Departments

Village Budget

The budget is the most important work product the Village Board must develop and approve every year. Not only is it a legal document detailing how dollars are spent, but it also lays out Village goals and objectives for the coming year.




The process of preparing the budget begins in April each year with the development of a five-year forecast. Village staff use that forecast to develop each department’s budget using a zero-based approach, meaning that rather than drawing from last year’s budget, the Village starts from scratch to ensure a ground-up review of all expenditures on an annual basis. 


The formal, public budget cycle kicks off in the fall through a series of three budget workshops in which the Board and the public review and discuss revenues, expenses and ongoing capital improvement projects. These workshops are open for public participation, providing residents and business owners the opportunity to ask questions and give feedback about spending priorities. 


The Board then meets once in November to review the property tax levy, which is the amount of revenue a taxing jurisdiction needs to raise from property taxes. Then it meets once more in December to formally adopt the final budget. Both the levy review and final review of the budget are preceded by public hearings to allow for public participation. 


Glenview’s process for preparing the budget has served the Village well. The Village has maintained a balanced budget going back decades and has received a Aaa rating from Moody's for 33 years running – one of only 13 Illinois municipalities currently receiving this highest score. This credit rating allows the Village to take advantage of lower interest rates when financing is needed and is a testament to the Village’s strong financial position.​


The final budget is made up of a number of individual funds that collect revenue and pay for expenses. H​ere's a helpful guide to the Village's various funds​.​


Listed below are the tentative times and dates for this year's budget workshops and meetings:


Budget Workshop I: 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 5

Topics included a Corporate Fund overview, an initial review of the 2025 Capital Improvement Plan including an ARPA update, presentation of the Capital Equipment Replacement Fund (CERF) and Facilities Repair and Replacement Fund (FRRF) budgets, and Permanent Fund. 


Budget Workshop II: 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26

Topics included Corporate Fund updates, water and sewer rates and operating department presentations


Budget Workshop III: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16

​Preliminary library budget and tax levy, non-profit core service funding, property tax levy

  • Staff report
  • PowerPoint Presentation
  • Budget Detail Draft
  • Watch the meeting

2025 Tax Levy Public Hearing: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19

  • Staff report
  • Watch the meeting

2025 Budget Public Hearing: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3

  • Staff report
  • 2024 Proposed Budget
  • Watch the meeting

Budget Archive


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2025 Budget Timeline

Budget Workshop I

7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024

  • Corporate Fund overview
  • Capital Improvement Program (CIP)
  • Internal service funds
  • Permanent Fund

Budget Workshop II

7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024

  • Corporate Fund update
  • Water and sewer rates
  • Operating department presentations

Budget Workshop III

7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024

  • Preliminary library budget and tax levy
  • Non-profit core service funding
  • Property tax levy

Village Board of Trustees

7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024

  • Property tax levy hearing

Village Board of Trustees

7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024

  • 2025 budget public hearing
  • Budget adoption

Budget in Brief

In conjunction with the adopted 2024 budget, a budget in brief document, Dollars and Sense, was developed to explain where Village revenue comes from, how the Village spends its budget and more.


To view the document, click here.