Monee Board Sets Spending Plan with 2025-2026 Appropriations Ordinance

Article Summary:

The Monee Village Board has approved its annual appropriations ordinance, which acts as the village’s legal spending authority for the fiscal year that began May 1, 2025. The budget outlines major expenditures in public works, police, and general government operations, with a public hearing scheduled for August before final adoption.

Appropriations Ordinance Key Points:

• The ordinance outlines total appropriations of over $5.28 million for corporate purposes.

• Major departmental budgets include nearly $5 million for Public Works and $3.75 million for the Police Department.

• A public hearing on the ordinance will be held at the next board meeting before it is formally adopted.

MONEE — The Monee Village Board took a key step in finalizing its budget for the current fiscal year, giving consensus approval Wednesday to the 2025-2026 appropriations ordinance. The document establishes the legal spending limits for all village departments through April 30, 2026.

Village Attorney Larry Gryczewski presented the ordinance, noting that it had been reviewed in several meetings and was ready for preliminary approval. A state-mandated public hearing must be held before the ordinance can be formally adopted, which is scheduled for the first board meeting in August.

The ordinance details appropriations across numerous village funds. The General Corporate Fund totals $5,285,758, covering administrative salaries, legal fees, engineering, and technology services.

The largest departmental appropriation is for Public Works, totaling $4,997,000. This includes funding for a new DPW building at $2,000,000, sidewalk repairs $584,000, and parks grounds maintenance $584,000, and parks grounds maintenance $550,000.

The Police Department’s budget is set at $3,749,506, with the largest line items being salaries for patrol officers $1,622,261 (plus $150,000 overtime) and sergeants $522,744 (plus $38,000 overtime), as well as dispatching services $210,000.

Other significant appropriations include $2.2 million for Road and Bridge projects and $1.6 million for Motor Fuel Tax-funded street improvements. The board gave its unanimous consensus to move forward with the ordinance as presented, pending the public hearing.