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The Bartlett Briefing · Third edition

Week of November 4, 2026: Park Board approves $182,013.59 Riley’s Run courts; U-46 levy estimate totals $414,608,479

This edition works from documents published since the October 28 edition: the Park District’s signed minutes for August 11, September 8 and September 22, 2026 — the first signed Park minutes posted since July 28 — and School District U-46’s agenda and packet for November 2, 2026. The Village Board has posted no new packet since October 20 and its October 20 minutes are still not posted; the Library Board’s October 22 minutes are still not posted. The headline decisions: the Park Board approved the $182,013.59 Riley’s Run Park court project, and U-46 presented an estimated 2026 tax levy totaling $414,608,479 for discussion on November 2.

Village of Bartlett — Board of Trustees & Committee of the Whole

Source: the Village’s Meetings, Agendas, and Minutes page, checked November 4, 2026. No new Village Board or Committee of the Whole document has been published since the October 20, 2026 packets covered in the October 28 edition.

No new Board packet; October 20 minutes still not posted

The newest Village Board and Committee of the Whole entry on the Village’s meetings page is still October 20, 2026. No packet embedding the October 20 minutes, and no standalone October 20 minutes, have been posted. The outcomes of the October 20 items reported as agenda and packet items in the October 28 edition — the medical cannabis dispensary at 1683 S. IL Route 59 (Item #2026-12), the kratom and synthetic-drug prohibition ordinance, the $250,000 Pavement Preservation agreement, the October 20 Bill List of $2,761,419.89, and Hawk Ridge Subdivision — therefore still cannot be reported as decisions.

The only new Village document since October 28 is an agenda for a special meeting of the Board of Fire & Police Commission on Thursday, November 5, 2026, 3:00 p.m., at the Bartlett Police Department, 228 South Main Street. Its one new-business item is discussion and approval of entry-level oral interview questions with Stanard and Associates. The agenda states no dollar figures.

What happens next: the Village’s meetings page states the Village Board and Committee of the Whole meetings have been rescheduled to Tuesday, November 10, 2026 due to Election Day; no agendas for those meetings have been posted yet (“Not Included”). The November 5, 2026 Planning & Zoning Commission meeting is listed as cancelled.

Bartlett Public Library District — Board of Trustees

Source: the library’s Board of Trustees page, checked November 4, 2026. No new Library Board document has been published since the October 28 edition.

October 22 minutes still not posted

The most recent Library Board document is still the agenda for October 22, 2026; the minutes cell for that meeting is blank. Whether the October 22 action items — Tax Levy Ordinance 2026-9, the financing ordinances for the Renovation and Addition Project and the New Library Project, the Bill List of $266,275.10 and the transfer of $254,199.42 — were adopted still cannot be reported until those minutes are posted. The two library bond propositions decided by voters on November 3, 2026 ($22,200,000 for a remodel and addition; $45,000,000 for a new library) will be covered here from the board’s own documents when they are published.

What happens next: the library’s schedule lists a Committee of the Whole meeting and a regular Board meeting on Thursday, November 19, 2026; no agendas for those meetings have been posted yet.

Bartlett Park District — Board of Commissioners

Regular meetings: Tuesday, August 11, Tuesday, September 8 and Tuesday, September 22, 2026, 7:00 p.m., Thomas C. White Administration Building, 696 W. Stearns Road. Sources: the district’s signed minutes for all three meetings, posted since the October 28 edition. Signed minutes for October 13 and October 27, 2026 have not been posted, and no November agenda has been posted.

Decided September 22: Riley’s Run Park courts, $182,013.59

The Board approved U.S. Tennis Court Construction to renovate the existing tennis court and half basketball court at Riley’s Run Park and install lining and fencing for 4 pickleball courts and a half basketball court — 11,000 square feet of asphalt — as a fiscal year 2026-27 capital project priced through the TIPS cooperative, at a cost of $182,013.59. The Bartlett Parks Foundation pledged $20,000 toward the project. The minutes state the work is to be completed in fall 2026, except color coating and permanent lines in spring 2027. At the same meeting the Board approved the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for fiscal year 2025-26 and updates to Policy 5.55, Fund Balance, moving from a single percentage target to a target range.

Decided August 11: Tallgrass Park design, $57,800; Barracuda Bay filtration parts, $73,061.71

  • Tallgrass Park: the Board approved a proposal from Upland Design Ltd in the amount of $57,800 for construction documents, permitting, bidding and construction administration. The minutes state an IDNR OSLAD Grant was awarded in January 2026 in the amount of $292,800 for Tallgrass, and that the district received the 50% OSLAD check in the amount of $146,400. Construction is projected for May 2027, with completion in July 2027.
  • Barracuda Bay Water Park: the Board approved the purchase of a Filtrex overhaul parts package from Halogen Supply Company, Inc. in the amount of $73,061.71 for the 15-year maintenance and overhaul of the filtration system in Pump Room A. The fiscal year 2026-27 capital budget includes $95,300 for that overhaul. The minutes cite Halogen as the sole authorized Filtrex distributor and a sole-source exemption under the Illinois Procurement Code (30 ILCS 500/20-25), with completion in fall 2026.

