RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ESTIMATED AGGREGATE 

LEVY FOR THE YEAR 2024

BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF 

BETHALTO COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 8

COUNTY OF MADISON 

STATE OF ILLINOIS

WHEREAS, the Board of Education of the Bethalto Community Unit School District No. 8, County of Madison, State of Illinois (“The Board of Education”), is empowered to levy a tax on the real property within the Bethalto Community Unit School District No. 8, County of Madison, State of Illinois (“the School District”); and


WHEREAS, the Board of Education must determine the estimated amounts of taxes necessary to be levied for the year not less than twenty (20) days prior to the adoption of the aggregate tax levy; and


WHEREAS, the corporate and special purpose property taxes extended or abated for 2023 were $11,172,378; and 


WHEREAS, the property taxes extended or abated for debt service and public building commission leases for 2023 were $2,193,800.28; and 


NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Resolved by the Board of Education of Bethalto Community Unit School District No. 8, County of Madison, State of Illinois, as follows:


Section 1: The proposed corporate and special purpose property taxes to be levied for 2024 are $12,352,227.  This represents an 10.56% increase over the previous year.


Section 2: The estimated property taxes to be levied for debt service and public building commission leases for 2024 are $2,191,758.  This represents a -0.09% decrease from the previous year.


Section 3: The estimated total property taxes to be levied for 2024 are $14,543,985.  This represents an 8.81% increase over the previous year.


Section 4: That all resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed and this Resolution shall be in full force and effect immediately and forthwith upon its passage.


APPROVED: ATTEST:

_________________________________ ___________________________________


Don Woelfel, President pro tem Sharon Rothe, Secretary pro tem

President, Board of Education Secretary, Board of Education

Bethalto CUSD No. 8                                                 Bethalto CUSD No. 8

Madison County, Illinois Madison County, Illinois


DATE:  November 26, 2024