Fire board set to vote on $1.15 million budget
From our weekly issue dated May 19, 2010
A $1.15 million budget for the 2010-11 fiscal year was approved by the Illinois Valley Fire District (IVFD) Budget Committee during its Monday night, May 10 meeting at district headquarters on Caves Hwy.
Budget figures were based on a tax rate of $1.87 per $1,000 of assessed property values, and increased from the district“s $1.08 million budget for the current 2009-10 fiscal year.
Personnel costs went from $527,246 in 2009-10 to $544,736, and contingency funds dropped from $26,780 to $10,016. The new budget includes no raises or cost-of-living adjustments for personnel, although a raise of up to 8 percent initially had been allotted for Chief Harry Rich. He declined the raise.
Health-care insurance costs rose from $100,000 to $115,000, a 15 percent increase. Executive Administrator Robin Paulson said that IVFD originally was quoted a 47 percent increase, but decided to switch providers and obtain a lower rate.
The committee was comprised of the five members of the IVFD Board of Directors and citizens Joe Malcom, Jackie Farless, Michelle Perata and Marilyn Arnold.
Adoption of the budget is set as an agenda item for the board meeting scheduled for Thursday, June 10.
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