Peoria City Council Meeting

The Peoria City Council meeting, held October 27, 2026, considered several procurement and infrastructure items. The consent agenda included approval of Jimax Corporation’s low bid of $145,000 to demolish four commercial structures, an IDOT agreement for 2027 bridge washing, and a $2,625,000 state motor fuel tax resolution for the Adams and Jefferson one-way-to-two-way conversion project. Council also considered a five-year, sole-source Axon Enterprises contract, not to exceed $13,772,246.46, covering police cameras, tasers, software, training tools, data storage, and drone-as-first-responder services. Police and city staff said payments would rise from about $1.9 million to $2.8 million annually and be covered by the department’s operating budget; discussion focused on privacy safeguards, oversight, AI-assisted redaction, and annual performance reporting. The transcript does not clearly capture the final vote on the Axon item.

Council received a public hearing on the revised 2027 budget, with further discussion and a later approval process planned; it also held a hearing on a proposed expansion of the Northwoods Mall TIF district. A Peoria-to-Joliet passenger rail update described a roughly $1.7 million Step 2A planning effort, an estimated $4.6 million total Step 2 budget, and a later Step 3 estimate of about $25 million, with additional funding still to be secured. Council passed the amended cannabis ordinance setting dispensary hours at 6 a.m.–10 p.m.; it deferred the drive-through proposal for two weeks and removed curbside pickup from the item under consideration. A first reading of micromobility rules noted state-law limits on local authority and a planned public education campaign before enforcement.