Mid Year Budget

The Village council recently held a mid year budget review with all department heads. While things are tight the police department is holding tight to it's budget and at mid year we are actually 6% under budget. We do have a few line items that are close to going in the red and we are well aware of those. Having said that we also have other line items that we will be able to do line item transfers from to offset the red. We will do this in a budget resolution toward the end of the fiscal year.

We made a decision recently to not repair a broken Chevy Impala which was a cost savings of over $2,ooo, we will send this vehicle to action instead where we expect to receive between $2,000 and $3,000 for it. We purchased a used low mileage Impala from the state police and the Chief has given up his newer unit and will drive the used Impala in an effort to make it all work. The plan is to take the funds from the action coupled with funds saved in another line item to pay for the Impala. The Mayor has a huge heart and is very dedicated to this Village and to LE and offered to give up the remainder of his salary to help pay for the Impala. While we greatly appreciate that we have a plan and work very close with administrator Jones and do not feel that will be needed at the end.

THANK YOU MAYOR AKE.

He is a clip from the news bulletin.

Clara Garcia News-Bulletin Staff Writer; cgarcia@news-bulletin.com
Bosque Farms The mayor of Bosque Farms is reaching into his own pocket to help with unexpected expenditures incurred in the police department's budget.
During a mid-year budget review workshop last week, Mayor Wayne Ake instructed the village's clerk-administrator Gayle Jones to take his salary for the remainder of the fiscal year and designate it to the police department. Ake made the decision to forego his remaining salary, which would be less than $2,500, after the police chief explained to the council why at least one line item in his budget will most likely be in the red at the end of the fiscal year on June 30.
Chief Joe Stidham explained that there have been several unexpected expenditures regarding the department's maintenance and repair of police vehicles. He said that he has less than $938 left in that particular line item. Stidham said the transmission in one of the police units "blew" and that it would be cost-prohibitive to repair. Instead, Stidham purchased a used state police vehicle for $4,000 to replace the inoperable car. He said he could sell that particular vehicle at auction for about $2,000.
"I want you to designate it (his salary) to any line item the chief needs," Ake told Jones at the workshop. "It could even pay for the rest of that car."
Jones said after the meeting that Ake does have the option to give up his salary and designate it to the village. The mayor of Bosque Farms earns a total of $5,000 per year.
While the police department is facing the hardest budget crisis, both Ake and Jones said that, while the village's entire budget is very tight, it is still on track to be balanced at the end of the fiscal year.