By: Diane Benjamin The meeting wasn’t as long as the video shows. It includes close to 14 minutes of commercials before the meetings starts. If you want to know about upcoming events, watch them. 4 people spoke at Public Comment, 3 wanting the Council to go with Mboka’s Liquor Commission recommendation to deny the Liquor […]
By: Diane Benjamin It is no surprise the City no longer compares years for the library in the City Managers Report. When the number are decreasing, it’s hard to convince people you need to more space. 2017 Source – PDF page 11: http://www.cityblm.org/Home/ShowDocument?id=15648 2016 Source – PDF page 10: http://www.cityblm.org/Home/ShowDocument?id=11954 2015 was not included in the City […]
By: Diane Benjamin Hales has posted his September City Managers report. http://www.cityblm.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=11567 This is on page 2: Open the page and try the link! Where does it take you? ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ NO monthly financial reports, just old data from 4/30/16. Celebrate now: The City of Bloomington is hiding tax receipt information! Remember […]
By: Diane Benjamin Information is harder to compare now that the Hales’ City Manager Reports are history. Instead of transparency, he posts bits and piece of data and I have to put it together. I imagine soon the bits and pieces will disappear because tax increases are much easier when government claims they need more […]
By: Diane Benjamin On June 23, 2016 I posted an email from Alderman Hauman questioning why David Hales did a City Manager’s Report: https://blnnews.com/2016/06/23/hauman-shows-no-respect-for-citizens/ It looks like Hales agrees and is therefore not compiling the report anymore. For May, some data is in a folder – most is missing: http://www.cityblm.org/index.aspx?page=21&parent=9539 I’m sure posting real information, […]
By: Diane Benjamin I was looking for something else when I did a FOIA for emails recently. It never fails to amaze me what some elected officials will put in writing when they think it’s a secret. Emails are part of the public record because State law requires all deliberations be done openly in front […]
By: Diane Benjamin David Hales has posted his April City Manager’s report, but much of it is missing: City Manager’s Report – April 2016 The biggest missing item: Finance Previous reports have shown tax receipts above budget. So why are those numbers missing from the April report? David? ************************** Congrats to Golf: Out of the […]
By: Diane Benjamin Finally somebody at City Hall decided to release information! Surprise surprise. February and March both neglected to include anything about the library. They must have forgotten to count the visitors and distribution since they are under new management. BCPA for February: That’s 133 people per event. How about some real data – […]
By: Diane Benjamin David Hales finally finished the January 2016 City Managers Report: http://www.cityblm.org/index.aspx?page=21&parent=9539 Attendance at the BCPA was dismal, but I guess that can be expected for January: The most interesting part of the report is tax receipts – see page 19. Except for Auto Rental, all other taxes are above projections. The additional […]
Anybody know if Nora sends this out? By: Diane Benjamin The bigger government gets, the worse job they do. Accountability becomes lower and lower because they feel invincible. Since they play with your money, being correct isn’t a priority. Enter the City of Bloomington. David Hales has issued his December City Manager’s report. It contains […]
By: Diane Benjamin David Hales’ NOVEMBER City Manager’s report is finally on-line: http://www.cityblm.org/index.aspx?page=21&parent=8106 Zoo attendance is down again, but Revenue is up. Before the report gets to why, readers have to endure glowing reviews. When prices are raised and a tax is added, it’s not surprising Revenues are higher. I wonder how many people came […]
By: Diane Benjamin Below are the points I find interesting. You can read the entire report here: http://www.cityblm.org/index.aspx?page=21&parent=8106 BCPA: That’s 218 people per event! (Hint: if you don’t want facts distorted, frame them differently) ___________________________ Police: Another problem that’s been discussed for years! Page 15 ___________________________ Zoo – Page 24 Revenue from admissions was up […]
By: Diane Benjamin The October City Manager’s report is now on-line: http://www.cityblm.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=9452 Miller Park Zoo Revenue from admissions was up 13.3% for the current fiscal year. Last year, the revenue from admissions broke the all-time record for the Zoo in a fiscal year. This represents the fourth consecutive year the all-time attendance revenue record was […]
By: Diane Benjamin David Hales City Manager report for September is now on-line: http://www.cityblm.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=9344 Interesting notes: 1) Attendance for the BCPA was 7,369 for September on-site events, activities, meeting, etc. The Facility usage was 47 on-site functions. (Page 31) . 7,369 divided by 47 events = 157 people per event. . Doesn’t the BCPA lose […]
By: Diane Benjamin Page 9: August City Manager’s Monthly Report (copy that I downloaded) link to on-line version: http://www.cityblm.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=9220 Revenue from the Miller Park Zoo gate admission was up 12.5% for the current fiscal year compared to last year‘s revenue. Last year, the revenue raised from admissions broke the all time record for the Zoo […]
Note: Hales claims the tax numbers are from May. Not all these taxes are. This year the City notes on the report how many months are reflected. Last year they didn’t. See the original document at the link below for more information. By: Diane Benjamin From the August 10, 2015 City Council meeting – Watch […]
