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Skokie trustees direct staff to draft $16.2M property-tax levy, citing pensions and operational needs
Summary
Trustees voted to authorize drafting a 2025 property-tax levy ordinance to set a $16.2 million levy (a $750,000 increase) to help cover fiscal 2027 operations, pensions and limited staffing restoration; staff said most of the levy funds debt and pensions and that the change equals about $1.78 per month for an average residence.
The Village Board voted Nov. 17 to direct corporation counsel to draft a 2025 property-tax levy ordinance that would set the levy at roughly $16.2 million, an increase of $750,000 intended to address unfunded fiscal 2027 needs.
Finance Director Julian Prendy told trustees that 92% of the levy currently funds debt service and pensions and that the proposed $750,000 increase would predominantly support operations and staffing pressure projected for fiscal 2027. "For that reason, we are requesting and…
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