Ordinance — Amboy, Lee County, Illinois

ORDINANCE NO. 2026-01 ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS  OF THE AMBOY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR  BEGINNING MAY 1, 2026, AND ENDING APRIL 30, 2027 WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Amboy Fire Protection District, Lee County, Illinois, caused to be prepared in tentative form a Budget and the Secretary of this Board has made the same conveniently available for public inspection for at least thirty days prior to final action thereon; and WHEREAS, a public hearing was held as to such Budget on the 13th day of April, 2026 and Notice of said hearing was given at least thirty (30) days prior thereto as required by law, and the Board having met all other applicable legal requirements. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Trustees of the Amboy Fire Protection District, Lee County, Illinois, as follows: Section 1: That the fiscal year of this Fire Protection District is hereby fixed to begin on May 1, 2026, and end on April 30, 2027. Section 2: That the following Budget containing an estimate of the revenues available and expenditures and the appropriations contained therein be and the same is hereby adopted as the Budget and Appropriations for this fire protection district for this fiscal year; and the following sums of money, or as much thereof as may be authorized by law, is hereby appropriated to defray the necessary expenses and liabilities of the Amboy Fire Protection District, for its fiscal year beginning May 1, 2026, and ending April 30, 2027 for the respective objects and purposes, as hereinafter set forth namely: PART I-CORPORATE FUND Estimated Fire Fund Revenues Estimate Beginning Fund Balance$275,000 102Property taxes to be received in FY 2026-2027$448,503 103Interest Income$1,200 104Replacement Tax Proceeds$10,100 106Foreign Fire Insurance Tax Proceeds$20,000 110Restitution$1,200 5000Donations$300 TOTAL ESTIMATED AMOUNT AVAILABLE:$756,303 Estimated Fire Fund Expenditures and Appropriations LINE ITEMBUDGETEDAPPROPRIATED402CTelephone$780$780 402Utilities$7,500$7,500 403BFuel$4,000$4,000 403B-1Fuel - H$2,000$2,000 403-1Harmon equipment vehicles$15,000$15,000 403Equipment Maintenance$40,000$40,000 404Fire Equipment$3,500$3,500 405Fire Training$5,000$5,000 406-1Rent Expense$2,400$2,400 407Office Supplies$2,500$2,500 408Insurance$60,000$60,000 410Miscellaneous$5,000$5,000 411Professional Services$90,000$90,000 412Trustee Fees$450$450 413Dues & Subscriptions$1,000$1,000 415Building / Grounds$2,000$2,000 415-1 Harmon Building/grounds$500$500 4000FF Gross Wages$93,000$93,000 4005Fire Payroll Taxes$7,200$7,200 418Fire Truck Payment to Bank$17,500$17,500 426CFire Uniforms$1,500$1,500 Equipment Purchase$780$780 Corporate & Reserve Fund$7,500$7,500 TOTAL FIRE FUND ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES AND APPROPRIATIONS:$369,110$369,110  ESTIMATED CORPORATE FUND BALANCE AS OF APRIL 30, 2027$387,193 PART II - AMBULANCE FUND Estimated Ambulance Fund Revenues Estimated Beginning Fund Balance$155,000 201Miscellaneous$15,000 202Property taxes to be received in FY 2026-2027$366,957  203 Interest Income$3,500 204Ambulance Fund$875,000 207Replacement Tax Proceeds$6,700 211Donations$1,000 TOTAL ESTIMATED AMOUNT AVAILABLE:$1,423,157 Estimated Ambulance Fund Expenditures and Appropriations LINE ITEMBUDGETEDAPPROPRIATED 502BFuel$6,000$6,000 502Equipment Maintenance$5,000$5,000 503EMS Equipment$5,000$5,000 504Training$20,000$20,000 505Office Supplies$1,000$1,000 506Trustee Fees$1,350$1,350 507CTelephone$2,340$2,340 507Utilities$27,000$27,000 508Insurance$60,000$60,000 510Miscellaneous$5,000$5,000 511FALS Intercept $15,000$15,000 511MAmbulance Billing Fee$30,770$30,770 511Professional Services$90,000$90,000 513AInsurance write-off$38,000$38,000 513Bad Debt Adjustment$90,000$90,000 514Medicare Debt Adjustment$315,000$315,000 515Public Aid Debt Adjustment$70,000$70,000 5000EMS Gross Wages$400,000$400,000 5005EMS Payroll Taxes$30,600$30,600 521Equipment Purchase$100,000$100,000 522Building / Grounds$4,000$4,000 523Fitness / Wellness$2,000$2,000 529EMS Uniforms$5,000$5,000 TOTAL AMBULANCE FUND ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES AND APPROPRIATIONS:$1,323,060$1,323,060  ESTIMATED AMBULANCE FUND  BALANCE AS OF APRIL 30, 20276:$100,097 SUMMARY TOTAL FIRE FUND APPROPRIATIONS$369,110 TOTAL AMBULANCE FUND APPROPRIATIONS$1,323,060  TOTAL ESTIMATED APPROPRIATIONS$1,692.170  Section 3: That all unexpended balances of any item or items of any general appropriation in this Ordinance be expended in making up any insufficiency in any other item or items in the same general appropriation and for the same general purpose of any like appropriation made by this Ordinance. Section 4: That the invalidity of any item or Section of this Ordinance shall not affect the validity of the whole or any other part hereof. Section 5: That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after passage, approval and publication as provided by law. ADOPTED and APPROVED this 13th day of April 2026, pursuant to a roll call vote as follows: AYES: 3NAYS: 0ABSENT: 0 APPROVED by me this 13th day of April, 2026. /s/ Edwin Lilja, President, Board of Trustees, Amboy Fire Protection District ATTEST: /s/ Joel Hochstatter, Secretary, Board of Trustees, Amboy Fire Protection District  April 24, 2026