I want to clarify the questions asked at the Budget and Appropriation Public Hearing

 

for the Worth Park District held at 6:30 PM on June 17, 2009.  My question about the

 

negative amount brought forward on 4-30-09 in the amount of $89,398.21 was not

 

answered as to its disappearance. 

 

 

The next question was about the transfer of funds from the Police Protection Fund,  the

 

Paving and Lighting Fund and the Audit Fund forwarded to the Corporate Fund in the

 

amount of $73,452.46.  Commissioner Jim Plahm stated these funds were returned to

 

their respective accounts.  By recording these transfers in the tentative budget posted  on

 

the Terrace Center  Bulletin Board, anyone examining the inflated Corporate Fund

 

would assume that this was the actual money on hand..    However, the budget adopted at

 

the regular meeting on 6-17-09 for year 2009-2010 Ordinance 09-03 did not include the

 

transfers and this budget is not required to be posted for the public to examine.  In fact the

 

total of the reduced amount of the Corporate revenue in this budget   does not even cover the

 

Corporate expenses listed.  Get the picture?  It was deceptive!  THE NEGATIVE AMOUNT

 

BROUGHT FORWARD REMAINS THE SAME.  Along with his many other responsibilities

 

given by the Commissioners, the Director  prepared the budgets.  Don’t you think an elected

 

Commissioner should be writing budgets?

 

 

Another tidbit....none of my pertinent questions appear in the Minutes of the Public

 

Hearing or the regular Board Meeting of June 17, 2009.  I have plenty of people that

 

witnessed the questions asked.  Adele Benck, Helen Goy, all of the Commissioners

 

who were present, the Director of Parks and Recreation, Superintendents of Recreation  and

 

Maintenance, and Board Secretary who recorded the minutes.  I spoke to the Board

 

Secretary who stated the minutes,  without my questions, were approved by the Board  

                                                                          

at the July meeting and didn't indicate that a change could be made.  I was told to

 

attend the regular Board meeting of August  09.  I got no satisfaction.  JUST WHAT

 

KIND OF PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD ON 6-17-09?  We were hoping our Park

 

Board would show more transparency in their actions.

 

                                                                     Agnes Mrakovic

                                                                     Volunteer Worth Historical Museum