The state is pulling us off the same cliff edge they jumped off years ago.
David Vaught, Governor Quinn’s budget director, announced Quinn’s intention of reducing income tax payments to municipalities in Illinois by 30%.
“You need to take a look and say OK, does everybody have skin in the game here?” Vaught said. “It just doesn’t [...]
Entries Tagged as 'budget'
More village budget problems
March 8th, 2010 · No Comments · budget
DGEA, parents address D99 board
February 24th, 2010 · 11 Comments · District 99, Education, budget
At least 80 parents, students and teachers, including representatives of the Downers Grove Education Association, attended the Feb. 22 D99 school board meeting in an effort to convince the board to rehire North High science teacher Andrew Klamm, who reportedly will be denied tenure.
Anticipating the large turn out, the meeting was moved to the South [...]
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Few personnel lost despite job cuts
February 8th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Village Hall, budget
Despite the elimination of the equivalent of 25.65 full-time positions, the Village of Downers Grove has managed to keep most of those employees on the job.
“I’m happy to report there was a minimum number who actually left employment with the village,” said Village Manager Dave Fieldman.
Only three full-time and four part-time employees actually left as [...]
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2010 budget start looks promising
January 3rd, 2010 · 9 Comments · budget, trees
First two outside services bids in 2010 come in under budget.
Council will consider two bids for tree services Tuesday, the first two bid proposals before council for 2010.
The first is for stump and tree removal awarded to Homer Tree Care, Inc. of Lockport IL. The approved FY10 budget provides $180,000 in the General Fund [...]
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Swimming against the current
December 7th, 2009 · Comments Off · Boards and Commissions, County Politics, budget
Months before it was revealed that the DuPage Water Commission had spent down nearly $20 million in financial reserves, board member Liz Chaplin of Downers Grove had attempted to alert her colleagues of the potential for a looming shortfall.
In a series of June e-mails, Chaplin pressed financial administrator Max Richter for the 2009 operating loss [...]
Budget known, HFest unknown
December 1st, 2009 · 27 Comments · Heritage Fest, Village Council, budget
Budget passes 6-1.
Everyone on council agreed this was a tough budget to do, and in the end all but Commissioner William Waldack voted for it. Several council members echoed Bruce Beckman’s request for a “debriefing” so that the good and bad of this year’s marathon process could be reviewed and improvements wrought.
Most council members had [...]
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Speak now or…
November 30th, 2009 · 7 Comments · Heritage Fest, Village Council, budget
Via Twitter, the mayor is encouraging Downers Grove residents with an interest in Heritage Fest to attend tomorrow’s Community Events Commission meeting at 4 p.m. in Village Hall.
Notice the opportunity for public comment — five minutes maximum — is at the top of the agenda. A brain-storming session is also scheduled.
At its Nov. 23 meeting, [...]
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Another piece of the puzzle
November 23rd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Downtown Redevelopment, Strategic Planning, Taxes, budget
So far there’s been an ongoing discussion of pensions, which unfortunately only the state can address; we’ve posted on payroll escalations in the upcoming year, cost per resident comparisons, payroll and staff comparisons, expense cuts and potential revenue generators. Look in “budget” under category in the side bar search and you’ll get a good jumping [...]
The Mayor strikes back
November 20th, 2009 · 42 Comments · Village Council, budget
Painting an unfortunate picture.
This is different. The whole “praise people in public, criticize them in private” meme defined Ron Sandack’s first two years in office. It led to fast meetings, unanimous votes, jocularity and little dissenting opinion.
That normal good humor and jocularity got a kick in the teeth Wednesday night courtesy of Sandack himself, via [...]
Tags: budget·local government·Local politics·municipal budget·property taxes·Ron Sandack·Village Council
Levy fixed, discord variable
November 18th, 2009 · 24 Comments · Community Events, Heritage Fest, Taxes, Uncategorized, Village Council, budget
Mayor Sandack doesn’t want a village dentist.
This is going to be a collaborative report, and will be modified. I took what EJ wrote last night and spliced in my own notes, and she will do the same later. I encourage everyone to chime in with their own thoughts, as a couple times I was caught [...]
Tags: budget·DeVry Inc.·Downers Grove Community Advocates·local government·municipal budget·property taxes·Taxes·Village Council
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