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Rockford Finance and Personnel Committee Meeting - October 26, 2026

Meeting Portal — Monday, October 26, 2026
BodyRockford, Illinois
SessionMeeting Portal
DateMonday, October 26, 2026
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Speaker numbers apply only to this recording.

Speaker 1

0:07

Thank you.

0:08

Sir Clerk, you please take the roll.

Speaker 2

0:10

Here.

0:11

Ross.

Speaker 1

0:11

Here.

Speaker 2

0:12

Red.

0:12

Here.

0:14

Here.

0:14

So got it.

Speaker 1

0:16

Thank you.

0:17

Under financial discussion, September 2026, who's going to present on that?

0:22

Ms.

0:22

Haggerty.

Unassigned speaker

0:23

Yes.

Speaker 3

0:25

So in the uh memo, this is performance through September.

0:30

You can see here general fund revenue performance continues to improve for major revenue sources.

0:37

Currently approximately $893,000 under budget or is uh 0.9% under budget year to date for those major revenue sources.

0:47

Overall revenues in the general fund are underperforming by about 2.2 million or 1.0 or excuse me, 1.3%.

0:55

On the expense side, we are approximately 2.8 million dollars under budget year to date.

1:07

Performance continues to uh demonstrate strong uh sales tax performance for those items subject to our local sales tax at uh 15 percent over budget or approximately two million dollars.

1:21

Um motor fuel taxes right on budget and in the redevelopment fund

Unassigned speaker

1:26

uh

Speaker 3

1:26

hotel motel tax overperforms by about 11 percent, but package liquor and food and beverage tax are both under budget year to date.

1:35

I'm happy to answer any specific questions anyone has.

Speaker 1

1:38

Thank

Unassigned speaker

1:39

you.

Speaker 4

1:40

Any questions?

Unassigned speaker

1:41

All

Speaker 4

1:42

of them bell.

Unassigned speaker

1:43

Thank you.

Speaker 4

1:44

What is uh in the redevelopment fund currently?

1:47

Do you have that number?

Speaker 3

1:48

What is in the uh as far as revenue?

Speaker 4

1:51

Yeah.

Speaker 3

1:52

Uh the year-to-date revenue for the redevelopment fund is uh just under seven million dollars, six point nine million.

Speaker 1

2:00

Thank you.

Speaker 3

2:01

Yep.

Speaker 1

2:04

Are there any other questions?

2:08

Okay, thank you.

2:08

Uh moving on to item two, which is also information only, is emergency insurance purchase to Metis.

2:15

Uh I believe this is for excess umbrella covers.

2:18

Yep.

2:19

Uh and it's a one-year contract with a one-year extension option.

Unassigned speaker

2:24

Ms.

Speaker 1

2:24

Hagar, can you just explain what this is for?

2:26

Uh oh, I'm sorry, Ms.

2:27

Worker's.

2:28

Ms.

2:28

Wilkerson.

2:29

Go right ahead.

Speaker 3

2:30

Thank

Unassigned speaker

2:30

you.

Speaker 5

2:32

This is actually to cover um our act all of our insurance policies, our general liability umbrella as well, um, and auto.

2:39

So this covers all of those insurance policies.

2:43

Um we did have travelers, they elect a notch of renew umbrella, so we went out to look for a new company to do all of

Unassigned speaker

2:50

it.

Speaker 5

2:52

This one actually exceeds our current cover, what our coverage was with travelers with a lower premium.

Speaker 6

3:02

Yeah, Alderman Solgado.

3:04

Yeah, just real quick.

3:05

Uh, what's our deductible?

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Contract Management████████████████████████████████████36%
Procedural███████████████████████████████████35%
Budget Equity Analysis█████████████████████████████29%
Summary of Proceedings

Rockford Finance and Personnel Committee Meeting - October 26, 2026

The Rockford Finance and Personnel Committee met on October 26, 2026, to review the city's financial performance, emergency procurements, the 2027 budget, and several resolutions. The meeting included presentations from Finance Director Ms. Haggerty and Risk Manager Ms. Wilkerson, and was attended by committee members including Aldermen Solgado and Tumorin.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No public comments were made during the meeting.

