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Forest Park council approves series of ordinances and resolutions including ambulance purchase and meter project
Summary
At its April 14 meeting the Forest Park Village Council approved a slate of ordinances and resolutions ranging from a new ambulance purchase to pay requests for water projects and software/lease agreements; most items were adopted by unanimous roll call.
The Forest Park Village Council on April 14 approved multiple ordinances and resolutions on routine procurement, capital projects and professional services.
Key actions and recorded outcomes:
- Bills resolution R-35-25: Adopted on roll call. The clerk presented aggregate departmental bills totaling $1,816,472.77.
- Ordinance O-24-25 (ambulance purchase): Council waived bidding and authorized acceptance of a pricing proposal for a fully equipped 2026 Ford E450 ambulance with Striker power load; motion adopted on roll call.
- Ordinance O-25-25 (utility-billing software): Council waived bidding and authorized a software services agreement with Public LLC (a Springbrook subsidiary) to manage utility billing; adopted on roll call.
- Ordinance O-26-25 (building code updates): Council authorized waiving bids and accepting a proposal from BNF Construction Code Services to update life-safety and other codes; commissioners discussed the need for timely compliance with a June 1 state requirement before voting to adopt.
- Ordinance O-27-25 (surplus property disposition): Adopted on roll call.
- Ordinance O-28-25 (printer/copier lease addendum): Adopted on roll call to approve a master agreement addendum with Gordon Flesh Company for a public-works copier/printer lease and maintenance.
- Resolution R-36-25 (pay request #3): Approved pay request number three for the 2024 watermain replacement project to Boulder Contractors, Inc. for the 400 and 500 blocks of Ferdinand.
- Resolution R-37-25 (AMI water meters): Approved pay request number one for the AMI water meters replacement project with Farajy Central LLC.
- Resolutions R-38-25 and R-39-25: Approved a professional engineering services proposal for a 2025 service replacement project and authorized submission of a grant application to the Gary Foundation.
Most motions were moved, seconded and passed by roll call; where commissioners' votes were recorded the clerk read the members' names and noted affirmative votes. The meeting concluded with administrators' and commissioners' reports.
