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Trustees debate bid waiver as chief urges ordering replacement tornado siren
Summary
After years of weather-related outages, police chief urged the Village to waive bidding and order a replacement tornado siren immediately; trustees asked for updated quotes and tabled formal approval of specifications until current pricing is verified.
Trustees reviewed specifications for replacement tornado sirens and debated whether to waive competitive bidding or solicit bids. Police Chief Eric Hansell, citing multiple severe weather events and long lead times for equipment, urged immediate action: "we have kicked this can down the road far enough," and recommended waiving the bid process and ordering the siren so installation can begin.
Some trustees preferred soliciting bids to ensure competitive pricing and to preserve local vendor relationships; Trustee J.W. Coleman moved to approve the bid specifications but ultimately motioned to table the item pending updated quotes. Trustee Coleman and Trustee Steve Retzer supported tabling to obtain current pricing, and Chief Hansell said he could have an updated quote by Monday. The board approved tabling the approval of specifications and directed staff to provide updated quotes and written cost comparisons for the next meeting.
