By: Diane Benjamin
From Bills and Payroll tonight: http://www.cityblm.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=9509
Remember when the Financial Statements are issued and the City brags about their Award Winning presentation? See page 7
http://www.cityblm.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=9336
They BOUGHT it!
FIN Misc. Expense Government Finance $ 580.00 App. Fee for Cert. of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting Program
I’ve never seen Financial Statements without some kind of excellence certificate. Feeling scammed?
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The City is anticipating their snow plows taking out A Lot of mailboxes:
SNOW & ICE Other Rpr/Mnt Menards Nrl $ 5,544.00 Mailboxes
Administration isn’t the only department eating your tax dollars:
These are all PCard spending – see the list starting on page 129.
WATER ADMIN Other Prof/Tech Times Past Inn $ 660.00 Meeting lunch
WATER PURE Othr Purch Serv Pizza Hut $ 83.90 Pizza for Chlorine Training Class
PK MAINT Other Supplies Papa John’s $ 166.00 Employee Recognition
LIB Employee Relations Wm Supercenter $ 42.98 Cake for Bouda Retirement Party, 12/4/15
LIB Employee Relations Schnucks $ 14.98 Snacks for G. Bouda Retirement Party, 12/4/15
LIB Employee Relations Party City $ 100.58 79120: Decorations for Staff App Day, 11/17/15 ($100.58); Shipping ($7.99)
LIB Employee Relations Oriental Trading Co $ 76.72 Decorations for Staff Appreciation Day, 11/19/15 ($76.72); Shipping ($13.99)
LIB Employee Relations The Chocolatier $ 173.68 Chocolate for Staff Appreciation Day, 11/17/15
LIB Employee Relations Kroger $ 17.94 79120: Stf App Day items-Drinks ($17.94); Plastic cups ($5.79)
HR Employee Relations Jimmy John’s $ 99.48 United Way Campaign Refreshments
HR Employee Relations Jimmy John’s $ 55.97 United Way Campaign Refreshments
The “City Manager Monthly Reports” have a similar arrangement.
It’s really sad when you have to buy honors. Even sadder they use your money to do it.
There is a far reaching relationship between “un-earned” honors and “safe zones” on college campuses.
WHO in this administration is getting HONORS? For what? Being as oblivious to things as a horse without standard equipment? (you know, Eyes, ears, nose,etc)
About like the state of IL, #49 on the list. Up one from 50, the worse.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/savingandinvesting/americas-best-and-worst-run-states/ar-AAg8fUh?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=mailsignout#image=AAfYwEM|50
Second best at being worst.
That sounds about right for Illinois.
Clever!