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Tinley Park trustees approve appointments, contracts and $2.55M road appropriation
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Summary
At its April 21 meeting the Tinley Park board approved multiple personnel appointments effective May 1, professional and maintenance contracts, a fleet lease agreement, a change order and a $2,550,000 motor fuel tax appropriation for pavement resurfacing projects.
The Tinley Park board of trustees approved a slate of personnel appointments, professional services agreements, maintenance contracts and an infrastructure appropriation at its April 21 meeting.
Appointments: Trustees approved several appointments effective May 1, 2026. The board appointed Sarah Mitchell as finance director (the mayor introduced her experience in Illinois municipal finance), Eva Medrano as human resources specialist, Jason Freeman as communications manager (Freeman, who spoke briefly, said he grew up in Tinley Park and thanked the board), Lisa Butler as executive administrative assistant overseeing senior programs, Amanda Gauss as special events manager, and Kelly Oswald as Harmony Square supervisor.
Contracts and professional services: The board approved a series of procurement items discussed at the Committee of the Whole on April 7, including: - A resolution approving an agreement with Unreal Ice for synthetic ice and rink materials (item 19). - A contract with City Escape Garden and Design LLC for landscape maintenance, year 1, in the amount of $279,886.24 (item 20). - A contract with Cityscape Garden and Design LLC for landscape bed maintenance, year 2 of 3, in the amount of $171,763.92 (item 21). - A professional services agreement with Robinson Engineering Ltd. for additional engineering services related to construction change orders, not to exceed $180,000 (item 22). - Approval of the Enterprise Fleet Management annual lease program in the amount of $801,298.64 (item 23). - A change order No. 1 with Ares Inc. in the amount of $192,071.02 for improvements at 100 and 74th Street and Ozark Avenue (item 24).
Streets appropriation: Trustees approved an appropriation of motor fuel tax funds in the amount of $2,550,000 for the FY27 pavement management resurfacing program (item 25).
Votes and procedure: Each item was presented as eligible for adoption after Committee of the Whole consideration; clerk roll calls were taken and the mayor declared the motions carried. When amounts were read into the record, trustees confirmed the figures before voting.
Provenance: These items were discussed in the meeting between SEG 714 and SEG 948 and were approved by roll call votes recorded in the transcript.
What this means: The actions authorize contracts and funding that enable spring and summer infrastructure work and continuing operational staffing in communications, finance, HR and events. The professional services agreement and change orders provide specific authority for engineering oversight and construction adjustments.
Provenance: Topic introduced in the meeting at SEG 714 and concluded at SEG 948.
