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Pinckneyville Public Library proposes 25.59% tax levy increase to $66,000; council to consider ordinance Dec. 23
Summary
City Attorney Don Bigham told a Dec. 9 public hearing the library plans to raise its levy from $52,550.70 to $66,000 (25.59%) to cover expenses the city has helped fund; the ordinance will be placed on file and considered by the City Council on Dec. 23, 2024. Library leaders expressed support.
City Attorney Don Bigham said at a Dec. 9 public hearing that the City of Pinckneyville is proposing a separate tax levy ordinance for the Pinckneyville Public Library that would increase the library’s tax levy from $52,550.70 last year to $66,000 this year, “representing a 25.59% increase.”
The hearing was held in Council Chambers at City Hall and opened by Mayor Robert L. Spencer at 5:30 p.m.; a quorum of commissioners was present. Bigham said the hearing is being held “in compliance with the Truth in Taxation Act” and that the additional revenue would help the library “cover expenses including those that the City has been assisting with over the years.”
Library Director Alex Fisher told the hearing that the library can use the additional funds. Library Board Member Charlene Butcher said the entire board echoed that position.
No public opposition was recorded in the minutes. Bigham told attendees the ordinance would be placed on file at the City Council meeting following the hearing and would be considered for approval at the City Council meeting on Dec. 23, 2024. The public hearing was formally closed by motion of Commissioner Kevin B. Hicks, seconded by Commissioner Joshua L. Kuhnert; all five voting officials present voted YEA and the hearing adjourned at 5:33 p.m.
The Dec. 23 council meeting will be the next formal opportunity for elected officials to act on the proposed levy; the hearing minutes and ordinance placement are the administrative steps to meet Truth in Taxation notice requirements.
