Departments

Fiscal Year 2011-12 Budget

At the April 28th, 2011 Village Board Meeting, the Mayor & Trustees approved the Fiscal Year 2011-2012 Budget totaling $41,024,901. The budget includes operating and capital expenditures for the General Fund, Capital Projects Funds, Water & Sewer Fund, and Debt Service Funds. The Village budget allows for capital projects and community reinvestment as well as day-to-day operations to proceed forward. For 24 consecutive years the Village Board reduced the municipal tax rate. This year, the 25th the Village stayed within the Non-Home Rule tax cap voluntarily. This is not required for Home Rule municipalities but the Village Board is committed to maintaining a low village rate in addition to the other goals determined through the Strategic Management Process.

The Strategic Management Process involves regular Neighborhood Dialogues, an Annual Community Needs Survey, and the Annual Town Meeting. The Village Board then utilizes this input during the Goal Setting Session, and the subsequent budget process. Initiatives were identified at the September 30, 2010 Town Meeting where residents communicated their ideas to Village Trustees. The initiatives were then developed into 2011-12 Strategic Management Cross Cutting Goals and incorporated into the budget:

Safe Community
> Promote traffic safety.
> Emergency preparedness.
> Public education/crime prevention.

Community Image
> Promotion of commercial areas.
> Encourage community interconnection, geographic awareness and volunteer opportunities.
> Coordinate public relations resources.
> Continue public safety programs.
> Support the business community and encourage investment.

Recruit, Develop and Support Diverse Workforce
> Continued investment in school career days.
> Mentoring program opportunities.
> Implement lateral hire process for police officer hiring.
> Research and implement whole life oriented employment programs/policies.
> Continue to explore and implement efforts to recruit a diverse workforce.
> Support financial literacy programs, options and training for employees.

Reinvestment
> Monitor foreclosure issues.
> Property maintenance.
> Janes Avenue redevelopment.
> Lemont Road redevelopment.
> Utility investments.

Fiscal Responsibility
> Audit utility company records to maximize tax receipts.
> Explore ways to appropriately charge expenses to other entities that benefit from Woodridge services.
> Implement a newer ticket tracking system and additional internal controls to ensure accurate and timely collections.
> Sales tax campaign.

Government Transparency
> Make financial data available on website.
> Broadcast Village Board Meetings.
> Use social networking to expand communication with community.
> Evaluate level of transparency against best practices and community preferences.


Revenues _2011-12

Expenditures_2011-12
 

Finance Department

Phone: (630) 719-4717
TDD/TTY (630) 719-2497
Five Plaza Drive, Woodridge, IL 60517
Hours of Operation:
Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Director of Finance

Deborah Freischlag   (630) 719-4717  dfreischlag@vil.woodridge.il.us

General Information
The Finance Department is responsible for maintaining the integrity of the financial systems. The department includes six full-time and two part-time employees. The primary functions include budget preparation, audit oversight, investment of cash, collection of revenues, purchasing, accounts payable, payroll and water billing. The front desk receptionists assist residents with real estate transfer tax transactions, water bills, sale of refuse stickers, recycling bins, senior taxi coupons and Pace bus tickets. The Finance Department offices are located in the Village Hall at Five Plaza Drive and are open from 8:00 AM until 4:30 PM Monday through Friday.