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Glendale Heights board approves 2026–27 annual appropriation and clears multiple ordinances
Summary
The Village of Glendale Heights approved Ordinance 2026‑32 (annual appropriation for FY 05/01/2026–04/30/2027) and adopted several routine ordinances including surplus property sale, a summer-concert vendor contract, and parking-restriction changes; the consent agenda included $3,295,277.57 in payroll/accounts payable.
The Village of Glendale Heights board approved its annual appropriation ordinance for the fiscal year beginning May 1, 2026, and ending April 30, 2027, during its May 7 meeting.
The board waived first reading on several new-business items and then voted to adopt Ordinance 2026‑32, the annual appropriation ordinance for FY 2026–27. Trustee Light moved adoption; Trustee Beacchan seconded. The board recorded a roll-call vote and approved the measure.
Why it matters: the appropriation ordinance establishes the village’s legal spending limits for the upcoming fiscal year and frames budgeting and spending authority for departments and capital projects.
Votes at a glance (board action taken May 7): - Ordinance 2026‑32 (Annual Appropriation Ordinance, FY 05/01/2026–04/30/2027): adopted after a roll-call vote. - Ordinance 2026‑33 (sale of surplus personal property — example listed: Hustler turn-mower bagger): adopted after first reading was waived. - Ordinance 2026‑34 (authorize production equipment/entertainment agreement with Ron Lehman DBA Quality Concerts for the summer Concerts-in-the-Park series): adopted. - Ordinance 2026‑35 (amend traffic schedules and parking restrictions on Gregory Ave., Somerset Dr., Britney Ct./Ln., and Sydney Ave.): adopted.
The consent agenda — approved earlier in the meeting by roll call — included multiple minutes approvals, contract authorizations, and project awards; village administrator Doug Flint read a payroll and accounts‑payable listing totaling $3,295,277.57 as part of the consent items.
What board members said: Doug Flint read the consent agenda and the listed amounts; trustees who moved and seconded the ordinances did so from the dais as recorded during the roll calls.
Next steps: The adopted appropriation becomes the legal spending framework for FY 2026–27. Other ordinances adopted at the May 7 meeting take effect as prescribed by village code; items moved from the Committee of the Whole will return to the full board for final votes where required.
(Approval actions and roll-call votes are recorded in the village minutes.)
