Privatization Budget Funding
The Village evaluates municipal services on an ongoing basis and seeks opportunities to expand the use of private sector contractors, a practice commonly called privatization. The competitive bidding process helps to improve efficiency and minimize increases in costs.

For more information, please contact the Village of Grayslake at (847) 223-8515.

Activities
This year’s budget continues the privatization of the following selected activities:

Engineering (design and construction inspection)  Facility management  Garbage and recycling collection  All paving and utility replacement projects Emergency water main / valve repair  Water reservoir maintenance (partial)  Building plan review    Building, plumbing, and electrical inspections  Water / sewer / garbage billing, processing, and collection Various accounting services  Utility locates for excavations  Parking ticket processing  Pavement marking replacement  Street crack sealing and patching  Sidewalk replacement  Street light maintenance  Land planning  Traffic signal maintenance  Payroll Processing Road Resurfacing Records Scanning Public Safety Dispatch Services Plan Review

Landscape maintenance Vehicle maintenance  Snow plowing (80%)  Facility cleaning  Parking lot plowing  Mosquito abatement  Street sweeping  Legal services  Architectural services  Metra pay box maintenance  Juvenile social services  Benefit administration  Investment management services (partial)  Community notification system  Recycling Center Operations  Tree Maintenance Services (partial)  Catch Basin Cleaning (partial)  Spring Yard Waste Clean-Up  Water Distribution System Maintenance (partial) Public Safety Dispatch Services Plan Review Leaf Vacuuming Information technology Services