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Council approves seven‑item omnibus; awards fire‑station-related bid totaling $81,692

Lake Forest City Council · August 4, 2026
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Summary

The Lake Forest City Council approved seven omnibus items 7–0, including an SRO memorandum of understanding and a public-works recommendation to award a fire-station-related contract to Midwest Power Industry for $74,265 plus a 10% contingency for a total of $81,692.

The council approved seven omnibus items on a roll‑call vote, recorded as seven yays and zero nays. The omnibus package included approval of minutes from the July 20 meeting, the check register for July 3–24, the School Resource Officer memorandum of understanding with the School of Saint Mary and the Archdiocese, amendments to the city's SWALCO intergovernmental agreement and designation of alternate SWALCO directors, and multiple building‑review and zoning items.

One procurement item listed in the omnibus recommended awarding a fire‑station replacement project bid to Midwest Power Industry in the amount of $74,265, plus a 10% contingency of $7,427 for a total contract amount of $81,692. The council approved the omnibus by roll call (Aldermen Novick, Clements, Powers, Kerr, Bathveld, Waldorf and Culbertson recorded 'Aye'), and the chair announced the motion carries.