Committee amends and approves May draw vouchers after questions about ABG Enterprises contract

The Community Development Committee of the City Council of Kankakee amended and approved the May draw vouchers during its June 1 meeting after questions about the full total and a $66,000 contract with a local contractor.

The committee first reviewed minutes from its May 4 meeting and approved them after a motion and second. The chair then presented the draw vouchers; the packet showed a listed amount of roughly $28,546.95, but a member asked whether the presented vouchers represented the full total, pointing to an apparent $66,000 line item for ABG Enterprises. A committee member moved to approve the vouchers as presented at the meeting and amended the motion to reflect the vouchers that were on the table that night. The amended motion carried on a roll‑call vote with recorded support from all members (7–0).

A committee member inquired whether ABG Enterprises would perform rehabilitation work and whether the company is a lead contractor for the city. ECDA staff Barbara Watson said ABG is a local lead contractor, currently handling about seven projects with the city, and that the city is onboarding additional contractors; council members were told they will see more contractor names in coming months as workload shifts.

The committee recorded the procedural votes and moved on. The minutes and voucher approvals were handled as formal motions in the meeting record; the motion to approve the vouchers as presented was seconded and adopted by unanimous vote.

The committee did not take additional action on the ABG contract during the meeting; staff indicated contract and project listings will appear in subsequent billing packets and project reports.