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Staff outlines 2026 budget changes: health insurance up 11.36%, ambulance and trail purchases adjusted
Summary
Village staff reported updates to the draft 2026 budget: health insurance renewal will increase costs by 11.36%, previously budgeted capital projects were reallocated (including ambulance funding), the capital projects fund prior-year surplus used was reduced to $368,490, and the police union contract remains unsettled and therefore un
Village staff presented updates and clarifications to the proposed 2026 budget, reporting an 11.36% increase in health-insurance premiums and several capital-fund adjustments.
Eileen said the village had budgeted for roughly 11% and that the broker provided options for renewal; the 11.36% increase represents approximately $1,700 distributed across multiple funds and accounts, which staff said did not require an immediate levy adjustment. Staff noted some local…
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