The following is a year-over-year look at City of DeKalb’s Workers Compensation liabilities along with total claims payables and Workers Comp Fund deficit information for comparisons’ sake. [table id=25 /] Claims Payable (in the table as “Total Claims Payable”) is a liability listed on net assets statements. DeKalb’s Claims Payable used to include health insurance,…
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AG Says City of DeKalb Did Not Violate Open Meetings Act in April
Just as I was thinking it must be time to check whether something got lost in the mail, news of the Attorney General’s Public Access Counselor’s (PAC’s) decision arrived about a possible Open Meetings Act (OMA) violation made by the City of DeKalb last April. Back then I submitted to the PAC a Request for…
City of DeKalb’s Liabilities
The following are selected year-over-year figures from asset statements found in DeKalb’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports (CAFRs). [table id=24 /] Notes: –The liabilities reported here come from governmental and proprietary activities. They do not include pension liabilities. –“Other” liabilities include both payables and unearned tax revenues. Both accounts payable and unearned property taxes roughly doubled…
Oh, So Very Balanced
While the City of DeKalb touts balanced General Fund budgets, deficits in other funds are growing. [table id=23 /]
City of DeKalb Revenue Projections
As we saw in the previous post, DeKalb has had a difficult time coming to terms with population loss since 2007. It’s not difficult to see why: a “grow or die” mentality, a downtown beautification plan at stake, an $88.5 million high school to justify, and so forth. But before we go any further, let’s…
DeKalb is Marketing a Population of 50,000
City of DeKalb’s 2011 economic development marketing materials: DeKalb’s proximity to major markets and the community’s cultural and educational opportunities are primary reasons why the City is steadily growing. In January 2004, and again in October 2007, the U.S Census Bureau conducted a special census. The census determined that the DeKalb had grown from 39,018…
Aren’t DeKalb’s Finances Recovering Nicely?
What a lovely surprise. I can’t wait! I can’t wait for the rollbacks to begin of the tax and fee hikes our city council has approved since 2008 to keep afloat. Shall we start with the property tax, sales tax, restaurant and bar tax, hotel-motel tax, utility tax or the first gas tax hike? When…
CCEC Disapproves of DeKalb’s New Police Cars
Citizens Community Enhancement Commission members are upset their logo was totally rejected as the new design for the police cars, so now they want a do-over: BUSINESS: 1. New Police Squads [Assistant City Manager Rudy] Espiritu distributed pictures of the new police cars. A survey was done with Police personnel, and the staff selected the…
The Vehicle Maintenance & Acquisition Fund That Isn’t
In “Council in the Twilight Zone,” I lauded 7th Ward Alderman Monica O’Leary for questioning this part of the July 11 meeting agenda: 2) APPROVAL OF A RECOMMENDATION TO AUTHORIZE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO PURCHASE TWO NEW SQUAD CARS THROUGH THE STATE PURCHASING PROGRAM. The Police Department was awarded a Grant through the Illinois Criminal…
City Again Deprived of State of the City Address
Here’s what the mayor is supposed to do: Sec. 3.1-35-5. Mayor or president; general duties. The mayor or president shall perform all the duties which are prescribed by law, including ordinances, and shall take care that the laws and ordinances are faithfully executed. The mayor or president from time to time may, and annually shall,…