Monee Township Approves Service Contracts, Funds Library Summer Programs

Monee Township Meeting | March 19, 2026

Article Summary: Township trustees authorized over $18,000 in operational expenditures and social service agreements, including IT renewals, facility cleaning, and financial support for local youth reading initiatives.

Township Contracts and Services Key Points:

• The board approved two separate $3,500 social service agreements to fund summer programs at the Peotone Library and University Park Library.

• Imperial Cleaner was awarded a $7,500 annual contract to clean the Assessor’s Office.

• Trustees approved over $4,000 in technology expenditures, including a service contract renewal and a new desk computer for the Road Commissioner’s office.

The Monee Township Board of Trustees on Thursday, March 19, 2026, approved a series of service contracts and community funding agreements, securing municipal IT services and providing financial backing for local library summer youth programs.

During the New Business portion of the meeting, the board addressed its community outreach commitments. Trustee Young made a motion to approve a Social Service Agreement with the Peotone Library, allocating $3,500 to help fund the library’s summer programs. Trustee Morgan seconded the motion, which passed unanimously with a 4-0 roll call vote.

Immediately after, the board approved an identical Social Service Agreement with the University Park Public Library. Trustee Morgan motioned to provide $3,500 to fund their summer programs, seconded by Trustee Burgess, which also passed 4-0.

In addition to community funding, the board managed its internal operational contracts. Trustee Burgess made a motion, seconded by Trustee Morgan, to approve the Imperial Cleaner bid. The contract, set at $7,500 per year, will provide cleaning services specifically for the Assessor’s Office. The contract was approved unanimously.

The board also authorized two technology upgrades. Trustees approved the renewal of an RWK Computer service contract at a cost of $2,045.85. Subsequently, the board approved the purchase of a new desk computer for the Road Commissioners’ Office for an exact cost of $2,030.37. Both technology motions were initiated by Trustee Burgess, seconded by Trustee Morgan, and passed via 4-0 roll call votes.