The Village of Manteno Board of Trustees voted on Oct. 1 to adopt several municipal-code updates and to approve the payment of $409,335.59 in bills, including $207.66 charged to TIF No. 3.

Ordinance 25-19 updates Title 3 (Business Regulations), chapter 20 (Raffles), and ordinance 25-22 updates itinerant-merchant rules; village staff told trustees the changes reflect committee discussion and recent state statute changes. The board also adopted ordinance 25-20, which adds section 4-1-4-11 to the municipal code to address public urination and defecation as a misdemeanor offense, and approved an ordinance authorizing the sale of surplus property. Trustees said the raffle and itinerant-merchant changes modernize permitting and align local code with updated state statutes.

The consent agenda included authorization to buy a dry storage shed for public works and a signal trailer for the police department, and trustees approved payment of the bills as listed: $409,335.59 total, including $207.66 from TIF No. 3. Trustees also voted to remove the Leahy Park storm-sewer bid from the consent agenda for separate consideration; that item was discussed and later approved after additional review.

Village Administrator Chris said the ordinance updates stemmed from prior committee meetings and were intended to clarify application procedures and bring the code into alignment with state law. Trustees approved the consent items by a roll-call vote after removing the storm-sewer item for further discussion.