Public Notice Catchup - A little bit of everything

Public Notices in Thursday's Indy Star included the CIB, the Town of Speedway, Rocky Ripple, and the Town of Clermont. Westfield was also noticed. Friday followed up with Beech Grove Schools, Health & Hospitals, IMCPL, and the Beech Grove Library.

The CIB's public notice was a more detailed list of expected receipts and expenditures for the remainder of 2010 and the full 2011. More on this in a later post, after I have pulled the same statements from last year's budget. The capsule version is that with an estimated budget for 2011 of $104,440,502, they will not get any money from property taxes - unchanged from this year. The CIB's public notice failed to mention any public hearing either at the CIB (which already held their public hearing) or at the Council. The City-County Council will take public comment on September 20, beginning at 7:00 pm, along with any comments for any budget that is working its way through the Council committees. The Municipal Corporations committee will consider this budget and take public comments on October 11, beginning at 5:30 pm. The full Council meets in the public assembly room and the committees meet in room 260 of the City-County Building.

The Town of Speedway estimates a budget of $12,520,217, with a maximum property tax levy of $6,470,697, up from $5,219,915 this year. They note that the maximum levy limitation is $5,145,654. They will hold a public hearing on October 11 at 7:00 pm at the Speedway Town Hall, 1450 N. Lynhurst Drive. They expect to vote on the budget on October 25.

Rocky Ripple estimates a budget of $100,707, with a maximum of $24,261 coming from property taxes, down ever so slightly from this year's $24,443. They will hold a public hearing on September 14 at 7:30 pm at 930 W. 54th Street. They expect to vote on the budget on October 19.

The Town of Clermont estimates a maximum budget of $953,800, with a max of $529,618 coming from property taxes, up from $481,471 this year. Their public hearing will be on September 30 at 7:00 pm at the Clermont Town Hall (no address given). They expect to vote on the budget at their October 14 meeting.

The City-County Council's Rules committee will hold a non-binding public hearing on all the small Towns and the Township budgets on September 28 in room 118 of the City-County Building, beginning at 5:30 pm.

Beech Grove Schools estimate a total budget of $29,378,233, with a maximum of $14,031,380 coming from property taxes, up from $9,271,971 this year. They will hold a public hearing on this budget, their 3-year capital projects plan and their 20-year bus replacement plan on September 20 at 6:00 pm at 5330 Hornet Avenue. They expect to vote on the budget on October 18.

The Marion County Health & Hospitals Corporation is estimating a budget of $392,902,679, with $102,130,737 coming from property taxes, up from $102,678,763 this year.

The Indianapolis Marion County Public Library estimates a total budget of $53,500,000 with a max of $46,800,000 coming from property taxes, up from $37,474,023 this year. They note that the maximum levy limitation is $39,500,000 and an excessive levy appeal of $3,500,000.

The full City-County Council will hold a public hearing on H&H and IMCPL budgets, along with the rest running through the committees into October, at their September 20 meeting, beginning at 7:00 pm. The Municipal Corporations committee will consider these two budgets at their September 27 meeting. The schedule says that they will meet at 5:30 in room 118, but check the notice posted outside the room. Another committee is also scheduled for the same time and room and one would think one of the two would meet in room 260.

The Beech Grove Library estimates a total budget of $1,163,400 for 2011, with a maximum property tax levy of $1,115,000, down slightly from this year's $1,116,091. Their Board will hold a public hearing on October 14 at 6:00 pm at the Beech Grove Public Library (no address given). They expect to vote on the budget on October 25.