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Long Grove board adopts routine budget amendments; adds placeholder for church parking project
Summary
Village staff told trustees revenues exceeded expenses and presented routine budget amendments to square actuals with adopted budgets. The board approved amendments to FY25–26 and FY26–27 budgets, which included a placeholder increase for a possible Long Grove Community Church parking-lot lease.
The Long Grove Village Board opened public hearings and adopted routine amendments to its 2025–26 and 2026–27 budgets, staff said, to align adopted budgets with actual revenues and expenditures.
Village manager Mr. Sparkman summarized the changes as routine year-end adjustments and told trustees the village "ended up in a very good position" with revenues exceeding expenses; staff discussed approximately $2.4 million in favorable variance during the hearing. The board opened and closed the required public hearings before taking roll-call votes to adopt the ordinances that implement the amendments.
Key changes
Mr. Sparkman said the FY26–27 amendments included several updates: compensation adjustments, an added Long Grove Public Art grant, and an added pass-through line for the Long Grove Fire Protection District water connection. Staff also noted the Long Grove Community Church parking lot item: the budget previously carried $100,000 as a placeholder and the draft amendment raised that placeholder to a bid cost noted in staff materials (reported in the meeting as $265,000) but stated that funds would not be spent unless a lease agreement and vote move the project forward.
What trustees said
Trustees asked clarifying questions during the public hearings; there were no extensive public objections during the hearings and trustees moved to approve the ordinances by roll call. Mr. Sparkman emphasized the amendments were routine and aimed to "square up the budget actuals with the budget."
Next steps
The budget amendments are now on the village record as adopted ordinances. Any capital or lease work related to the church parking lot will require separate approvals and, per staff comments, would not be spent until a lease is finalized and approved by the board.
Attribution: Quotes and figures come directly from the meeting transcript and are attributed to Mr. Sparkman and trustees present.
