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CHSD 218 board approves budget preparer designation, levy adjustments and routine consent items
Summary
The Community High School District 218 board voted unanimously to approve routine accommodations and consent-agenda items and passed a resolution to designate a person to prepare the tentative 2025–26 budget and levy adjustments under Public Act 102-0519.
The Board of Education of Community High School District 218 approved a resolution designating a person to prepare the district's tentative budget for July 1, 2025'June 30, 2026, and approved levy adjustments under Public Act 102-0519, along with routine consent items, during its Jan. 16, 2025, regular meeting at the district administration center.
Why it matters: The tentative-budget designation and levy adjustments set the procedural and tax-levy framework the district will use during this year's budget process. Approving the consent agenda cleared minutes, bills and personnel recommendations the board will publish in meeting records.
The board first approved routine accommodations and recognitions by voice and roll-call votes. The consent agenda'which included approval of the Dec. 19 regular and closed minutes, payment of bills and payrolls, and the superintendent's personnel recommendations (Personnel List 2025-1)'was moved and approved on a single roll-call vote.
Agenda item 10(a) asked the board to adopt a resolution designating a person to prepare the tentative budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. The motion was moved and seconded; the secretary called the roll, and the motion carried.
Agenda item 10(b) asked the board to approve levy adjustments citing Public Act 102-0519. That motion was moved and seconded and carried on roll-call vote.
Votes at a glance: - Approve accommodations and recognitions (agenda item 4): Motion to approve accommodations carried by roll call; recorded votes: Miss Roe ' Aye; Miss Hunt ' Yes; Miss Cantelo ' Aye; Miss Collier ' Aye; Mister Kozowski ' Aye. Outcome: approved. - Approve consent agenda (agenda item 7): Included approval of minutes (12/19/2024 regular and closed), payment of bills and payables, and Personnel List 2025-1. Roll-call votes recorded: Miss Roe ' Aye; Miss Hunt ' Yes; Miss Contello ' Aye; Miss Collier ' Aye; Mister Kozowski ' Aye. Outcome: approved. - Resolution designating person to prepare tentative budget (agenda item 10(a)): Motion moved and seconded; roll-call votes recorded: Miss Roe ' Aye; Miss Hunt ' Yes; Miss Cantelo ' Aye; Miss Collier ' Yes; Mister Kozowski ' Aye. Outcome: approved. - Levy adjustments per Public Act 102-0519 (agenda item 10(b)): Motion moved and seconded; roll-call votes recorded: Miss Roe ' Aye; Miss Hudson? ' Yes; Miss Contello? ' Aye; Miss Collier ' Aye; Mister Kozowski ' Aye. Outcome: approved.
No motioners or seconders were named in the meeting transcript for the four recorded motions; each vote was recorded by roll call. The board did not amend or table any of the items listed above.
The meeting adjourned after board member comments and a housekeeping announcement about a scholarship fundraiser.
