Will County Board Passes Budget Without Union Raises
The board removed $2.3 million from the proposed tax levy.
The Will County Board passed its 2011 budget of $171 million Thursday morning, but the debate will continue and legal action could result from the lack of funding for contractual raises for union workers. The budget, which was presented to the board in September, has been a divisive issue over the last couple of months, pitting raised taxes against potential cuts in personnel or services. The board members voted mostly along party lines, with 14 Republicans voting in favor of the budget and tax levy and all 11 Democrats voting present. Kathleen Konicki (R-Homer Glen) voted against the proposals and Deborah Rozak (R-Wilmington) was absent. The budget is about $1.2 million more than last year, but is $2 million less than the one proposed …
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Jackie Traynere
7:55 am on Sunday, November 21, 2010
Note that the Will County Board passed a budget this week that gives huge tax breaks to large corporations and $7 to the avg. homeowner. Union raises might not be paid which will add additional bills to the county as the union litigates its case (they will win, the board members already know this), or perhaps they will lay off staff that will lower the service to the residents. County Board … more ›