Politics & Government

Elmhurst City Council Committee of the Whole Will Meet Tonight

Talks will center around 2011-12 budget.

Elmhurst’s standing committees will meet tonight at 7 p.m. at City Hall, 209 N. York St. Those meetings will be followed by a budget discussion during a Committee of the Whole meeting at 8 p.m.

At 7 p.m., the topics will be as follows:

Public Works and Buildings Committee

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  • Allied Waste annual contract rate adjustment
  • Review of 2011 capital projects
  • Bid discussions on the 2011 contract paving program and on the tree purchase and planting program

Public Affairs and Safety Committee

  • Jaycees carnival
  • Request for pushcarts
  • Pedicab licensing
  • Police Department request for a new vehicle

Finance, Council Affairs and Administrative Services Committee

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  • Review of property, liability and workers’ compensation insurance renewals
  • Continued review of water and sewer rates
  • Review of the DuPage Mayors and Managers Conference 2011 legislative action program

Stormwater Oversight Committee

  • 538 W. St. Charles Road stormwater variance petition

Development, Planning and Zoning Committee

As of Monday afternoon, no agenda was posted for the DPZ Committee

At 8 p.m., the review of the budget will proceed as follows:

  • General fund summary
  • Administration/elected officials
  • Board of Fire and Police Commissioners
  • Finance
  • Human resources
  • Information technology
  • Planning, Zoning and Economic Development
  • Fire: Fire protection, wireless radio, ESDA, civil defense, building
  • public works, streets and bridges, administration, street and alley maintenance, snow removal and ice control, forestry, electrical, rubbish disposal, municipal buildings, central maintenance equipment, public benefits
  • Claims
  • Senior services        
  • Health services
  • Contingent
  • Cable television
  • Interfund transfers
  • Capital improvement fund
  • Library funds
  • Historical Museum -visitor and tourism
  • Legal
  • Police Department
  • Motor fuel tax fund
  • Municipal utility fund
  • Parking system fund
  • Capital projects funds
  • Debt service funds
  • Trust and agency funds 


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