Rantoul agendas list $1,015,642 electric system contract, repair loan program and e-bike rules; no minutes yet published
Rantoul Village Board of Trustees agendas from the past two weeks list a $1,015,642.00 contract to upgrade the Electric Department's SCADA system, a new residential emergency repair loan program, and changes to traffic rules covering electric bikes. No minutes have been published for the Oct. 6 or Oct. 13 board documents supplied, so the record does not show whether trustees voted on, approved, or rejected any of these items. What follows is what the agendas scheduled.
Electric Department: $1,015,642 SCADA contract
The Oct. 6 study session agenda lists a construction contract with Vipower Services LLC to upgrade the Electric Department SCADA system for $1,015,642.00, plus a contingency fund of $101,564.20. The Oct. 13 agenda lists the same contract at the same dollar figure, spells the company "VIPower Services LLC," and describes the item as up for a vote. The two documents spell the company name differently.
Also on the Oct. 13 agenda is an emergency order for clay material import to Prospect Substation with Mid-Illinois Concrete & Excavation Inc. for $40,000.00.
Generator maintenance, ordinances and appointments
Both agendas list a six-year generator maintenance agreement for the Water Plant and Century Blvd Wells with Altorfer Power Systems at $6,713.00 annually, or $40,278.00 total.
Two ordinances appear: Ordinance 2838 creating a Residential Emergency Repair Assistance Loan Fund and Program, and Ordinance 2837 amending Chapter 38, Article XII "Traffic and Vehicles" in connection with electric bikes.
The Oct. 6 agenda also lists a property tax levy presentation, oaths of office for firefighters Kenneth Jones, Alexander Purcell and Adrion Navarrete, a clerk pro tempore appointment, and a We R Rantoul Community Connection Program presentation.
October financial report
A separate document distributed to trustees and the mayor is the October 2026 monthly financial report packet, prepared 09/04/2026 with 33% of the fiscal year lapsed. It contains a summary budget report, check register, treasurer's report and investment report. The supplied text contains no ordinances, contracts, public hearings or votes.
Figures listed include General (Corporate) Fund government administration year-to-date actual spending of $1,572,067.62 against a $2,137,544 budget; Pool Division year-to-date spending of $262,344.34, listed at 235% of its $111,456 year-to-date budget; General Gov't Activ Division encumbrances of $955,397.52 against a $5,549,399 annual budget; Recreation Department year-to-date actuals of $872,285.48 against an $881,664 budget; and Building Inspection Division year-to-date actuals of $101,925.85 against a $147,196 budget.
Tree Commission
The Rantoul Tree Commission met Thursday, Oct. 15 at 9:00 a.m. in the Main Conference Room of the Village of Rantoul Municipal Building, 333 S. Tanner St. The agenda notes the commission is advisory to the Village Board for the matters discussed. Items listed were appointment of a chairperson, discussion of the commission's purpose and authority, review of the existing tree management plan, review of existing tree planting efforts, and discussion of agenda items for the next meeting. No minutes have been published.
Coming up
Oct. 20 — Police Pension Fund. The agenda lists review and approval of the Actuarial Valuation and Tax Levy Request, review and adoption of a Municipal Compliance Report, discussion of closing Schwab and Busey Bank accounts, membership applications for Jakob Dunham and Morgan Schrock, and a contribution refund for Andrew Pratt.
Oct. 20 — Fire and Police Commission. The Board of Fire and Police Commissioners holds a quarterly meeting, with an update on the new officer hiring process on the agenda.