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Morton trustees approve tax levy, insurance renewal, personnel and code corrections
Summary
The board adopted Ordinance 26-13 setting a $2.89 million real-estate tax levy, approved insurance renewals with ~16% premium increases, authorized a police lieutenant position, funded two historical plaques with $12,000 in tourism funds, renewed a mowing contract, and passed municipal code corrections and utility-metering changes.
At its Nov. 3 meeting the Village of Morton board approved a group of budgetary, personnel and administrative measures including the annual tax levy, insurance renewals, a new police lieutenant position and several municipal-code changes.
Village Administrator presented Ordinance 26-13, proposing a total real-estate tax levy of $2,890,000 for the fiscal year beginning May 1, 2025 and ending April 30, 2026 — an increase the administrator described as roughly $108,000, about 3.9 percent over last year. He also stated that because assessed values rose, the rate per $100 of assessed value would be approximately…
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