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Forest Park council adopts bills, approves AG grant application and contractor pay request
Summary
At its June 9 meeting, the Forest Park Village Council adopted a resolution to pay $921,065.55 in departmental bills (R‑53‑25), authorized an Organized Retail Theft grant application to the Illinois Attorney General (R‑54‑25), and approved Pay Request No. 1 to Misfits Construction for the Madison Street site furnishings project (R‑55‑25).
The Forest Park Village Council on June 9 voted to adopt three resolutions covering bills, a grant application and a contractor pay request.
The council adopted Resolution R‑53‑25 to approve payment of departmental bills and refunds totaling $921,065.55, following the clerk's reading of departmental aggregates. The motion to adopt the resolution was made, seconded, and the clerk recorded affirmative votes from present members; the resolution was entered into the record as R‑53‑25.
Separately, the council approved a resolution authorizing the submission of an application to the Office of the Illinois Attorney General for an Organized Retail Theft Crime Grant for fiscal year 2026 (Resolution R‑54‑25). The motion was moved and seconded with no discussion recorded.
Council members also approved Pay Request No. 1 for the Madison Street site furnishings project to Misfits Construction Company and adopted Resolution R‑55‑25 to ratify the payment. A motion to approve the pay request was made, seconded and the clerk recorded the vote.
All three measures were motioned, seconded and recorded as approved during the meeting. The clerk recorded each vote on the record; the meeting minutes and the clerk's resolution entries (R‑53‑25, R‑54‑25, R‑55‑25) constitute the formal public record of those approvals.
Next steps: The resolutions will be reflected in the village minutes and the contracts/grant application proceed according to the terms recorded in the council packet and corresponding agency rules.
