Issue 8: Sycamore Community City School District additional tax levy

The question, as printed on the ballot

An additional tax for the benefit of the Sycamore Community City School District for the purpose of current expenses and permanent improvements that the county auditor estimates will collect $17,993,971 annually, at a rate not exceeding 6.95 mills for each $1 of taxable value, which amounts to $243 for each $100,000 of the county auditor's market value, for a continuing period of time, commencing in 2026, first due in calendar year 2027. The county auditor has certified that the amount by which the carry-over balance in the district's general operating budget from the preceding fiscal year exceeds the district's general fund expenditures made in the preceding fiscal year is $30,498,210, which is 28% of those expenditures.