City officials begin budget talks today
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In previous years, different committees have met for budget talks before members of the Finance Committee deliberated. But this year will be different, city officials said.
Department heads have come together under City Administrator Herb Llewellyn to discuss the budget from an employee aspect from the outset, and the Finance Committee is taking it from there.
Llewellyn said officials planned the meeting for Rock Island to better focus upon the budget rather than meet at city hall, where distractions could be present. However, the 2 p.m. meeting is still an open meeting and the public is invited. Those interested may contact the park office for the cabin location.
There has not been much formal discussion on how the state’s budget crisis will affect local governments yet. The proposed budget is comprised of the general fund, drug and insurance funds, debt service, bond fund capital projects, capital outlay notes, street aid, waste collection and disposal and water and sewer, some of which include state-shared taxes.
The 2002-2003 proposed budget totals about $20 million.