Discussion Items

  • Financial Discussion – September 2026: Ms. Haggerty presented that general fund major revenue sources were approximately $893,000 (0.9%) under budget year-to-date, while overall revenues were underperforming by about $2.2 million (1.3%). Expenses were $2.8 million under budget. Sales tax receipts subject to local sales tax outperformed by 15% (approximately $2 million), motor fuel taxes were on budget, hotel motel tax outperformed by 11%, but package liquor and food and beverage taxes were under budget year-to-date. The redevelopment fund year-to-date revenue was $6.9 million.
  • Emergency Insurance Purchase (Information Only): Ms. Wilkerson explained that after Travelers opted not to renew umbrella coverage, the city secured a policy from Metis of Roanoke, Virginia, at a lower premium with higher coverage. The deductible is $750,000. The contract is one year with a one-year extension option.
  • Emergency Salt Procurement & Hauling (Information Only): Contracts were presented for seasonal salt and de-icing supplies: Compass Minerals ($1,216,100 for 10,000 tons at $121.61/ton), RA Seaton (estimated $150,000 at $150/hour), and SaltXchange ($550,000 for 5,000 tons at $110/ton). The one-year contracts are funded by the Street Department Operating Budget.
  • 2027 Budget and Appropriation Ordinance: Alderman Tumorin moved to lay over (postpone) the budget approval to allow further review. The motion was seconded and passed by roll call vote. Members were encouraged to direct questions to Ms. Haggerty before the next meeting.

Key Outcomes

  • Approval of Vouchers: Vouchers totaling $15,281,771.42 were approved unanimously.
  • 2027 Budget: Laid over for further discussion; no vote on adoption at this meeting.
  • Resolution 1 – Anti/De-icing Liquid Contract: Awarded to SNI Solutions of Geneseo, Illinois, for approximately $30,000 annually (unit pricing), with contract through May 31, 2027 and two possible one-year extensions. Approved unanimously.
  • Resolution 2 – DCEO Capital Improvement Grant: Accepted a $500,000 grant (no match required, term Sept 1, 2026 – Aug 31, 2028) to reimburse the city for a portion of the purchase price of 214 N. Church Street for the Family Peace Center. Approved unanimously.
  • Resolution 3 – Sale of City-Owned Property: Authorized the sale of property at 2326 Starr Street (PIN 11-35-327-030). Approved unanimously.
  • Resolution 4 – Professional Services for Fire Station 10: Awarded a $264,000 contract to Larson & Darby Group of Rockford for architectural design through construction administration for renovation and addition of Fire Station 10, funded by 2022 budget surplus. Approved unanimously.
  • Resolution 5 – Street Lighting and Well Pumping Electric Supply: Authorized the Central Services Manager to execute contracts with the lowest overall cost supplier for a term not to exceed three years. Approved unanimously.

The meeting adjourned.

Meeting Transcript

Thank you. Sir Clerk, you please take the roll. Here. Ross. Here. Red. Here. Here. So got it. Thank you. Under financial discussion, September 2026, who's going to present on that? Ms. Haggerty. Yes. So in the uh memo, this is performance through September. You can see here general fund revenue performance continues to improve for major revenue sources. Currently approximately $893,000 under budget or is uh 0.9% under budget year to date for those major revenue sources. Overall revenues in the general fund are underperforming by about 2.2 million or 1.0 or excuse me, 1.3%. On the expense side, we are approximately 2.8 million dollars under budget year to date. Performance continues to uh demonstrate strong uh sales tax performance for those items subject to our local sales tax at uh 15 percent over budget or approximately two million dollars. Um motor fuel taxes right on budget and in the redevelopment fund uh hotel motel tax overperforms by about 11 percent, but package liquor and food and beverage tax are both under budget year to date. I'm happy to answer any specific questions anyone has. Thank you. Any questions? All of them bell. Thank you. What is uh in the redevelopment fund currently? Do you have that number? What is in the uh as far as revenue? Yeah. Uh the year-to-date revenue for the redevelopment fund is uh just under seven million dollars, six point nine million. Thank you. Yep. Are there any other questions? Okay, thank you. Uh moving on to item two, which is also information only, is emergency insurance purchase to Metis. Uh I believe this is for excess umbrella covers. Yep. Uh and it's a one-year contract with a one-year extension option. Ms. Hagar, can you just explain what this is for? Uh oh, I'm sorry, Ms. Worker's. Ms. Wilkerson. Go right ahead.

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