Votes at a glance: Westmont board approves consent agenda, appointments, grants, tree contract, zoning housekeeping, e‑mobility rules and a telecom tax cut

The Westmont Village Board completed routine business and approved multiple motions on Feb. 19. Key outcomes:

- Consent agenda approved: Included minutes (02/05/2026), Finance Ordinance No. 4 (agenda listed $2,454,909.47), and purchase orders for utility pole replacement, DuPage Convention & Visitors Bureau membership, GIS consulting, sidewalk repair and police vehicle upfit with drone docking. Staff reported total purchase orders of $350,811.29 and a combined total (purchase orders plus Finance Ordinance No. 4) consistent with the agenda summary. The consent agenda passed on roll call.

- Appointments: The board confirmed Dan Charleston to the Planning & Zoning Commission (vacancy filled since August) and reappointed John Saksa to the Police Pension Board of Trustees; both measures passed on roll call.

- Hotel/motel grant: The board approved a hotel/motel grant to support an event at the FMC Natatorium. Staff cited prior events that brought thousands of participants and an estimated regional economic impact from DuPage CVB of roughly $1.5 million, with about $900,000 estimated to have flowed to Westmont businesses. The precise grant amount listed in the meeting transcript appears to contain a transcription error and is not specified here; the board approved the grant on roll call.

- Zoning housekeeping: A set of maintenance text amendments to Chapter 95 of the zoning code (grammar, definitions, use permissions and development standards) was approved to correct omissions and minor errors from the recent comprehensive rewrite.

- E‑mobility ordinance: The board adopted an ordinance defining and regulating low‑speed e‑bikes and e‑scooters, prohibiting higher‑powered e‑motor devices on village roadways and rights of way, and incorporating age/wattage limits consistent with state statute; staff said it will publish guidance and consider educational efforts.

- Tree pruning contract option: The board exercised option year 2 of the Winkler Services LLC contract for parkway tree pruning at a negotiated 3% increase, not to exceed the budgeted $120,000.

- Telecommunications tax: The board adopted code changes to implement the state's simplified municipal telecommunications tax and approved reducing Westmont's rate from 6% to 5%.

Roll calls for these items were recorded at the meeting and each measure passed as reported on the agenda. Several items (notably the hotel/motel grant dollar amount and a few purchase order figures in the spoken transcript) appear to contain transcription anomalies; the board votes and actions were clear from the recorded roll calls and agenda descriptions.