Decided September 8: audit figures, surplus property, and two Toro vehicles for $65,043.36

  • Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, fiscal year ended April 30, 2026: presented with an unmodified (clean) opinion. The minutes state fiscal year 2025-26 revenues of $17,393,766 and expenses of $17,861,741; total net position of $47,366,922 on April 30, 2026; and total fund balances of $8,273,784, a decrease of $817,586, or 9.0%.
  • Ordinance 26-05, Surplus Property Ordinance — disposal of equipment, furnishings and assets no longer needed — passed.
  • Two Toro Sand Pro 5040 vehicles: the Board approved the purchase of two new Toro Sand Pro 5040, Gas-3WD vehicles from Spartan Turf Products through the Sourcewell Cooperative Purchasing Program in the amount of $65,043.36 ($68,000 allocated in the fiscal year 2026-27 capital budget), for Parks and Apple Orchard Golf Course.
  • The minutes also state the fiscal year 2025-26 audit concluded the three-year engagement with Selden Fox Ltd, and that a request for proposals for audit services will be issued soon.

What happens next: signed minutes for the October 13 and October 27, 2026 meetings have not been posted; they will be covered here when the district posts them. No agenda for the Board’s next regular meeting has been posted as of November 4, 2026.

School District U-46 — Board of Education

Board of Education meeting: Monday, November 2, 2026, 5:00 p.m., U-46 Welcome Center, 1019 East Chicago Street, Elgin, IL 60120, Room C100. Sources: the agenda and agenda packet published in the district’s Diligent board portal. The portal publishes agendas only — no signed minutes for October 5, October 19 or November 2 are posted — so the items below are agenda items and administration recommendations, with no votes reported.

Before the Board November 2: itemized bills, $30,440,342.27

The agenda presents Itemized Bills totaling $30,440,342.27 for Board approval, for invoices processed October 14 through October 27, 2026, plus executed payroll and benefits with a pay date of October 23, 2026. The bills document states a funds subtotal of $8,762,167.34, ACH and wire transfers of $21,676,914.93 and pre-issued payments of $1,260.00, and an amount remaining to be paid of $8,762,167.34 after deducting previously paid amounts.

On the November 2 consent agenda (administration recommendations; no votes posted)

  • Pre-K Playground Sets and Rubber Surfacing — GameTime c/o Cunningham Recreation, $2,435,020.80, Operations and Maintenance Fund.
  • Unite U-46 Clean Energy Advisory Services — Alliant Group, LP, $190,500.00, Operations and Maintenance Fund, budget years FY2026-2027 through FY2028-2029.
  • FY2027 Truck Replacement — Sutton Ford $154,878.00 and Knapheide Truck Equipment Center $46,038.00, total $200,916.00, Operations and Maintenance Fund.
  • Middle School Uniform Purchase — Sports Connection Gear, $58,175.00, Education Fund.
  • Huff Elementary School Chiller Compressor Replacement — PremiStar HVAC, Plumbing, and Building Controls, $49,278.00, Operations and Maintenance Fund.
  • Rock Salt Joint Purchase Agreement with the Illinois Department of Central Management Services, not to exceed $182,402.40, and a 5Star Interpreting, LLC contract renewal, not to exceed $300,000.00, Education Fund.
  • Change orders (both credits): Hillcrest Elementary School Emergency Generator Replacement, Project #929-25 — Newcastle Electric, Inc., minus $45,978.73; Kimball Middle School Lower Level Renovation, Project #26-06 — Northwest Contractors, Inc., minus $6,642.00. In each case the balance is deposited back into the Operations and Maintenance Fund.
  • Resolution 2714 (disposal of unneeded furniture items district-wide) and Resolution 2715 (disposal of unneeded Z-Space items). The agenda states no dollar amounts for these two resolutions.

Discussed November 2: estimate of the 2026 tax levy, $414,608,479

The agenda’s discussion item presents an Estimated 2026 Tax Levy, Total All Funds, of $414,608,479.00, stated as a 4.99% increase for capped funds over the prior year. Components as printed: Education $264,340,000.00; Operations and Maintenance $26,000,000.00; Transportation $13,000,000.00; Working Cash $2,000,000.00; Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund $3,572,250.00; Social Security $3,879,468.00; Fire Prevention and Safety $500,000.00; Tort Immunity $22,933,066.00; Special Education $46,060,000.00 — a capped-funds subtotal of $382,284,784.00 — plus Bond and Interest $32,323,695.00. The document states the final 2026 allowable tax extension is projected at approximately $378,088,951.69, excluding bond and interest, including estimated new construction of $97,000,000.00, and that the estimate is intentionally higher than what will ultimately be extended because final equalized assessed valuation will not be available until 2027.

Work-session items November 2 (review only; Board action date November 16, 2026)

  • Legacy Middle School IS Equipment — CDW Government LLC $218,690.00, Hypertec USA, Inc. $37,127.05 and Virtucom, Inc. $22,721.60, total $278,538.65, Education Fund.
  • Incident IQ Forms and Workflow Software — Incident IQ, five years, $2,203,745.22, Operations and Maintenance Fund, budgets FY2026-2027 through FY2031-2032.
  • Elgin High School Temporary Mobile Classroom Lease — Williams Scotsman, Inc. through the OMNIA Cooperative, $323,972.00, Operations and Maintenance Fund.

What happens next: the agenda states the levy estimate will be reviewed at the November 16, 2026 Finance Committee meeting, with a public hearing during the regular Board meeting on Monday, November 16, 2026; the proposed levy is recommended for adoption at the regular Board meeting on Monday, December 14, 2026, and must be filed with the County Clerks by the last Tuesday in December. The November 2 work-session items are scheduled for Board action on November 16, 2026.

Documents used for this edition

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