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Maywood board approves omnibus spending, clears $740,534 warrant list
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Summary
The Village of Maywood Board unanimously approved an omnibus motion covering grant authorization, engineering contracts and dozens of vendor payments, and separately approved Warrant List No. 200485 for $740,534.16; trustees asked staff for clarifications on specific invoice and check numbers.
The Village of Maywood Board of Trustees unanimously approved an omnibus agenda on Jan. 21 that bundled resolutions, contracts and vendor payments and separately approved Warrant List No. 200485 for $740,534.16.
Finance Director Lanya Satchell and Public Works Director John West answered trustees' questions about particular check and invoice numbers during discussion before the votes. Trustee K. Wellington specifically asked about check numbers 101771, 101776, 101819 and 101820; Trustee N. Booker asked for clarification on several vendor invoice numbers shown on the Open Invoices Report, which totaled $2,107,780.52 as of Jan. 15, 2020.
The omnibus package approved by motion included a PARC grant authorization for multi-purpose building recreation center improvements, a professional engineering agreement with Edwin Hancock Engineering Co. for the 2020 Alley and Roadway Improvements (to be paid from the Madison Street / 5th Avenue TIF), and an award of contract for sewer televising and cleaning to Pipe-View, LLC of LaPorte, Indiana. The minutes also list several large payments approved as part of the omnibus motion, including $314,037.99 to the City of Chicago for water service and $300,760.00 to Allied Waste Service for garbage services.
Board minutes record the omnibus motion as carried unanimously. Trustees requested that detailed check and invoice references be included in future materials where appropriate.