Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Stand-by fund, comment time get Belvidere Township's attention - Rockford, IL - Rockford Register Star

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By Jennifer Wheeler

RRSTAR.COM

An Illinois Supreme Court ruling mandates that townships not have contingencies exceeding 5 percent of total expenditures in each fund. Boone County Board member Pat Mattison said the township’s amount is above that.

At press time, it was unclear what percentage the $1.4 million contingency line item represents.

Murphy said a CPA auditor informed the township that it can have up to three times the amount in the fund for contingencies, although he feels that 2 to 2½ times is sufficient. He agreed to look into the issue further.

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