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Forest Park council approves waste-hauler deal, ladder truck purchase and routine pay requests
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Summary
At its April 13 meeting the Forest Park village council approved a series of resolutions including a waste collection agreement the council said could save about $300,000 annually, a change order for a new fire ladder truck, and multiple project pay requests and appointments.
The Forest Park village council on April 13 approved a slate of resolutions covering contracts, infrastructure pay requests and appointments.
The clerk reported aggregate bills totaling $1,179,388.38; the council adopted those payments under resolution 26-26.
Among the council’s other actions, members voted to:
- Approve a professional auditing services agreement with Lauderback and Haman (resolution 27-26). - Authorize a linkage agreement with the Proviso Leyden Council for Community Action for an Illinois Youth Investment Program to hire young people for summer jobs (resolution 28-26). - Adopt change order number 1 for the purchase of a Pierce Enforcer 100 Ascendant ladder truck from McQueen Equipment LLC for the fire department (resolution 29-26). - Approve a waste collection agreement with SBC Waste Solutions Inc.; during discussion a commissioner said the new contract is "going to be a new contract saving us, potentially in excess of $300,000 annually." The council approved the waste contract as resolution 30-26. - Approve pay request number 13 to Verigee Central LLC for the water meter replacement project (resolution 31-26) and pay request number 4 to 5 Star Energy Services for stage 2 of the 2025 lead service replacement project (resolution 32-26). - Approve specifications and authorize advertising for the 2025 Green Alley Improvements project on the 800 block of Thomas and Hannah (resolution 33-26). - Authorize a waiver of the hiring freeze to permit hiring a full-time IMRF parking enforcement officer (resolution 34-26). - Approve travel for the mayor and two commissioners to the Illinois Municipal League lobby day, and grant a raffle permit to the Kiwanis Club for a pasta dinner. - Confirm three appointments: Caitlin McElroy to the library board and Maggie Grady Hooper and Uli Lieb to the recreation board.
During the waste-contract discussion a council member praised staff for negotiating what they described as substantial annual savings and another asked staff to pursue expanded composting options. Commissioner Vogt said she hoped the new contract would allow the village to "better improve or expand our composting program" and asked staff to follow up on that priority.
Votes on routine agenda items were taken by voice; recorded responses in the transcript show the commissioners and mayor voting "Aye" on the listed resolutions. No item was tabled or failed at the April 13 meeting.
What happens next: Contracts signed and pay requests will be processed per normal administrative procedures; staff follow-up was requested on composting expansion and budget issues to be discussed at the May 18 budget meeting.
