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Hinsdale board adopts switch from appropriations ordinance to budget-officer system to streamline budgeting
Summary
Trustees approved moving from the older appropriations ordinance system to the Illinois budget officer statutory model, giving the village manager authority to oversee and adjust line items during the year while preserving public hearing and fund-level approvals by the board.
The Village of Hinsdale approved replacing the existing appropriations-ordinance framework with the Illinois budget officer system, a statutory option trustees said is more consistent with suburban municipalities and will reduce duplicative year‑end procedures. Village staff explained the appropriations ordinance model requires an extra formal ordinance to set legal spending limits after the annual budget…
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