Published in the Interest of the Staunton Community for Over 143 Years

Public Notice

ORDINANCE NO. 24-01

AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A BUDGET AND APPROPRIATION FOR THE STAUNTON FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, MACOUPIN AND MADISON COUNTIES, ILLINOIS FOR THE GENERAL FUND, AMBULANCE FUND, INSURANCE FUND AND AUDIT FUND FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING MAY 1, 2024 AND ENDING APRIL 30, 2025

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE STAUNTON FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION I

That the following is an estimate, by source, of the expected receipts of the Staunton Fire Protection District General Fund for the Fiscal Year beginning May 1, 2024 and ending April 30, 2025:

Beginning Cash Balance-May1, 2024….............................$ 655,000.00

New Apparatus Fund………………………………....................…140,000.00

Real Estate Tax Receipts……………………………......................391,964.00

Foreign Fire Insurance License Fees…………..................................14,000.00

Total Anticipated Receipts And Funds…………..............$ 1,200,964.00

SECTION II

That the following sums of money be, and they are hereby, budgeted and appropriated for corporate purposes for the Staunton Fire Protection District, a Fire Protection District in Macoupin and Madison Counties, Illinois, for the Fiscal Year beginning May 1, 2024 and ending April 30, 2025 for the following purposes:

Trustee And Chief Expenses…....................………………......…..$ 8,000.00

Dues, Publications

And Assessments……………………………………………..............5,000.00

Legal And Audit Services…………………………….......................20,000.00

Meeting And Convention

Fees / Expenses……………………………………………...........….3,000.00

Firefighter Awards And

Appreciation Dinner……………………………………....................10,000.00

Utilities, Office Expenses / Supplies……….….................................25,000.00

Training / Training Supplies………………………..........................10,000.00

Health And Safety………………………………………..............…20,000.00

Logistics / Office Personnel………………………........................…30,000.00

Apparatus Replacement…………………................……....……..500,000.00

Vehicle / Equipment Maintenance,

Repairs And Replacement…………………………........................100,000.00

Gas / Fuel………………………………………………….....……...5,000.00

Facility Maintenance / Repairs………………….............................110,000.00

Facility / Property Expansion………………………........................35,000.00

Firefighter Incentives………………………………………...............5,000.00

Miscellaneous / Contingency……………………….........................10,000.00

TOTAL BUDGET AND APPROPRIATION-

GENERAL FUND………………………………………..$ 896,000.00

EXPECTED CASH BALANCE

AT APRIL 30, 2025………………………………………$ 304,964.00

SECTION III

That the following is an estimate, by source, of the expected receipts of the Staunton Fire Protection District Insurance Fund for the Fiscal Year beginning May 1, 2024 and ending April 30, 2025:

Beginning Cash Balance - May 1, 2024……......................….$ 0.00

Real Estate Tax Receipts…………………………………................20,000.00

TOTAL ANTICIPATED RECEIPTS

AND FUNDS AVAILABLE……………………………….…$ 20,000.00

SECTION IV

That the following sums of money be, and they are hereby, budgeted and appropriated for Insurance Fund purposes for the Staunton Fire Protection District, a Fire Protection District in Macoupin and Madison Counties, Illinois, for the Fiscal Year beginning May 1, 2024 and ending April 30, 2025 for the following purposes:

Vehicle And All Risk Insurance Premiums,

Accident And Health Premiums, Workers

Compensation Premiums…………………………...............$ 20,000.00

TOTAL BUDGET AND APPROPRIATION-

INSURANCE FUND…………………………………………$ 20,000.00

EXPECTED CASH BALANCE

AT APRIL 30, 2025………………………………………………$ 0.00

SECTION V

That the following is an estimate, by source, of the expected receipts of the Staunton Fire Protection District Ambulance Fund for the Fiscal Year beginning May 1, 2024 and ending April 30, 2025:

Cash Balance At May 1, 2024……………………....................$ 0.00

Investments………………….....................................................................0.00

