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Oak Park council adopts FY2025–26 budget; proposes 6% water and sewer rate increase
Summary
The Oak Park City Council voted to adopt the FY2025–26 budget and fee schedule, authorizing a 6% combined water and sewer rate increase while keeping a 0% general pay raise and maintaining a roughly 17.3% fund balance. Council also approved related routine items in a series of roll‑call votes.
The Oak Park City Council adopted the fiscal year 2025–26 budget and formalized a multi‑year plan at its May meeting, approving the three‑year budget, the proposed millage rates and a revised fee schedule.
City Manager Tongate, presenting the plan, said the three‑year document protects the city from sudden economic shifts and noted Oak Park's taxable value has recovered since the recession to roughly $760 million. Tongate told council the proposal includes a combined 6% increase in water and sewer rates — a partial pass‑through of higher wholesale charges from regional authorities — while recommending no across‑the‑board pay increases for city employees this year. He also highlighted retirement system funding rates: roughly 60%…
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