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Board advances resolution to ask voters for a 1% retailers and service occupation tax on November 2026 ballot

Zion-Benton Township High School District 126 Board of Education · April 22, 2026

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Summary

The board read and moved a resolution to direct the superintendent and regional superintendent to certify a question to the county clerk proposing a 1% retailers and service occupation tax to fund school facilities, school resource officers and mental-health professionals on the November 2026 ballot.

The board president read language of a resolution to direct the superintendent and regional superintendent of schools to certify a question to the county clerk proposing a 1% retailers occupation tax and service occupation tax. The measure is described in the read statement as revenue to be used exclusively for school facility purposes, school resource officers and mental-health professionals and would be submitted to county electors at the general election to be held in November 2026.

A board member moved the action and the president said the motion aligned the district with other districts that would then combine toward the required representation thresholds. Staff explained the resolution process briefly and the intended use of revenue if voters approve the tax.

The transcript excerpt records the motion to move forward with the resolution language and the board discussion but does not include a detailed roll-call vote on the resolution within the provided segments.