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Communication from the Town Officials Budget Committee with a Request to APPROVE the PROPOSED ESTIMATED TAX LEVY OF $1,286,533.00 (Estimated Tax Rate not to exceed .088) (Pursuant to 35 ILCS 200/18-60) for the TOWN OF THE CITY OF PEORIA.
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The Town Budget Committee met and a majority of the Officials determined an estimated tax levy for the Town of the City of Peoria.
The Township Office remains committed to helping the needy in our community. We have two programs to assist our citizens. One program is our general assistance program. We assist our clients through a voucher system to help them with their everyday essential needs. These citizens essentially have no income. The Supervisor has also implemented an emergency assistance program, which has income guidelines set by the Supervisor and includes energy and water assistance. The emergency program helps those who have no insurance with eyeglasses and dental services. We continue to supply local bus passes to various agencies within out Township. We also offer a lawn mowing program to assist seniors and those with disabilities.
Due to changes made in the General Assistance client allocation and reducing budgets overall, we will be setting the Levy at 70% of the overall Budget. This will not in any way affect the services our clients receive or affect the operations of our office. We are constantly upgrading our services without increasing the budget.
The Truth in Taxation Act requires taxing authorities to estimate their annual tax levies twenty (20) days before the adoption of the aggregation levy. The Act requires a notice and public hearing for any increase over 5%. No Truth in Taxation Hearing is required.