Property taxes may increase by almost $90 if City Council decides to approve a suggested annual property tax levy.The city uses the annual property tax levy to help finance the costs of providing certain pension benefits for all full-time city employees,...
DeKalb has resumed its search for two NIU student interns after the Illinois budget impasse left it with less state funding.The city budget, when reviewed last month, was determined to be able to accommodate the internship positions as they were both...
NIU may see a $16,000 increase in its water bill in 2016 and then a 4.5 percent increase from 2017 to 2024 if City Council approves the second reading of a $13.1 million water repair plan Monday.The water rate increase would fund a 10-year plan that will...
City Council unanimously passed the first reading for a water rate increase to pay for public water maintenance Monday.The 10-year $13.1 million repair plan will fix the water supply well, improve water treatment, recoat the water tower and replace the...
Mike Peddle, Finance Advisory Committee chairman, speaks about the 2014 tax levy and the status of DeKalb’s finances during the City Council and Finance Advisory Committee meeting Thursday at the DeKalb Municipal Building, 200 S. Fourth St. The City Council proposed a 4.32 percent tax increase at the meeting. Aldermen will review the proposed increase at the Dec. 8 City Council meeting.
DeKalb Library Director Dee Coover updates City Council members on the status of the library’s 2014 fiscal year Monday at the council meeting in the DeKalb Municipal Building, 200 S. Fourth St. Coover spoke about DeKalb’s Big Read Month in October and she told council members the groundbreaking ceremony for the DeKalb Library expansion was a success.
As the finance director, Haley’s tasks will include monitoring the city’s cash flow by overseeing purchasing, accounts payable and receivable, water billing and tax collection, as well as preparing the city’s budget and audit.Haley graduated from...
NIU alumna Cathy Haley has been selected as DeKalb’s Finance Director, effective August 4.Haley serves as the Finance Director for Carpentersville, where she has automated procedures and updated financial policies, according to a DeKalb press release.Besides...
