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Director of Public Works highlights National Public Works Week, staff and utility award
Summary
The Director of Public Works reported the kickoff of National Public Works Week, recognized multiple departmental staff and said the electric utility received a 2026 system achievement award from the Illinois Municipal Utilities Association; the director noted a system upgrade including a new turbine generator.
The Director of Public Works opened by marking the official kickoff of National Public Works Week and recognizing staff across the department, including leadership in power, streets, sewer and underground utilities. The director named staff members involved in operations and said the department will hold a staff luncheon and an equipment showcase during the week.
The director also reported that the city’s electric utility received a 2026 system achievement award from the Illinois Municipal Utilities Association (IMUA). The director said a press release would be issued with additional details and noted that the utility has upgraded its system, including the addition of a new turbine generator.
Those remarks were presented as a routine departmental report and prompted no substantive questions on the floor. The director’s acknowledgements and the award note were the primary takeaways from the public-works report on the agenda.
