Riverside holds public hearing on proposed fiscal 2026 budget totaling $35.5 million

The Village of Riverside Board of Trustees opened a public hearing on the proposed fiscal year 2026 budget. Director Zavala summarized the budget and the schedule for adoption.

Director Zavala said the total 2026 budgeted revenues and transfers in for all of the village's funds are $29,800,246 and the total 2026 budgeted expenditures and transfers out are $35,512,560. She said the Riverside Public Library's 2026 budgeted revenues and transfers in are $1,601,000 and its budgeted expenditures and transfers out are $1,574,200. Zavala said notice of the public hearing was published in the 10/29/2025 edition of the landmark newspaper and that a summary of budgets by fund and the full budget documents were included in the meeting packet and available for public inspection.

The presiding officer asked for public comment; no members of the public spoke. An unidentified trustee moved and another seconded a motion to adjourn the public hearing. Clerk Stenzel called the roll; the trustees recorded "aye" and the presiding officer announced that the public hearing was adjourned. The board was told final adoption of the 2026 budget is expected at the Dec. 4 board meeting.

The hearing covered presentation of totals and the availability of detailed budget documents; there was no debate or public testimony recorded. The next formal step is the board's adoption vote at the December 4 meeting, when trustees may amend or adopt the budget as presented.