Professional Documents
Culture Documents
But, What Really Happened . . . For 10+ Years, SCBS: For 4 Years, IFA Will:
6 Avoided Scrutiny 4 Advocate Scrutiny
No Savings and 6 Surrendered Authority 4 Protect Taxpayers
19.8% Increase in 6 Grew Government 4 Shrink Government
Your Property Taxes: SCBS: Scott County Board of Supervisors | IFA: Iowans For Accountability
2 Taxpayers owe $28M in debt SECC911: Scott County Emergency Communications Center.
ScottCountyIFA.com
Online: IFA’s 12 Steps To Fiscal Sobriety, Transparency
& Accountability for Scott County, Iowa; Plus: Profiles,
Videos, Research, Blogging, Sign Up for E-Alerts & More.
12 Steps to Fiscal Sobriety, Transparency
and Accountability For Scott County, Iowa
1) Work to reduce expenditures with If we can spend $160K with an out of state 11) Publish the full scope of
zero based budgeting processes. firm, on an energy audit we don’t need, we bidding documents in real
can certainly implement low cost modern time and archive all docu-
2) Ensure that any proposed tax increas- day communication measures. mented negotiations, con-
es by SECC911 do not bypass Board tracts and transactions.
review and have wide public awareness 8) Implement Public With Busi-
and input. ness for Agenda Items at Board 12) Ensure all extra Com-
Meetings missions, Boards, Agencies
3) Listen to front line responders who and Authorities the County
have to use the costly new radios 9) Expand the people’s participa- participates in and is respon-
($5,500 each vs $200 each with current tion with increased publicity of sible for financially, has IFA
gear) and pursue remedies. meetings and issues representation and SCBS
veto authority via majority of
4) More oversight into construction and 10) Near real time posting of County Supervisor seats.
bidding to avoid costly mistakes. expenses and payments made, in Contact the Candidates:
easy to read and search website. Jesse Anderson (LeClaire): Phone (309) 235-
5813 Email: andersonforsupervisor2010@gmail.com
5) Ensure the SCBS new 28E, and all County just approved $2M of expenses to be John Green (Davenport): Phone (563) 499-8786
extra Commissions, Boards, Agencies paid, last Thursday. Who were those checks Email: jgreenn@yahoo.com
John Riley (Blue Grass): Phone (563) 349-2886
and Authorities the County is respon- written to?
Email: jpriley485@mchsi.com
sible for fnancially, is transparent and
accountable to the taxpayers.
ScottCountyIFA.com
Online: SECC911 Then & Now, 10 Years of Taxes,
Expenditures and Population Stats, Plus: Profiles, Videos,
Research, Blogging, Sign Up for E-Alerts & More.