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Alsip mayor flags state bills on library opioid training and reports 2024 tax-rate increase
Summary
Mayor Ryan told trustees he will prepare a 2026 legislative cheat sheet and flagged House Bills 1910 and 3050 (requiring steps for opioid-overdose response in libraries). He also reported the villages 2024 tax rate rose to about 1.951 (from 1.874) and the 2024 total tax levy was $16,438,800; EAV was reported at about $836.94 million.
Mayor Ryan used his officers report to preview matters the village may face in 2026 and to give trustees a local fiscal update.
On legislation, the mayor highlighted House Bill 1910 (and a companion bill he said was similar) that would require libraries during operating hours to take "reasonable steps" to have at least one person trained to recognize and respond to opioid overdoses, including administration of an opioid antagonist; he said he will prepare a cheat sheet on new laws for the next meeting. The mayor called the change "interesting" as it affects library operations.
On local finances, he said the villages 2024 tax rate is 1.951, an increase of about 4.11% from the prior-year rate of 1.874, and that the 2024 total tax levy the board approved was $16,438,800. He reported the villages 2024 equalized assessed valuation (EAV) at about $836,940,000, up roughly 0.16% from the prior year, which he said helps offset operating costs. He summarized that EAV fluctuations and new construction affect the tax rate and that he will bring more detail next meeting.
No policy action occurred tonight on either the state bills or tax-rate figures; the mayor said staff and trustees would discuss the implications at a later meeting.