Real Estate Tax Receipts………………………………….................48,840.00

TOTAL ANTICIPATED RECEIPTS

AND FUNDS AVAILABLE……………………………………$ 48,840.00

SECTION VI

That the following sums of money be, and they are hereby, budgeted and appropriated for Ambulance Fund purposes for the Staunton Fire Protection District, a Fire Protection District in Macoupin and Madison Counties, Illinois, for the Fiscal Year beginning May 1, 2024 and ending April 30, 2025 for the following purposes:

Ambulance Service Fee For Portion Of

District In Madison County………………………….............$ 48,840.00

TOTAL BUDGET AND APPROPRIATION-

AMBULANCE EXPENSES…………………………….…..$ 48,840.00

EXPECTED CASH BALANCE-

APRIL 30, 2025…………………………………………………$ 0.00

SECTION VII

The Trustees shall have the power and authority during the aforesaid Fiscal Year from time to time, as in their judgment may be necessary, to make transfers to the extent permitted by law, among the various line-item appropriations for the purpose of meeting exigencies that may arise during he year. To the extent permitted by applicable law, all unexpended balances of any item or items of any general appropriation made by this Ordinance may be expended in making up any deficiency in any item or items in the same general appropriation made by this Ordinance. The sums herein appropriated are appropriated from all sources of income, including but not limited to all sources of income from property taxes, and all other revenues of the Fire Protection District received from all sources of revenue. Should a deficiency exist in any fund or line item other than the General Fund for a purpose for which money may be legally appropriated and spent from the General Fund, that deficiency may be made up from the General Fund. The amount of any such deficiency in any such fund or line item other than the General Fund is hereby appropriated from the General Fund.

SECTION VIII

If any section, subdivision or sentence of this Ordinance is held invalid, it shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this Ordinance.

SECTION IX

This Ordinance shall be known as Ordinance No. 24-01 and shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the Staunton Fire Protection District, Macoupin and Madison Counties, Illinois within thirty (30) days of the date hereof. The newspaper shall furnish a certificate of publication to the Secretary of the Fire Protection District, which certificate shall be placed in the official records of the Fire District and this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after ten (10) days of its publication.

PASSED by the Board of Trustees of the Staunton Fire Protection District of Macoupin and Madison Counties, Illinois this 2 day of July, 2024 and filed with the Secretary of the said Fire Protection District the same date.

CERTIFICATE

The undersigned Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the Staunton Fire Protection District, a Fire Protection District organized and existing under the laws of the State of Illinois, certifies that on the day and date hereof, he was the duly appointed, acting and qualified Secretary of the said Fire Protection District; that in his capacity as Secretary he is the official keeper of the records, minutes and resolutions of said Fire Protection District and that the document attached hereto is a true and correct copy of the Ordinance No. 24-01 entitled:

AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A BUDGET AND APPROPRIATION FOR THE STAUNTON FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, MACOUPIN AND MADISON COUNTIES, ILLINOIS FOR THE GENERAL FUND, AMBULANCE FUND, INSURANCE FUND AND AUDIT FUND FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING MAY 1, 2024 AND ENDING APRIL 30, 2025

The original of which is part of the official records of the said Staunton Fire Protection District.

The undersigned certifies that on that day and date hereof, he was the duly appointed, qualified and acting President of the Staunton Fire Protection District; that on the day and date hereof Art Partridge was the duly appointed, qualified and acting Secretary of the said Staunton Fire Protection District and in such capacity was the keeper of the official records, minutes and resolutions of the said Fire Protection District.

The undersigned, being the duly appointed and acting Treasurer of the Staunton Fire Protection District, as Chief Fiscal Officer of said District, certifies that the estimate of receipts set forth above in Ordinance No. 24-01, being the Budget and Appropriation Ordinance of the Staunton Fire Protection District for the fiscal year beginning May 1, 2024 and ending April 30, 2025 correctly states the revenues, by source, anticipated to be received by the said Fire Protection District for the fiscal year indicated. This certification is made in compliance with the provisions of 35 ILCS 200/18-50.

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