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Committee approves July minutes and draw vouchers; one abstention noted

Kankakee City Council Community Development Committee · August 4, 2026
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Summary

The Community Development Committee approved the July 6 minutes and July draw voucher summaries. During roll call Alderman Barron announced he would abstain on voucher 270717 to avoid a conflict related to 1st Trust Bank; clerks recorded the draws as carried.

The committee approved the July 6 meeting minutes and then considered draw voucher summaries at the Aug. 3 meeting.

Alderman Osanga moved to approve the July minutes; a second was made and the minutes were approved. Later, a motion to approve the draw voucher summaries was made and seconded; committee members proceeded to a roll-call vote. Specialty consulting line items were noted — two amounts were discussed (one for $31,100 and one for $6,200) tied to interim lead-abatement coverage while the regular lead inspector was unavailable.

During the voucher roll call, Alderman Prude and other members were recorded as voting aye. Alderman Barron stated he would abstain on voucher 270717 (identified as a 1st Trust Bank item) to avoid a conflict of interest. The chair/clerks subsequently announced the draws as carried (transcript text: "right those carry six-zero vote").

No additional motions or formal votes were taken on new business items; the committee moved on to the ECDA report.