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PRESIDENT
ADAM BAIN
FIRST VICE PRESIDENT
CRAIG KNOBLOCH
SECOND VICE PRESIDENT
TOM KETELAAR
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
DENISE ORMSBY
SECRETARY
MIKE BELL
TREASURER
DARYL EMPEN |
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HOUSE
DALE GRABAU
MILT HEDQUIST
DARYL TOWNSEND
BOB VANDEVORDE
BRIAN VERDUN
INTER-CLUB
JOE ROBB
MUSIC
JONATHAN TURNER
BULLETIN
BILL CLEAVER
GRANTS
JOHN CALIFF, CHAIR
PROGRAM CHAIR OCTOBER
JOHN CALIFF
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| Volume 88 No 180 |
October 6, 2009
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The Opening Act
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The
October 5, 2009 meeting was called to order by Club President, Adam Bain. Entertainment was provided by Jonathan Turner
and the Kiwanis Lovin' Spoonful.
Reports
have it that there was a former Empress sighting of former royalty, now
commoner, Denise Ormsby.
Adam
brought to the attention of the membership that with Tom Ketelaar's assumption
of the position of Second Vice President, there was an opening on the Board for
his unexpired term. If you are
interested, please submit your name to Adam or one of the club officers.
John
Califf informed the membership of the revision to Club policy guidelines on
grants. If you know of some organization
that would wish to apply for a grant, check with John as to the application
requirements.
The
membership was informed that a plaque had now been affixed to the clock mounted
at the Five Points intersection in Rock Island.
A dedication has been planned, possibly to occur on October 23, 2009. Stay tuned to your newsletter for more
details to follow.
Joe
Robb informed the membership that the next Interclub would be held October 19,
2009, in Annawan. This will be a 6:30
p.m. dinner meeting. Please check with
Joe if you are interested in joining the group.
We
were again reminded that Dining Tour books are available for the extremely
reasonable price of $35.
Adam
informed us that we had received a thank you from the recipient of the Alleman
High School Designated Scholarship.
In
Fun and Fellowship, the Kartel won the preliminary prize and gladly took the $5
winnings to help offset the $7 invested this week. Dale Blocklinger won the opportunity to go
for the grand prize, but managed to miss out when he, like a few million other
people, bet on the Cubs.
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The Feature Attraction
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The
program was given by Rock Island City Manager, John Phillips. For those who hadn't yet been aware, John
informed the group that he had just completed 35 years in public service,
including the last 28 years as the Rock Island City Manager. John began his presentation with a few words
on the state of the City of Rock Island from a financial standpoint. John informed us that tax receipts are down
and often are not timely received as to those which come from the State of
Illinois. Costs are going up, especially
with health insurance and police and fire pensions. John explained that the pensions are set by
state law and consequently can cause a significant drain if the money in which
the pension accounts are funded does not generate sufficient interest for
payments due. John gave the general
figures that one-third of real property tax receipts goes to these pensions,
one-third goes to operations, and one-third goes to parks and library
services. Personnel salaries and
expenses form a significant portion of the city budget but, by contrast of the
prior businesses, these labor costs cannot necessarily be cut since the
personnel involved provide services which provide necessary city services. John next articulated the city's objectives
of maintaining fiscal health, maintaining adequate city services and minimizing
the impact on the city work force.
Examples of how the city has maintained a forward-leaning position are
found in the RIFAC expansion, the Martin Luther King Center expansion, the
wastewater treatment plant updating, the Riverfront Park and the Jumer's
Casino. John closed his presentation by
entertaining a number of questions.
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| Future Attractions |
October 12- George Barton, CEO, Community
Health Care Inc.
CHC Medical and Dental programs and Health Care Reform
October 19- John Califf, American
Cemeteries and Battle
Monuments in France and Europe
October 26- Alan Carmen, Rock Island
Planning and Redevelopment Coordinator/Trisha Griffin, Rock Island Web site coordinator and Grants
administrator, New Developments in Rock Island and the 2010 Census and its
importance Rock Island business
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THOUGHT
FOR THE DAY
"The man who views
the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life." - Muhammad Ali
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