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Kankakee opens public hearing on $38.79M fiscal budget; committee flags ambulance revenue, neighborhood-stabilization and animal-control placeholder
Summary
At the July meeting the budget committee opened and closed a public hearing on the FY 2024–25 budget, reviewed a $38.79 million spending plan with a projected $114,641 surplus, and discussed revenue assumptions and program line items including ambulance fees, a neighborhood stabilization pilot and a proposed animal-control contract.
KANKAKEE, Ill. — The City of Kankakee budget committee opened a public hearing July on the proposed fiscal 2024–25 budget and then reviewed department-level revenue and expense projections, a proposed $38,793,003 revenue plan and $38,006,362 in expenses that produce a projected surplus of about $114,641. Comptroller Paula Rogers and City Manager Elizabeth walked the committee through the revenue assumptions and departmental expense lines. The city’s budget team described conservative revenue assumptions for items that have historically fluctuated — notably corporate replacement taxes and state income tax receipts — while projecting increased ambulance revenue and higher interest income on city cash balances. Key items discussed - Ambulance revenue: The budget assumes higher ambulance fee revenues.…
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