Macon Reporter

City of Clinton City Council met April 15.

Here is the minutes provided by the council:

Minutes of the Budget Hearing of the City Council, City of Clinton, Illinois in session in the Council Chambers of City Hall. Mayor Roger Cyrulik, presiding. On roll call Commissioners Crang, Wise, Ballenger and Edmunds were present.

Mayor Cyrulik turned the meeting over to Commissioner Edmunds who introduced Paul Skowron, CEO of the Hospital and Tom Hankins, Director of Support Services and IT Services to give an overview of the capital and operating budget for fiscal year 2020.

Paul Skowron, CEO, discussed the Capital Budget items excluding carry over and contingency. It is $1,721,000.00 with all major expenditures to include: Pharmacy upgraded automated dispensing cabinets for $308,000 to continue quality and safe pharmaceutical care for hospital patients. The cabinets are located in pharmacy, family medicine, med surg, surgery and emergency. Building remodel of $500,000 for the relocation of the pharmacy to the second floor of the hospital to meet the USP 797 sterile compounding regulations by December 1, 2019. Purchase of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scan equipment to perform bone density scans as a new service offered at the hospital. The equipment is $55,000 and the remodel of the radiology department related to the new equipment is estimated to be $50,000. Family medicine boiler with water heater for $90,000. Remodel of vacated business office space for emergency department expansion at an estimated cost of $150,000. Lab partial renovation for $60,000. He then discussed the Operating Budget, which is projecting an excess of revenues over expenses of $277,527 for the operating income. Inpatient revenue is 9% with outpatient revenue at 91%. Of this revenue, over 44% will be written off due to Medicare, Medicaid and various other reasons concerning expenses, 40% relates to salaries/wages/benefits, 14% relates to purchase services and maintenance services, 14% professional fees and 10% relates to supplies/minor equipment with the rest being utilities, maintenance, education/travel and insurance.

Mayor Cyrulik thanked Paul and Tom for their presentation.

City Treasurer, Clint Lichtenwalter discussed the City portion of the budget. He stated that for the most part revenues are looking decent but with the loss of Walmart sales tax is down and the last couple of months have been hit a little harder and hoping that was due to the inclement weather. Tractor Supply will be opening this summer but obviously it won’t bring in the same kind of dollars that Walmart did but it will help. The state shared revenues, mainly being Use Tax and State Income Tax, the City is making up the difference. The interest rates are helping fill in that gap also. Expenses in the General Fund are staying constant with a small increase but all in all the General Fund budget brought a positive amount of $8,641. The City has been able to do additional contributions to IMRF over the past 5 – 6 years to pay down the unfunded liability. The Infrastructure Fund continues to remain solid. The Water Fund for the most part budgets are remaining about the same with a key item there is just over 3 years left on the loan of rebuilding the plant and that will free up some dollars for capital. The Self-Funded Insurance Fund will end up next year with 2.5 million in it. Police Pension Fund is doing quite well and remains nearly 100% funded status. Fire Pension Fund project next year to end just shy of 2 million and will end 60 – 65% funded status.

Mayor Cyrulik opened the floor for any comments or questions from the audience. Hearing none, motion was made by Commissioner Ballenger and seconded by Commissioner Wise to adjourn the Budget Hearing. On roll call vote, Commissioners Wise, Ballenger, Edmunds, Crang and Mayor Cyrulik voted “Yes”.

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