Lombard property owners won't see a village tax increase on their bills if the full Village Board follows its Finance & Administration Committee's recommendation.
The committee voted 4-3 on Oct. 26 to recommend the board limit the 2026 tax levy increase to new growth and construction only, according to the committee's meeting agenda. The vote rejected a proposed $453,282 levy increase and a new Core Service Fund that would have directed those additional revenues toward board priorities.
Two committee members were absent.
Three members voted in favor of approving the full levy increase and the Core Service Fund. The same committee unanimously recommended the village's proposed $151,298,660 fiscal year 2027 operating budget. That ordinance requires a two-thirds vote of the board, or five of seven trustees.
The levy numbers
The levy ordinance as drafted sets the 2026 tax levy at $12,895,174. Lombard accounts for less than 8% of a homeowner's total property tax bill, according to the village's property tax page.
The split echoes last year's levy debate. In November 2025, the Village Board voted 5-1 to cap the 2025 tax levy at new growth only, setting it at $12,474,037, according to village records.
What comes next
Trustee Dan Militello chairs the Finance & Administration Committee. Village President Anthony Puccio leads the full board, which will make the final call.
The Village Board will hold a public hearing on the proposed 2027 budget during its Thursday, Nov. 5, meeting at 6 p.m., according to a village notice. The first reading of both the budget and tax levy ordinances will take place at that meeting.
A second reading and anticipated approval are scheduled for the board's Nov. 19 meeting.
