Committee of the Whole
Mar 9, 2026
Agenda preview
The lede
- Council will consider the FY27 Budget Ordinance for the fiscal year beginning May 1, 2026
- Public Works items include 2026 spring branch pickup, MFT street maintenance program across multiple wards, and wastewater treatment plant change order reducing costs by $82,393
- Intergovernmental agreement with Boone County for jurisdictional transfer of Genoa Road to enable utility extensions for development
- Illinois DCEO Regional Site Readiness Grant project requires additional $61,540 from the City to modify lot sizes and infrastructure east of Farmington Way
- Executive session scheduled to discuss collective bargaining matters
Decisions & votes
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Discussion items
FY27 Budget
- Budget Ordinance for fiscal year May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2027 scheduled for review (Exhibit A contains budget amounts by object and purpose; Exhibit B establishes salaries for appointed officials and certain employees)
- Staff requesting motion to forward proposed budget ordinance to City Council
Public Works updates
- 2026 Spring Branch Pickup scheduled to begin week of March 30th with city divided into four sections; residents must place branches on terrace by 7:00 AM Monday of scheduled pickup date with specific size/placement requirements
- 2026 MFT Street Maintenance Program proposes overlays on arterial/collector streets (Pearl, Shaw, N State, Bonus Ave, McKinley) and residential streets across Wards 2-5; $1,000,000 budgeted; ADA compliant sidewalk returns required at all intersections
- WWTP Sludge Heater Replacement Project Change Order #1 reduces contract by $82,393.34 (removes work for sliding doors, temporary access road, and mechanical demolition; adds centrifuge feed pump pad and additional isolation valve)
Development and infrastructure
- Jurisdictional Transfer of Genoa Road from Interstate 90 to Huber Road from County to City system to facilitate water and sanitary sewer extensions for future development; includes perpetual utility easement for City during transfer pendency
- Illinois Regional Site Readiness Program Grant modifications requested by DCEO to increase industrial lot sizes; total project cost increased to $4,585,448 with City portion increasing $61,540 to $805,268 (split equally with property owner); includes $48,900 design engineering amendment from CES, Inc.
Future coordination
- Discussion of Future City-County Coordinating Committee on agenda
Financial / operational notes
Budget summaries (FY27)
- General Fund revenues: $25,227,480; expenses: $25,227,480 (balanced)
- Water/Sewer Fund projected ending cash: $3,889,205
- Motor Fuel Tax Fund projected ending cash: $340,920
- Capital Projects Fund projected ending cash: $(24,240) deficit
- Police Pension Fund projected ending: $33,745,753
- Fire Pension Fund projected ending: $23,247,832
Specific allocations
- General Administration revenues include property tax ($1,769,385), state income tax ($4,313,340), sales taxes ($5,071,685)
- Police Department budgeted expenses: $9,375,887 (includes $4,650,000 salaries, $2,007,755 pension)
- Fire Department budgeted expenses: $7,298,961 (includes $2,844,792 salaries, $1,440,366 pension, $1,825,669 ambulance services)
- Street Department: $1,673,948 budgeted expenses
- Non-union salary increases reflect 3.0% across most positions
- Ida Public Library budget: $1,052,840 revenues and expenses
Debt service
- Bond payments account shows $321,843 in principal and interest payments budgeted for FY27