Votes at a glance: Kaneland board approves consent agenda, 2025 levy, and ISBE grant application
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Summary
At its Dec. 16 meeting the Kaneland CUSD 302 Board approved the consent agenda, adopted a $75.39M 2025 tax levy, and directed administration to apply for a $50,000 ISBE School Maintenance Project Grant for Blackberry Creek Elementary; all votes were unanimous (6-0).
The Kaneland CUSD 302 Board of Education recorded three formal approvals at its Dec. 16 meeting.
Consent agenda: The board approved standard consent items including payroll/ accounts-payable parameters for December 2025, the treasurer’s report for November 2025, minutes of the Nov. 17 regular meeting, personnel actions, destruction of certain closed-session audio recordings from June 2024, and second reading of policy updates. A roll-call vote passed the consent agenda 6-0.
2025 tax levy: After a public hearing with no speakers, the board adopted the 2025 property tax levy totaling $75,393,050 (operating levy $63,040,000; bond & interest $12,353,050) on a 6-0 roll-call vote.
ISBE School Maintenance Project Grant application: The board directed administration to submit an SMPG application requesting the full $50,000 to help offset a planned full parking-lot replacement and drainage improvements at Blackberry Creek Elementary (project estimate about $700,000). The motion included a formal reservation of required matching funds and passed 6-0.
Motions and roll-call tallies recorded in the meeting indicate unanimous votes on these items; no abstentions were recorded. The board did not take action tonight on health-insurance broker selection or construction planning updates; those items were discussed and will return for future action.