Tinley Park board unanimously adopts GIS contract, property purchase, tax levy and multiple bond abatements
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Summary
On Dec. 16 the Village Board approved a $249,411.12 GIS contract renewal, purchased two Oak Park Avenue parcels for $500,000, passed a $32.2 million 2025 property tax levy request (including library), and adopted several bond-abatement ordinances tied to 2021 and 2024 bond series.
The Tinley Park Village Board used its Dec. 16 meeting to approve multiple financial and contract measures affecting the village budget and capital debt structure.
Key adopted items included:
- A renewal contract with Municipal GIS Partners for geographic information system services, described in the agenda as costing $249,411.12 for the 2026 period and beginning 01/01/2026; the board was told the village may terminate the agreement with 90 days’ written notice and monthly usage reports will be provided.
- Ordinance 2025-O-0048 approving purchase of two properties at 17236 and 17240 Oak Park Avenue for a combined purchase price stated as $500,000; trustees said the item had been discussed at the Committee of the Whole and adopted by roll-call vote.
- Ordinance 2025-O-040 levying property taxes for the 2025 levy year with a total request of $32,225,279; the agenda noted the village levies on behalf of the Timberlake Park Public Library with a library portion of $6,035,031. Trustees said the levy was discussed in prior meetings and adopted.
- A series of abatement ordinances related to general obligation bond series: (a) Ordinance 2025-O-041 abating 2025 levy requirements for GO bond series 2021a and taxable refunding series 2021b (issuance cited as $8,940,000); (b) Ordinance 2025-O-042 abating a portion of 2025 levy for series 2021b (the transcript states an abated amount of $623,450 and lists remaining levy figures); (c) Ordinance 2025-O-043 abating all 2025 levy requirements for GO bond series 2024 (issuance cited as $46,595,000 and a 2025 levy requirement of $3,663,400); and (d) Ordinance 2025-O-044 abating a portion of 2025 property taxes for the Tinley Park Hotel and Convention Center development incentive at 18501 Convention Center Drive (the transcript describes this as the eighth year of abatement under previously executed agreements). Each ordinance was presented as eligible for adoption and passed by roll-call votes.
All measures were presented as having been discussed at the Committee of the Whole or appropriate committee prior to the meeting; the clerk recorded roll-call votes and the chair announced that each motion carried. Public comment was solicited for these items and none was offered on the record.
What the record does not include: supporting agenda documents such as the contract statement of work, the full abatement source schedules and the committee reports that were referenced; these are cited as available in the posted agenda materials.
