Village Administrator Henry Elling said there was no way yet of predicting how the increase would affect property taxes, because this was a property revaluation year. Property assessments increased and decreased for different properties, so everyone will be affected differently. Last year’s taxes were $1.65 per $1,000 assessed value, or approximately $412 for a typical $250,000 house.

A sticking point for some board members was the proposed $185,000 allocated to recreation expenditures, which would go toward funding concession stands and restrooms at the village’s park. They noted that the surveys sent to taxpayers indicated that taxpayers rank the park on the low end of village priorities.

Village President Jack Riley expressed concern about the timing of the park project when there were possibly more pressing issues, such as the Police Department’s requests for updated equipment and facility repairs.

The board will have time to alter that portion of the budget in coming months if it chooses to do so, and thus it adopted the proposed budget as is.

Also on Tuesday, the board worked through contract negotiations with the newly appointed police chief, Michael Hartert. The contract will allow him to continue part-time as the police chief of Big Bend through the end of the year. He will then become the full-time Summit chief on January 1, 2014.