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Saint Charles council reviews $5.4 million draft budget, adopts state-paid‑leave poster and approves park events
Summary
At a budget workshop, Village of Saint Charles officials reviewed the draft FY 2025–26 budget of about $5.4 million, discussed wage and capital priorities including water and sewer projects, adopted a state-required paid‑leave poster, approved multiple park events and moved municipal savings into a higher-yield money‑market account.
The Village of Saint Charles council reviewed a draft fiscal year 2025–26 budget totaling about $5.4 million during a budget workshop and approved a set of routine actions including the adoption of a state-mandated paid-medical-leave poster and several park event permits.
Speaker 2 introduced the budget as "the draft fiscal year 2526 budget, totaling over $5,400,000," and described a general fund of $2,226,946. The presenter said the village is carrying roughly $54,211 in unpaid property taxes that are not expected from the county until June and noted a projected $1,000,000 congressional appropriation to support water‑system work.
Why it matters: the budget lays out wages, benefit changes and capital projects that officials said are intended to help the village compete for employees and address infrastructure needs. Councilors pressed staff on conference funding, compensation for grant‑writing and the distribution of wage increases across departments. One councilor suggested compensating staff who…
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