docketcity.com
Home › Rockford › Meetings

Finance and Personnel Committee

June 8, 2026 ·5:30 PM Final

City Hall, Second Floor

Agenda PDF 📹 Watch video Official record ↗

Agenda — 26 items

  1. 1 The following represents, in general, the chronological order of proceedings at the City Council/Committee Meetings: Call to Order, Invocation, Pledge of Allegiance, Public Speaking and City Council/Committee Agendas. Meeting will be live streamed on Channel 17 and via this link: https://rockfordil.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx.
  2. I. CALL TO ORDER
  3. II. INFORMATION ONLY ▶ jump to 0:27
  4. 1. Information Only Change Order: Multi Use Path (MUP) Reconstruction 2025 to Everlast Blacktop, of Elgin, Illinois. 26-00672 ▶ jump to 0:28
  5. III. COMMITTEE REPORTS ▶ jump to 1:06
  6. 1. Committee recommends approval of vouchers in the amount of $9,207,129.56 as approved at the Finance and Personnel Committee meeting held on June 8, 2026. 26-00673 ▶ jump to 1:07
  7. 2. Committee recommends approval of the Lien Reduction request from Z Financial, LLC to release liens on various properties incurred from 1987 to 2017 in the total amount of $15,495.50, upon payment in full of $10,000.00. 26-00621 ▶ jump to 1:26
  8. 3. Committee recommends approval of the Intergovernmental Agreement with Board of Education of the Rockford Public Schools, District No. 205 for Police Services. The term is from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2028. 26-00674
  9. 4. Committee recommends approval of the revisions to the City of Rockford Rules and Regulations: 1. Addition of definition of Illness 2. Revised Residency section 3. Addition to Cellular Phone Usage (VESSA-related) 4. Addition to Police for Usage of Computers, the Internet and E-Mail (VESSA-related) 5. Additions to Victims’ Economic Safety and Security Act (VESSA) Leave as follows: a. Policy Procedures b. Disclosures c. Employees Concerned about Domestic Violence d. Resources 6. Addition of Item V. to General Employment Policies 26-00687 ▶ jump to 5:16
  10. IV. RESOLUTIONS ▶ jump to 6:45
  11. 1. Committee recommends approval of the extension of Contract: Building Code Consulting Services to Fire Safety Consultants, Inc., of Elgin, Illinois in the amount of $57,000.00 for Consulting Services and $9,600.00 - $10,800.00 per month for Backup Code Official Services. The contract duration is six (6) months. The funding source is the Construction Services & Development Budget. 26-00628 ▶ jump to 6:45
  12. 2. Committee recommends approval of the Award of Bid: City Wide Street Repairs Group No. 5 - 2026 (Parking Lots) (Bid No. 426-PW-042) to Stenstrom Excavation, of Rockford, Illinois in the amount of $392,950.99. The contract duration is through September 18, 2026. The funding sources are Property Funds and Casino Funds. 26-00675 ▶ jump to 7:17
  13. 3. Committee recommends approval of the Award of Bid: CW Excavation & Hauling Package 1 (Bid No. 526-PW-043) to Veterans Vac Services, of McHenry, Illinois in the amount of $58,625.00. The contract duration is through August 28, 2026. The funding source is the CIP General Fund. 26-00676 ▶ jump to 7:42
  14. 4. Committee recommends approval of the Award of Bid: Rental of Traffic Control Devices (Bid No. 1125-W-131) to FCS LLC., of Rockford, Illinois in the estimated annual amount of $400,000.00 (based on unit pricing). The contract duration is one (1) year with four (4) possible one-year extension options. Annual price adjustments for CPI considered at contract renewal only. The funding source is Various Departmental Operating Budgets. 26-00677 ▶ jump to 8:50
  15. 5. Committee recommends approval of the rejection of Bid/Solicit New Bids: Coronado Performing Arts Center Interior Lighting Repairs Phase 1 (Bid No. 426-PW-041). Only one bid response was received. 26-00678 ▶ jump to 9:17
  16. 6. Committee recommends approval of the rejection of Bid/Solicit New Bids: Head Start and Early Head Start Child Care Meals (Bid No. 526-HS-047). Bids received did not meet the required nutrition specifications. 26-00697 ▶ jump to 10:14
  17. 7. Committee recommends approval of the Award of RFP: Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG). The Health and Human Services Department received a grant in the amount of $195,054.00 and of that amount $119,634.00 will be retained internally for eligible ESG activities and $75,420.00 will be sub granted to partner agencies. The funding is as follows: Institute for Community Alliances in the amount of $30,000.00 for Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) and Administration costs; Shelter Care Ministries in the amount of $40,420.00 for Emergency Shelter Operations and Services, and Administration costs; Remedies Renewing Lives in the amount of $5,000.00 for Shelter Operations. The contract duration is one (1) year. The funding source is the HUD ESG. 26-00679 ▶ jump to 11:06
  18. 8. Committee recommends approval and acceptance of the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) State Supplemental Grant Award in the amount of $4,030,301.00. The grant does not require a cost match. The grant term is from June 1, 2026 to August 31, 2027. The grant award, if accepted, will be used to pay for approved clients’ electric and/or heating bill, energy usage education, staff training, payroll, and administration costs. 26-00680 ▶ jump to 11:34
  19. 9. Committee recommends approval and acceptance of the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS), Family & Community Services Homeless System Capacity Expansion Pilot Program Grant Award in the amount of $85,522.00. The grant does not require a cost match. The grant term is from July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027. The grant award, if accepted, will be used to provide funds for expanding capacity to local Continuums of Care to improve homeless crisis response systems. 26-00681
  20. 10. Committee recommends approval and acceptance of the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) Weatherization State Supplemental Grant Award in the amount of $482,759.00. The grant does not require a cost match. The grant term is from June 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027. The grant award, if accepted, will be used to pay for approved clients’ work orders, energy usage education, contractor services, staff training, payroll, and administration costs. 26-00682 ▶ jump to 12:32
  21. 11. Committee recommends approval and acceptance of the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) Weatherization Health and Human Services Grant Award in the amount of $772,748.00. The grant does not require a cost match. The grant term is from June 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027. The grant award, if accepted, will be used to pay for approved clients’ weatherization work orders, energy usage education, contractor services, staff training, payroll, and administration costs. 26-00683 ▶ jump to 12:57
  22. 12. Committee recommends approval of the authorization for reallocation of $200,000.00 in partnership with Rockford Area Venue and Entertainment Authority (RAVE) to reduce user costs for community events at Davis Park. 26-00684
  23. 13. Committee recommends approval of the allocation of funding in the amount of $353,502.76 for the Community Healing Center to provide trauma-informed services to youth impacted by violence in Rockford. The funding will support operations from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027. The funding source is reallocated ARPA dollars from Excel Center and Corridor Signage. 26-00685 ▶ jump to 20:51
  24. 14. Committee recommends approval of the reallocation of $250,000.00 in previously approved Cannabis Recreation Tax funds and allocation of an additional $100,000.00 in 2026 Cannabis Recreation Tax funds for poverty reduction and childhood education through the Health and Human Services Department. 26-00686 ▶ jump to 40:55
  25. V. ADJOURNMENT
  26. 26 THE CITY OF ROCKFORD INTENDS TO COMPLY WITH THE INTENT AND SPIRIT OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. IF A SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER, PERSONAL P.A. SYSTEM, OR OTHER SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS ARE NEEDED, PLEASE CALL THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT AT (779) 348-7391 AT LEAST 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE, SO WE CAN BE PREPARED TO ASSIST YOU.