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District 211 board accepts full 2024 recapture levy after updated five‑year projection
Summary
The board approved the district’s 2024 recapture levy in full — $4.2 million — after administrators presented an updated five‑year revenue projection that accounts for higher health‑benefit costs and increased property‑tax refunds.
The Township High School District 211 Board of Education voted to accept the 2024 recapture levy in the full amount extended by the Cook County Clerk, $4,200,000, after Superintendent Dr. Theresa Small presented an updated five‑year financial projection.
Dr. Small told the board the projection was revised to reflect two significant, recent changes: employee health benefits are running about $2,500,000 over the district’s original fall budget, and the district is experiencing an unusually high property‑tax refund rate, requiring a $4,500,000 adjustment to revenue projections. She said the recapture levy would increase the fund balance by roughly one percentage point and estimated the levy’s financial effect on the “average taxpayer” at about $40 per year.
Board discussion reviewed policy and state context. Board member Michelle Cavill asked about state guidance on fund balances; Dr. Small said Illinois publishes a financial profile score but that the district’s locally set board policy (33 percent minimum fund balance) remains the governing target. Board members asked clarifying questions about the district’s lack of debt and the meaning of six months’ operating reserves.
A roll call vote approved accepting the recapture levy. The transcript shows the following recorded votes: Rosenblum — Aye; Cavill — Aye; Dombrowski — No; McGowan — Aye; Baron — No; Bradley — Aye; Klimkiewicz (board president) — Aye. The motion carried.
Dr. Small and board members noted the decision reflects an updated projection intended to protect the district’s financial stability given elevated benefit costs and refund activity.
