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Staff presented Skokie’s FY27 budget overview and revenue and spending plans, and trustees signaled support for several finance policy changes, including a possible higher reserve target and a credit card fee pass-through. The board also reviewed budgets for the Board of Trustees/Liquor Control Commission, Village Clerk, Corporation Counsel, and Finance Department.
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Residents heard a detailed review of Skokie’s proposed FY27 budget, including revenues, expenses, and reserve policy ideas. Trustees asked staff to study a higher fund balance target, excess reserve policies, and several fee and tax changes, while also discussing ambulance service, pensions, parking garage funding, and insurance costs. The board did not adopt the budget at this hearing; it moved into closed session afterward to discuss wage and benefit matters.
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