Financial Information

The District’s Financial Position

Taken as a whole, the District’s financial position is stable even though it is experiencing a severe decline in the Equalized Assessed Valuation (EAV).  This year the District saw an increase of 7.71% in EAV. The District maintains solid financial reserves and prudent financial management and planning.

Contributing factors to our favorable financial position:

Tax Levies

The Waukegan Park District is empowered by the State of Illinois to levy and collect taxes on all taxable properties within the district for all corporate purposes.

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Appropriation Ordinance

According to law, the Waukegan Park District must adopt an annual budget and appropriations ordinance. A public hearing must be held and publicized at least 30 days in advance.

Compensation Reporting

The Waukegan Park District Board of Commissioners approved the Fiscal Year 2023-24 budget on April 25, 2023. In accordance with Public Act 97-0609, Section 7.3 compensation reporting requirements, a physical copy of that report is now available at the Administrative Center at 1324 Golf Rd., Waukegan, IL 60087.

Among the law’s requirements are the following:

  1. All IMRF employers must prepare, within 6 days of the approval of the budget, the total compensation package for each employee having a total compensation package that exceeds $75,000 per year; and
  2. Any IMRF employer that approves an employee’s total compensation package equal to or in excess of $150,000 per year must post on its website, at least 6 days before approval, the total compensation for that employee.

Bond Ratings

Bond ratings are grades given to bonds that indicate their credit quality. Private independent rating services such as Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s provide evaluations of a bond issuer’s financial strength, or its ability to pay a bond’s principal and interest in a timely fashion. The Waukegan Park District maintains a high bond rating according to both rating services.

IMRF Employer Cost & Participant Information

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Vendor Information Reporting

In 2021, the State of Illinois enacted Public Act 102-0265 – Property Tax – Vendor Report. This law requires that any taxing district with a property tax levy of more than $5,000,000 must make a good faith effort to collect and electronically publish data as to whether vendors and subcontractors doing business with the taxing district are minority, women, or veteran-owned businesses. The Waukegan Park District is included in this requirement.

Vendor Information Report