E-Help 11/04/2005

INCLUDES:
1.  Accounting Procedures & Fund Balance Policies (Manhattan)
2.  Weed Cutting Liens request (Granite City)
3.  Credit Monitoring (Warrenville)
4.  Erik Bush update
 
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ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES & FUND BALANCE POLICIES 
 I am looking for sample accounting procedures and fund balance polices. 
Thank you, 
Kevin Sing 
Village of Manhattan 
 ksing@villageofmanhattan.org
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WEED CUTTING LIENS
 I need to find out if anyone has heard of a Bill being presented, regarding Weed Cutting Liens added to property tax bills.
thanks
Gail Valle, Treasurer
Granite City 
treasgc1@charter.net
 
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CREDIT MONITORING 
 Do you actively use Dun & Bradsteet for credit monitoring? I got a call from them yesterday informing me the City's credit score had slipped over the past few months. I told them I didn't care, which surprised them. I  don't care, but wonder in what instance one would, really. From what I  understand this is a credit evaluation service more geared toward small biz  than local gov? 
Erik Bush
ebush@warrenville.il.us
 
 
******ERIK UPDATE******
From: Michael Peterson
To: Erik Bush
Subject: Congratulations

I heard that you accepted the position of Village Administrator  for Flora IL. Is this true? 
If so, "Wow" that is a shocker. I didn't see that one coming. 
Are you from that area, relatives in the area,...? 
Congratulations!! Thanks for all your support of IMTA and IMTA E-Help.

 
Hi Mike, 
This is true. It's an excellent and welcome move for my family. Ali, my  wife, teaches high school, but with three small children, she had wanted to 
stay at home for about a year now. Couple that with family in central and  southern Illinois and this is totally a family move. I called Barb and 
apologized to her yesterday for leaving the board (I didn't know Admin  couldn't serve). But, I plan on getting Flora's new treasurer involved. 
Erik