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Superintendent Henry: levy needed to cover five safety projects at Sesser-Valier CUSD 196

Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District No. 196 Board of Education · December 9, 2024
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Summary

At a Dec. 9 public hearing, Superintendent Henry said the district’s Fire Prevention and Safety fund cannot cover five planned safety and infrastructure projects, prompting the need for a levy; no public comments were offered during the brief hearing.

Superintendent Henry called a public hearing to order at 5:55 p.m. Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, at Sesser-Valier High School Library to explain the district’s planned uses of Fire Prevention and Safety tax funds and why a levy is being considered. "It is a legal requirement to hold this hearing when Fire Prevention and Safety tax funds are levied," he said, citing the Illinois School Code.

Henry listed five projects proposed to be funded in part through the Fire Prevention and Safety fund: a heating/ventilation/air conditioning project; an entry door/window project; a building drainage project; a sewer drain lining project; and a safety/signage project. He told the board that the current balance in the Fire Prevention and Safety fund is insufficient to finance all needed repairs, "thereby necessitating the levy amount." The record does not specify the proposed levy amount.

The superintendent invited public questions or comments; none were offered. Henry closed the hearing at 5:57 p.m. The minutes of the hearing were certified as a true and accurate account by the board’s president and board secretary, as noted in the record.

The hearing satisfied the district’s requirement under Section 17-2.11 of the Illinois School Code to provide public notice and an opportunity to comment when Fire Prevention and Safety tax funds are levied. The record shows attendance by board members Garner, Kirk, Lance, Menser, Packer, Sample and Spence and staff including J. Henry, N. Page, K. Jones, L. Zimbro, B. Gunter, R. Payne, T. Masters and R. Towers; no visitors were recorded.

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