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Niles Pension Funding

Thursday, February 14, 2013

What's New Item On Your Property Tax Bill?

Property tax bills now list each taxing bodies' spending, debt, and to what percentage they have funded pensions they're required to pay employees. The village of Niles wants residents to know a few things.

  You may have noticed something new on the property tax bill which arrived in your mailbox recently (and is due March 1).  Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas has listed financial information for each taxing body which will receive money from the check you write. According to chicago.cbslocal.com, she has "outed" towns and governments on how much they owe.  Video: Cook County Treasurer's office walks you through the info  At a Niles village board "Informal Considerations" meeting Tuesday, Finance Director Scot Neukirch and Mayor Robert Callero expressed concern that residents might get the wrong impression when they read the numbers for the Village of Niles. Like Niles-Morton Grove Patch on Facebook According to the Cook County Treasurer's…

Bob G

11:28 am on Thursday, February 14, 2013

While I understand the poor investment returns , I do not understand the benefit enhancements that were "out of our control" . Who's control were they in ? For the life of me I cannot understand the reasoning for continually kicking this can down the road year after year until it becomes a monster. These employees paid in to the fund every paycheck without fail so why as a government don't we pay…   more ›

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