detailing how Boone County can become part of a three- to five-county office. He won’t, however, specify which counties will merge.
. Mailand believes core programs, like locally run 4-H and the master gardeners, won’t expand and will stay local.
Click on the following for more details: U of I Extension director says reorganization plan near - Rockford, IL - Rockford Register Star
The proposal includes entire new sections such as restrictions against those who are regularly employed by the county from also collecting on a retirement annuity, as well as prohibitions on employment by family members and general rules on serving on boards and commissions.
The proposal combines the county's current ethics ordinance with language from similar documents from the state of Illinois; DuPage, Kendall and Cook counties; the Kane County Forest Preserve District; and various municipalities.
Click on the following for more details: Kane Co. kicks off new ethics law review :: The Courier News :: Local News
Brereton wants to amend the city’s municipal code to make a common practice of moving all utility tax money directly into the city’s general fund.
Revenue from the utility tax generally is reserved for road and infrastructure projects. Last week, the council failed to get the required supermajority needed to use the tax to balance the budget. A vote on an ordinance requires a simple majority for passage.
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Island Lake is a village in Lake and McHenry Counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 8,153 at the 2000 census.
Do Boone County officials have to file FOIA requests? If so, which departments require it and why?
village attorney Scott Puma said FOIA requests aren't necessary for trustees because they are entitled to such information to perform their village duties. Additionally, a top village staffer said the trustees' copious requests take multiple employees several hours to fill.
The Daily Herald inspected the Island Lake trustees' requests through its own Freedom of Information Act inquiry. The examination was prompted by a Daily Herald story in which Rabattini and Ponio claimed they were being unfairly forced to file FOIA requests for documents.
Both said they'll continue to file formal requests to ensure they get records in a timely manner.
"I have to file a FOIA request if I want anything, otherwise I'm not going to get anything," Ponio said.
Daily Herald | Island Lake FOIA requests covered a variety of topics
The FDIC and Harris National Association entered into a loss-share transaction on $2.0 billion of Amcore Bank, National Association's assets. Harris National Association will share in the losses on the asset pools covered under the loss-share agreement. The loss-share transaction is projected to maximize returns on the assets covered by keeping them in the private sector. The transaction also is expected to minimize disruptions for loan customers….
The FDIC estimates that the cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) will be $220.3 million. Harris National Association's acquisition of all the deposits was the "least costly" resolution for the FDIC's DIF compared to all alternatives.
Click on the following for more details: FDIC: Press Releases - PR-84-2010 4/23/2010
second time in less than two years Infrastructure Defense Technologies has filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office against the Defense Logistics Agency. The company makes protective barriers for the military and argues it should have never been defeated by british-based Hesco Bastion Limited. I.D.T. leaders say the government dismissed their protest last fall so they could look into the matter. And in the end, still rewarded a contract to the foreign company.
Click on the following for more details: Belvidere Defense Contractor Issues Bid Protest
the League of Women Voters announced Monday that its citizen initiative to put the Fair Map Amendment on the ballot has collected only 120,000 signatures, less than half of the 288,000 necessary.
Reform in Illinois won’t come about because of a clarion call, or, apparently, from a citizen initiative. It would take a miracle, and the politicians in charge have outlawed miracles.
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