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FY 2012 Budget Preparation Update

The City Council Monday will be receiving a report from City staff on status of our FY 2012 budget preparation. This effort began early this year in March with the understanding that the City will still have deficits in FY... Continue

City Property Discussion Monday

The City Council will be discussing Monday night options for alternate property uses / alternate provision of services at three City owned properties: Chandler Newberger Community Center, Noyes Cultural Arts Center and the Harley Clarke Mansion (the current home of... Continue

FY 2012 Budget Preparation Begins Early

The City Council will be meeting tomorrow night to begin discussion on the preparation of the FY 2012 budget. Never before in my 22 years of local government service have I been involved in starting the discussion of the preparation... Continue

Debt and the Chicago Tribune

The Chicago Tribune newspaper is an expert on debt on many fronts. Unfortunately a recent editorial by the Chicago Tribune on local government debt got it wrong about Evanston. Below is the text of a Letter to the Editor Mayor... Continue

Budget Answers Posted

Answers to the Mayor and City Council's questions raised during the October 23, 2010 budget workshop have now been posted on the City's budget website (PDF).... Continue

Appearance on "Evanston Issues"

This week I taped a segment of the public access cable tv program "Evanston Issues" hosted by former Alderman Art Newman. The hour long program is a good overview of current issues facing Evanston.... Continue

Condos and Changing Water Rates

A blog commenter recently asked about how the changes to water rates impact residents of condominiums. I asked Kevin Lookis from our Utilities Department for an explanation. Here is his note back: "Condos and businesses are billed on the basis... Continue

FY 2011 Proposed Budget Released

The proposed budget is now posted on the City website (PDF). I recommend reading the budget transmittal letter and budget reduction worksheet that begin on page one of the document for details of the budget. The budget contains a $3,093,288... Continue

City Budget Weekend

The City is replaying two recent public meetings this weekend on the budget and a special recap of a third public meeting to inform the public on our FY 2011 budget process through 6 PM Sunday on Channel 16. Turn... Continue

Answers to Questions from First Community Budget Workshop

Staff has put together extensive answers to questions from the first Community Budget Workshop. These answers can be found on the City's budget webpage. The second and final Community Budget Workshop is scheduled for this Wednesday, September 29, 7 PM... Continue

Special City Council Meeting Monday / Goals and Budget Issues

The City Council will be meeting to set goals for 2011, review mid-year budget report and hear a preview of the FY 2011 budget process. The meeting begins at 6 PM in the Council Chambers. The documents for the meeting... Continue

Information from First Community Budget Workshop

The video of the first budget workshop is available on-line as is the Powerpoint presentation (PDF). For more information about the workshops, check out the City's budget homepage.... Continue

Budget Process Begins

Believe it or not, we are gearing up for preparation of FY 2011 budget. The City is transitioning to a calendar year fiscal year away from our current March 1 – February 28 year. The biggest reason for this is... Continue

New City Bond Rating - AAA

The City received a new bond rating from Fitch Rating today of “AAA”, Fitch’s highest rating, in advance of the capital improvement bonds we will be selling soon. The City’s previous rating was “AAA” Fitch's press release has all the... Continue

Tribune Article on Vehicle Stickers

The Tribune today ran an interesting article about what area cities and villages are doing to track down residents who have not purchased their city vehicle sticker. The article talks about six dozen Illinois cities purchasing vehicle registration data from... Continue

Newsy Items on Monday City Council Agenda

The City Council is meeting Monday at 7 PM in a special meeting to discuss budget issues. Several items of interest (all links PDF): 1. Receive March 1, 2010 actuarial report on the Police and Fire pension funds. Unfortunately, news... Continue

Budget Update

Here is the text of an email I sent to all City staff this afternoon: "The City Council will be having a special meeting Monday evening to discuss budget issues now that we are through the first quarter of FY... Continue

FY 2010/11 Budget Now On Website

The City's adopted budget for FY 2010/11 is now on website.... Continue

Final FY 2010/11 Adopted Budget Information

We have updated the final decision document on the FY 2010/11 budget here (PDF) and created a summary document of changes found here (PDF).... Continue

Council Actions February 22, 2010

1. The City Council completed its work on the budget tonight. The Council eliminated one unpaid holiday for staff, reducing the total number from five to four unpaid holidays during FY 2010/11. This was the only substantial change from its... Continue

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