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Round Lake Beach council holds public hearing on $3.53 million 2025 property tax levy
Summary
Finance Director McGinley reported a proposed total levy of $3,534,693 for the fiscal year beginning May 1, 2025; he read a breakdown of special-purpose levies and opened the hearing for public comment, which produced no speakers. The council closed the hearing and reconvened the regular meeting.
Finance Director McGinley told the Round Lake Beach Village Council during a Dec. 15 public hearing that the village is proposing a total property tax levy of $3,534,693 for the fiscal year commencing May 1, 2025, and to be collected in 2026.
McGinley read line-item amounts into the record, saying the corporate levy was 'that is 700 that is dedicated to corporate levy' (the transcript phrasing was unclear); he listed special-purpose levies totaling $2,834,693, including $200,000 for police pension/Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund, $450,000 for liability insurance and $50,000 for police protection. "We're levying for a total sum of $3,534,693," McGinley said as he concluded the presentation.
The mayor opened the hearing to public comment; no residents came to the podium. After hearing no public testimony, the mayor closed the hearing and the board recessed the special meeting to reconvene as its regular council meeting at 7 p.m.
Why it matters: the levy determines the portion of property-tax revenue the village will seek to fund operations and specific liabilities (pension, insurance, police protection) in 2026. The council read the proposed totals into the record and took no public testimony at the hearing, leaving the proposal on the table for final ordinance action that night as part of the consent agenda.
What to watch next: the levy ordinance was listed on the consent agenda for the Dec. 15 regular meeting and was approved as part of the consent packet; any future vote to change the levy would be reflected in subsequent council minutes or ordinance publications.
