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Meeting Name: Special Meeting Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 12/11/2025 10:30 AM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Board Room
TO ADOPT THE 2026 BUDGET
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Attachments: 12-11-2025 Special Meeting Agenda Packet.pdf, O25-004 Approp Ord Attachment Part 1.pdf, O25-004 Approp Ord Attachment Part 2.pdf, O25-004 Approp Ord Attachment Part 3.pdf
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25-0940 11ReportAt the direction of President Kari K. Steele, a Special Meeting will be held Thursday, December 11, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. in the Board Room, 100 East Erie Street, Chicago, Illinois. The purpose of the meeting is to adopt the 2026 Budget. /s/ Jacqueline Torres Clerk   Not available Not available
25-0934 12Agenda ItemAuthority to Amend the Tentative 2026 Budget   Not available Not available
25-0935 13MotionMOTION to consider the report of the Committee on Budget and Employment regarding the budget of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago for the fiscal year 2026   Not available Not available
25-0936 14MotionMOTION to move that the budget be further revised to grant a general salary increase to all TAM, HP, GS, PM, and EX employees   Not available Not available
25-0937 15MotionMOTION to consider the report of the Committee on Budget and Employment regarding the budget for the fiscal year 2026 and the adoption of budget items   Not available Not available
25-0938 16MotionMOTION to increase the Reserve Claim Fund   Not available Not available
O25-004 17OrdinanceAdopt Ordinance O25-004, the Annual Appropriation Ordinance of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, effective for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2026, and ending December 31, 2026   Not available Not available
O25-005 18OrdinanceAdopt Ordinance O25-005, of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago for the levy of taxes for 2026 to provide revenues for the Retirement Fund and Corporate Fund, effective for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2026, and ending December 31, 2026   Not available Not available
O25-006 19OrdinanceAdopt Ordinance O25-006, of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago for the levy of taxes for 2026 to provide revenues for the Construction Fund, effective for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2026, and ending December 31, 2026   Not available Not available
O25-007 110OrdinanceAdopt Ordinance O25-007, of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago for the levy of taxes for 2026 to pay the interest on outstanding bonds and to discharge the principal thereof, effective for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2026, and ending December 31, 2026   Not available Not available
O25-008 111OrdinanceAdopt Ordinance O25-008, of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago for the levy of taxes for 2026 to provide revenues for the Reserve Claim Fund, effective for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2026, and ending December 31, 2026   Not available Not available
O25-009 112OrdinanceAdopt Ordinance O25-009, of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago for the levy of taxes for 2026 to provide revenues for the Stormwater Management Fund, effective for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2026, and ending December 31, 2026   Not available Not available