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Council advances renewal of 2-mill fire levy, authorizes auditor estimate
Summary
A presenter explained Resolution 8-73 as a renewal of the village's existing 2-mill fire levy (no new tax); the council voted to advance the resolution so the county auditor can supply revenue figures needed to place the renewal on the ballot.
The council moved to advance Resolution 8-73, a renewal of an existing 2-mill fire levy, and to suspend the rules so the county auditor could be asked for revenue estimates required for the election schedule.
A presenter told members the levy is a renewal and not a new tax, and said the levy was first adopted in 2016. "No new taxes. It's just a renewal," the presenter said, and described Resolution 8-73 as the first step to authorize the county auditor to return figures the village needs to proceed. Council members discussed timing and the need to get figures back quickly because of election deadlines; the chair said staff must move promptly because the auditor typically needs about 30 days to provide numbers.
The chair moved to pass Resolution 8-73 and to suspend the rules to expedite the process; a second was recorded and roll-call responses were affirmative. Council members instructed staff to obtain the auditor's numbers and to bring a second resolution once the revenue figures were available.
Moving the resolution forward allows the village to meet the statutory timeline for placing a levy renewal before voters; council members stated the intent was to maintain the existing 2-mill levy rather than increase tax rates.
