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Oak Park explains Public Act 345 renewal and the $5.6 million public-safety funding
Summary
Officials described Proposal 2026‑01, a Public Act 345 renewal limited locally to seven years and expected to generate about $5.6M for retirement/benefits and general public-safety support; city manager warned loss would force deep spending cuts.
At the town hall, city manager described Proposal 2026‑01 as a renewal under Public Act 345 that the city limits locally to seven‑year terms. He said the measure, which the city uses to help fund public-safety retirement benefits and offset costs, is estimated to generate about $5.6 million for Oak Park’s public-safety system.
The manager framed the measure as essential to maintaining service levels and protecting other city services from cuts. “They would lose $7,000,000 of public safety services almost immediately,” he said when discussing the fiscal downside of rejection; his comments emphasized that preserving retirement funding and service capacity depends on voter approval. No vote was taken at the town hall; the session was informational and included resident questions about TIF and Brownfield carve-outs.
