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Urbana holds public hearing on proposed 19.26% property tax increase for 2024
Summary
The Urbana City Council Committee of the Whole held a public hearing Dec. 2 on a proposed levy of $12,100,696 for 2024 — a 19.26% increase from $10,146,896 in 2023. Technical audio issues limited remote participation and no members of the public spoke.
The Urbana City Council Committee of the Whole held a public hearing Monday, Dec. 2, to consider a proposed property tax levy of $12,100,696 for 2024, which city staff described as a 19.26% increase from the $10,146,896 in corporate and special purpose property taxes extended or abated for 2023.
City staff opened the hearing with the formal notice and contact information, saying, "This is a public hearing to approve a proposed property tax increase for the City of Urbana for 2024," and directed residents who wished to testify to contact the city clerk's office at (217) 384-2362. The staff representative told the council the city estimated no property taxes would be levied for debt service or Public Building Commission leases in either 2023 or 2024.
The hearing record shows the proposed corporate and special service property tax to be levied for 2024 at $12,100,696, and the total proposed levy for 2024 at $12,100,696 — each described in the notice as a 19.26% increase over 2023. The staff member recited the figures when announcing the hearing before the roll call.
Councilmembers and the mayor participated in a roll call; Councilmember Wu, Councilmember Evans, Councilmember Hersey, Councilmember Colasetti, Councilmember Bishop, Councilmember Wilkin and Mayor Marlin were recorded as present. Remote participants identified themselves as "Charice" and "Chandra," but the meeting experienced technical audio problems that made it difficult for some remote participants and possibly some council members to hear the chamber. After attempting to resolve the problem, the council recessed the hearing to provide another opportunity for public comment; when no member of the public came forward, the staff member closed the hearing, stating, "Seeing no public comment, this meeting is adjourned."
No formal action on the levy was taken at the hearing. City staff said the Committee of the Whole meeting would resume after the public hearing and that there would be another opportunity for public comment during that meeting.
Details stated on the record at the hearing: - Property taxes extended or abated for 2023 (corporate and special purpose): $10,146,896. - Proposed property taxes to be levied for 2024 (corporate and special purpose): $12,100,696. - Stated percentage increase: 19.26%. - Estimated property taxes for debt service and Public Building Commission leases for 2023 and 2024: $0. - Public contact for the hearing listed as the city clerk's office at (217) 384-2362; mailing address given as 400 South Vine Street, Urbana, Illinois 61801.
The hearing record is limited to the notice, the staff recitation of figures, the roll call and procedural discussion about audio problems. No members of the public spoke on the record during this session. The council indicated the matter would remain on the agenda and that additional public comment would be allowed when the Committee of the Whole reconvened.
