Board action: On Nov. 19, 2025, the Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 Board of Education held a public tax-levy hearing and approved the districts 2025 tax levy resolution and associated levy motions.

At a presentation during the hearing, Mr. Bobak (introduced in the record as "mister Bobak" and earlier in meeting materials as Bob Adamyk) explained the distinction between the levy ("the ask") and the tax extension that the county ultimately certifies. He told the board the countys estimate of equalized assessed valuation (EAV) was "just north of 2,200,000,000.0" and that EAV growth in the county is currently estimated at about 8.69 percent. He explained the boards proposed ask included an operating levy ask of $84,400,000 and represented a 5.47 percent total ask, while noting the district expects to receive somewhat less than the full ask once extensions and new construction allocations are finalized. "The levy is just the ask, just the request," he said.

The presentation covered PTELL (the property tax extension limitation law), the consumer price index used in the calculation, and the mechanics by which the county converts the levy request into the actual extension and tax rate. The presenter also noted debt service and special education/IMRF obligations and shared projected debt payments of about $6,592,000.

Board action: The board took five sequential motions related to the levy  approving the 2025 tax levy resolution and certificate, adopting levy language for certain purposes, levying special-education/IMRF amounts, levying a working-cash tax, and approving a certificate of compliance with the Truth in Taxation law. Each motion was decided by roll call and recorded as carrying (roll-call tallies were recorded in the minutes; the motions carried without dissent on the record). The board also adjourned the levy hearing portion by roll call.

Why it matters: The levy sets the districts request to the county for property-tax collections that fund operations, debt service and special levies. District staff emphasized that the ask is intentionally higher than the expected extension in order to avoid losing the value of new construction to the tax base; they also told the board about a projected operating deficit driven largely by planned capital projects.

What comes next: The county will certify the final tax extension next spring; district staff said that the certified tax rate will depend on the final EAV, new-construction adjustments and the December CPI figure used under PTELL.