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West Chicago ESD 33 board adopts resolution of intent to levy 2025 taxes and approves routine fiscal items
Summary
The West Chicago School District 33 Board of Education on Nov. 20 adopted a Resolution of Intent to levy 2025 taxes and approved consent agenda items including payment of $692,957.27 in bills, two October payrolls, personnel items, and several vendor contracts; the district also reported receipt of $1,209,173 in Evidence‑Based Funding.
The West Chicago School District 33 Board of Education adopted a Resolution of Intent to levy taxes for 2025 and approved routine fiscal and personnel items during its Nov. 20 regular meeting at Leman Middle School.
The board voted, by roll call, 6–0 to adopt the resolution after a motion by Janette Hernandez and a second from Sandra Garcia. The meeting minutes record the roll call as Morgan Banasiak, Tom Doyle, Chad McLean, Sandra Garcia, Janette Hernandez and Molly Denton voting in favor; none voted against.
The vote followed presentation of the district's financial reports. Karen Apostoli, executive director of business and operations, told the board the district had received $1,209,173.00 in Evidence‑Based Funding since the prior meeting and reviewed the Treasurer's Report and budget charts as of Oct. 31, 2025. The board also received student activity account summaries.
Also approved on a consent agenda motion (moved by Chad McLean, seconded by Sandra Garcia, and adopted by roll call 6–0) were the Oct. 16 and Nov. 6, 2025 board meeting minutes; contract renewals (including Purposeful Parenting); payment of listed bills dated Nov. 10–21, 2025 totaling $692,957.27; two payroll runs (Oct. 15, 2025 payroll of $1,873,863.74 and Oct. 31, 2025 payroll of $1,845,582.75); disposition of closed‑session audio tapes meeting retention criteria; and personnel actions (one new classified hire, three resignations, two job abandonments; retirements: not specified).
Board members approved several administrative contracts and procurement items during the meeting, including a motion to permit Haul Dash to purchase retired district technology equipment and a contract with Birch Agency to provide an IEP specialist. Each of those items passed on unanimous roll calls recorded as 6–0.
The board's meeting minutes reflect standard procedural language for voice‑vote approvals for non‑roll‑call items. The minutes also contain an internal inconsistency: the opening states "President Rita Balgeman called the regular meeting..." while the roll call lists Mrs. Rita Balgeman as absent; minutes later indicate the president took voice votes. The minutes do not resolve that discrepancy, so the board record is noted here as it appears in the meeting minutes.
What happens next: Adoption of a resolution of intent to levy is typically a procedural step that signals the district's plan to set a tax levy; the final levy amount and adoption date will be determined in later public proceedings in accordance with Illinois requirements.
Reported figures and procedural actions above are drawn from the board's Nov. 20, 2025 minutes; where the minutes did not specify details (for example, retirements or certain contract dollar amounts), the minutes state "not specified."
