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Hoffman Estates finance committee OKs police/fire fee changes, ILEAS taser grant and insurance renewals
Summary
Finance committee approved the annual ordinance setting event staffing fees for police and fire, accepted a full‑reimbursement ILEAS grant for tasers, and authorized property/casualty insurance renewals noting a roughly 11.3% premium increase for general liability/property coverage.
On Dec. 15 the village's Finance Committee approved a package of routine but consequential finance items: a 2026 ordinance that sets event 'back rates' (fees charged when police or fire personnel work private events), acceptance of a fully reimbursable grant to purchase tasers from the Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System (ILEAS), and placement of property and casualty insurance coverage for 2026.
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