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Valparaiso trustees review tax levy and budget; meeting adjourns
Summary
Consultant Corey Cooney of GBE reviewed the village's proposed tax levy and draft budget at the Aug. 26 meeting; trustees asked questions about preparation and state regulations but took no budget action. The meeting was adjourned at 6:53 p.m. after a motion recorded as unanimous.
The Village of Valparaiso Board of Trustees met Aug. 26, 2025, at the Valparaiso Senior Center, where consultant Corey Cooney of GBE reviewed the proposed tax levy and the draft budget for the coming fiscal year and answered trustees' questions about preparation and compliance with state laws and regulations. No formal action was taken on the levy or budget during the meeting.
The presentation and subsequent Q&A centered on the timetable for preparing next year’s budget and on how state laws and regulations affect levy-setting and budget procedures. Cooney, identified in the minutes as representing GBE, provided the review and responded to trustees’ questions; the minutes do not record direct quotes.
Chairperson Dan Homes opened the meeting at 6:00 p.m. and noted that trustees Draper, Pierce, Brightenburg and Homes were in attendance; the minutes list Trustee Turnwall as absent at the start of the meeting. Village Superintendent Nick Sanders and two members of the public were also present. The minutes record that a motion to adjourn at 6:53 p.m. was moved by Trustee Turnwall and seconded by Chairperson Dan Homes and note the vote as “YEA: ALL.” The minutes therefore both list Turnwall as absent earlier and record Turnwall as mover of the adjournment motion; that inconsistency is reflected in the official minutes.
No ordinances, resolutions, motions on the levy, or budget approvals were recorded. The minutes state explicitly that no executive session was held. The meeting record is signed by Clerk Stephanie Nelson and Chairperson Dan Homes.
The board did not set a date for further budget action in the minutes; the record indicates the trustees received the review and asked clarifying questions but did not vote on the levy or adopt a budget at this session.
