Tag: Bloomington employees

Written by Diane Benjamin - editor

999 Bloomington employees

By: Diane Benjamin Payroll approved at the last Bloomington City Council meeting showed 953 employees. Payroll tonight shows 999. Source 1: https://www.bloomingtonil.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/30070/638429797206570000 Source 2: https://www.bloomingtonil.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/30104/638441880489500000 Evidently that still isn’t enough employees since two items are on the Consent Agenda to “brand” the City. $10,960 + $55,450 = $66,410 to make them Employer of Choice! I […]

Written by Diane Benjamin - editor

Update: Bloomington tonight – Exciting

Meeting was rescheduled for Wednesday because of the ice. By: Diane Benjamin Payroll for the last meeting showed 1009 employees: https://blnnews.com/2024/01/08/bloomington-employee-increase-are-they-making-your-life-better/ Tonight’s payroll shows many less: https://www.bloomingtonil.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/30014/638410997409630000 4 years ago for the same payroll period the City had 783 employees: https://www.bloomingtonil.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/23757/637153013415300000 Is your life better now? Growing government is what progressives do (you pay!) Tim Gleason will announce […]

Written by Diane Benjamin - editor

Tari needs to tell the truth

By:  Diane Benjamin Tari has a problem with the truth. Remember how he constantly claims the City has 100 fewer employees than it used to?  He uses that as an excuse for almost everything. He left out a little detail I found in the almost year old financial statements the City just released.  See PDF […]

Written by Diane Benjamin - editor

Bloomington’s Taxing & Spending History:

By:  Diane Benjamin Budget numbers for 2016 and 2017 are from the City website:  http://www.cityblm.org/index.aspx?page=21&parent=37 All other numbers are from the Illinois Comptroller’s office at the link below. If your assessed value just increased significantly – look at the EAV (Equalized Assessed Valuation) The housing market crashed in 2008, in Bloomington it crashed in 2013.  […]

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Shoestring budget? Really?

By:  Diane Benjamin I’m just getting started looking at Bloomington’s budget.  One point citizens MUST understand:  Paying for needs used to be in the General Fund.  Taxpayers probably think their taxes go for Roads, sewers, etc: essential services.  Instead, roads are now funded only by the new Motor Fuel Tax.  If your taxes had not […]

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Need a vacation? Have the taxpayers pick up the tab!

by:  Diane Benjamin I hear New Orleans is lovely this time of year. Ask Ben Owens – McLean County Board.  In July he attended a conference there.  Travel $544.00.  Expenses from 7/10 to 7/13 – $810.68.  The County doesn’t know if the conference cost anything. Common sense government is no longer allowed.  Education is required […]