the chair declared each motion carried.
County Administrator Cassie Taylor summarized the DCEO grant work: “This grant… is in relation to our animal services building… fencing for the dog runs out at animal services,” and said the formal grant agreement packet had arrived from the state. Facilities Director Joseph Gaither and Project Manager Scott Fogler handled technical descriptions for facilities items.
What happens next: staff will file corrected contract paperwork for the HVAC controls contract and place approved grant funds and FF&E into the indicated fiscal-year budget lines.
