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Burr Ridge staff says FY2027 draft budget is $376,000 stronger; board to finalize at April 13 hearing
Summary
Village staff told trustees the FY2027 final draft shows a roughly $376,000 net improvement driven by stronger sales tax receipts and timing-related personnel reductions; trustees were invited to provide final direction before the April 13 public hearing, when changes are no longer allowed.
Village staff told the Burr Ridge board on March 23 that the final draft of the FY2027 budget is about $375,000–$376,000 better than the previous estimate, driven mainly by higher-than-expected sales tax receipts and timing of personnel hires.
Evan, a village staff member, told trustees this is the last opportunity to give staff direction before the April 13 public hearing and emphasized that edits cannot be accepted at that meeting. He said December sales tax receipts exceeded projections by about $200,000, improving revenue forecasts for FY26–27; personnel costs fell slightly due to timing of hires and some duplicate entries that were corrected. The net result is a projected two-year improvement in the village’s net position of roughly $376,000 and a 4‑year beginning-to-end fund-balance change from about $3.4 million to $3.8 million.
Why it matters: The board must adopt a budget consistent with statutory timelines; staff framed the changes as conservative improvements to revenue projections rather than new spending. Evan said none of the positive adjustment was used to reduce planned staffing—two additional officers the chief requested remain funded.
Next steps: The board will consider the budget at its April 13 meeting, which Evan said is the legally required regular meeting for the budget hearing and where no additional changes can be made. Trustees had no substantive questions at the March 23 meeting and signaled they were comfortable with staff’s review.
