NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to the Open Meetings Act of the State of Illinois, the Board of Trustees of Community College District No. 522, St. Clair, Madison, Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Bond, Perry and Montgomery Counties, State of Illinois, that the tentative budget for said community college district for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026 will be on file and conveniently available for public inspection between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. CDST, Monday through Friday, at the office of the President, Room 3271, Southwestern Illinois College, 2500 Carlyle Avenue, Belleville, Illinois, beginning the 21st day of May 2026 and on the college's website www.swic.edu. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that a public hearing shall be held by Community College District No. 522 to hear comments concerning the FY 2027 tentative budget on Wednesday, the 15th day of July 2026 at the hour of 5:30 p.m. CDST, with respect to the district's intention to adopt the FY 2027 budget. A regular meeting of the Board of Trustees will begin immediately following the public hearing for the purpose of adopting the FY 2027 budget. The public hearing and the regular meeting of the Board of Trustees will be held in the Marsh Conference Room at the Belleville Campus, Southwestern Illinois College, 2500 Carlyle Avenue, Belleville, Illinois. DATED this 20th day of May 2026. Beverly J. Fiss, Secretary Board of Trustees Southwestern Illinois College District No. 522 IPL0343608 May 27 2026