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Board approves consent agenda, accounting contract, police vehicles and zoning updates
Summary
At the meeting, trustees unanimously approved the consent agenda (minutes and a $570,414.82 warrant list) and adopted measures authorizing an accounting advisory engagement (~$50,800 total for May–Dec), the purchase of two police vehicles for $158,600, and zoning changes for accessory structures. Each action passed by roll-call vote.
The Pingree Grove Village Board took several unanimous roll-call votes on routine and business items.
Consent agenda: The board approved minutes from the April 20, 2026 meeting and a warrant list dated May 4, 2026 totaling $570,414.82.
Accounting advisory engagement: The board authorized an engagement letter with Lauderbach & Amen LLP for accounting advisory services at $6,350 per month for eight months (May–December), amounting to approximately $50,800. Staff described about 400 annual hours of service plus 20 hours of senior consultant time.
Police vehicles: The board authorized the police chief to order two 2026 Dodge Durango vehicles from James Chrysler Dodge and to purchase equipment and decaling totaling $158,600; one vehicle will replace a 2015 Ford Explorer (108,000 miles) and the other will expand the fleet because of increased staffing.
Accessory-structure zoning amendment: Trustees approved an ordinance that adjusts accessory-structure setbacks (for example, allowing structures within 10 feet of the property line instead of 20 and within 6 feet of a principal building instead of 10), aligns definitions with HOA standards and removes a building-permit requirement for temporary pools based on prior permit usage data. The Planning & Zoning Commission recommended the ordinance 5–1.
All measures passed on unanimous roll-call votes as recorded in the meeting transcript.
