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Winfield board adopts 2026–27 budget and 2026–29 strategic plan, approves multiple vendor contracts and capital steps
Summary
Trustees adopted the 2026–27 budget and the 2026–29 strategic plan and approved an approved-vendors list, a V3 master services agreement and task order for water-main design, a five-year property-maintenance contract with WA Management, and a utility truck purchase; votes carried as recorded in open session.
The Winfield Village Board on Thursday approved its fiscal-year 2026–27 budget, adopted the 2026–29 strategic plan and cleared several procurement and capital steps intended to support infrastructure and operations.
Finance Director Connie Kravitz presented the budget ordinance for the fiscal year beginning May 1, 2026, and ending April 30, 2027. She said the village expects roughly $30 million in total expenditures for the year, with about $11 million in year‑one capital projects as part of a five‑year capital improvement program totaling roughly $46 million. The budget package includes a $1.6 million transfer to the general fund and a $150,000 transfer to the parking fund; the library budget shown in the packet totaled about $3,088,500. Trustees voted to approve the ordinance.
Trustees also approved the 2026–2029 strategic plan presented by Ben Olson and the NIU Center for Governmental Studies; the plan was amended to explicitly add an active-transportation goal and was adopted after a motion and second. The board approved a transparency measure to publish an approved-vendors list for FY 2026–27.
On capital and procurement, the board authorized a master services agreement and task order 1 with V3 Companies for design engineering of approximately 4,620 linear feet of 8-inch water-main replacement (project scope driven by pipelines dating from 1929). Public Works Director Rahat explained the RFQ and qualification-based scoring, the expected IEPA permitting timeline (90–120 days) and plans to bid construction after design completion. The board approved the agreement.
Trustees approved a revised property-maintenance contract with WA Management Inc., a five-year renewable agreement to maintain village parcels, and authorized purchase of a replacement utility truck (unit 665) not to exceed $59,693; staff will return later with a separate request for truck outfitting costs. All motions on these nonconsent agenda items were approved as recorded in open session.
At the meeting's end, trustees moved into executive session to discuss real-estate matters under 5 ILCS 120/2(c).
