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Government Transparency Checklist
The Village of Hinckley promotes transparency in all its operations. By providing this data on our website, residents can be better informed about the services and programs that are provided through local tax dollars.
The Illinois Policy Institute (IPI) has created a 10-point transparency checklist to hold government and elected officials accountable to the citizens and taxpayers, providing a "best practices" framework intended to improve government transparency throughout the State of Illinois. It is the Village of Hinckley's mission to conduct government business in an open and transparent manner for all of our community stakeholders.
The Village of Hinckley Checklist is as follows:
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Appropriations Ordinance
The appropriation ordinance is one of the most important ordinances adopted each year. This ordinance provides the legal authority under which the municipality allocates money to specific spending activities. In addition, it establishes the municipality's legal spending limit for the fiscal year, and serves as the basis for the property tax levy filed in December.
As a result, it is crucial for local officials to carefully anticipate and appropriate for all expenditures they wish to make during the fiscal year. Even so, one must remember that the appropriation ordinance only outlines those expenditures which can be made if adequate revenues are available; it does not necessarily mean that sufficient revenues are actually on hand to pay for such expenditures.
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