City Hall, Second Floor  
425 E. State Street  
Finance and Personnel Committee  
Meeting Agenda  
Rockford, IL 61104  
www.rockfordil.gov  
Tuesday, May 26, 2026  
5:30 PM  
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:  
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I.  
CALL TO ORDER  
II.  
INFORMATION ONLY  
1.  
III. COMMITTEE REPORTS  
Financial Discussion - April 2026.  
26-00618  
1.  
2.  
Approval of vouchers in the amount of $13,402,796.72.  
Approval of the 2025 Supplemental Appropriation Ordinances (SAO).  
26-00619  
26-00620  
IV. RESOLUTIONS  
1.  
Approval and acceptance of Department of Commerce and Economic  
26-00622  
26-00623  
Opportunity (DCEO) Grant Award in the amount of $3,000,000.00. The  
grant award, if accepted, will be used to fund a portion of the costs  
associated with the acquisition and renovation of the new Family Peace  
Center location at 214 North Church Street.  
2.  
Award of Joint Purchasing Contract: Police Vehicle Computers, Docking  
Stations, Printers and Components to CDS Office Technologies, of Itasca,  
Illinois in the amount of $153,362.00. This is a one-time purchase. The  
funding source is the Capital Lease Fund/Police Department Capital  
Budget.  
3.  
4.  
Award of Joint Purchasing Contract: Panasonic Toughbook Laptop  
Bundle and Extended Warranty for Field Training Officers to CDS Office  
Technologies, of Itasca, Illinois in the amount of $36,900.00. This is a  
one-time purchase. The funding source is the Police Operating Budget.  
26-00624  
26-00625  
Award of Joint Purchasing Contract: Police Vehicles Equipment and  
Installation to Dana Safety Supply Inc., of Greensboro, North Carolina in  
the amount of $439,388.00. This is a one-time purchase. The funding  
source is the Capital Lease Fund/Police Department Capital Budget.  
5.  
6.  
Award of Joint Purchasing Contract: Police Radar Equipment to Kustom  
Signals Inc., of Lenexa, Kansas in the amount of $39,870.46. This is a  
one-time purchase. The funding source is the Capital Lease Fund.  
26-00626  
26-00627  
Change Order: Activate Church Street and Main Street Two-Way  
Conversion (Supplemental #2) to GFT Infrastructure, Inc., of Chicago,  
Illinois.  
Original Contract Amount:  
$799,243.56  
$351,565.00  
$708,236.27  
$1,859,044.83  
Previously approved Supplemental #1:  
Current proposed Supplemental #2:  
Amended Contract Amount Total:  
The change order includes additional consultant services for right-of-way  
acquisition, appraisal and land acquisition negotiations, title commitments, and ROW  
plats for approximately 42 parcels along the corridor, as well as additional survey and  
design work required to address Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) review  
comments related to drainage plans, ADA ramps, and maintenance of traffic plans. The  
funding sources are the 1% Infrastructure Sales Tax and State of Illinois Jurisdictional  
Transfer Funds.  
V.  
ADJOURNMENT  
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SPIRIT OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. IF A SIGN LANGUAGE  
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