ORDINANCE NO. 25-01 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A BUDGET AND MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE NORTHWEST ST. CLAIR COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLI­NOIS FOR THE GENERAL, INSURANCE, AUDIT, AND PENSION FUNDS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JUNE 1, 2025 AND ENDING MAY 31, 2026. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE NORTHWEST ST. CLAIR COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION I. That the following is an estimate, by source, of the expected receipts and revenues of the Northwest St. Clair County Fire Protec­tion District General Fund, for the Fiscal Year begin­ning June 1, 2025 and ending May 31, 2026: Estimated Cash Balance at June 1, 2025 $1,108,058.00; Real Estate Taxes – Corporate 481,127.00; Interest 2,000.00; Foreign Fire Insurance License Fees 12,500.00; Insurance Reimbursements and Charges to Nonresidents 1,500.00; Engine House Rental 100.00; American Water Grant 1,000.00; Illinois Public Risk Fund 2,391.00; Hoffman - State Grant 19,133.00; Tower Site Rental 36,000.00; TOTAL ANTICIPATED FUNDS AVAILABLE $1,663,809.00. SECTION II. That the following sums of money be and they are hereby budgeted and appropriated for corporate purposes for the Northwest St. Clair County Fire Protection District, a Fire Protec­tion Dis­trict in St. Clair County, Illi­nois, for the Fiscal Year beginning June 1, 2025 and ending May 31, 2026 for the fol­lowing purposes: 1. Utilities $45,100.00; 2. Radio/Pager Maintenance 4,400.00; 3. Purchase of Radios 8,800.00; 4. Operation/Maintenance Fire Equipment 55,748.00; 5. Fuel/Oil 19,800.00; 6. Vehicle Repair 39,600.00; 7. New Fire Equipment 34,155.00; 8. Firefighting Supplies 550.00; 9. Personal Protective Equipment, Work & Dress Uniforms 27,500.00; 10. Personal Protective Supplies 825.00; 11. Fire Prevention 550.00; 12. Training 20,240.00; 13. Training Equipment 1,650.00; 14. Firefighter Physical/Inoculations 8,800.00; 15. Firefighter Reimbursement 38,800.00; 17. Office Supplies/Postage 16,170.00; 18. Office Equipment 770.00; 19. Membership Dues 3,300.00; 20. Building Improvements, Fixtures & Furnishings 53,944.00; 21. Real Estate Maintenance 29,227.00; 22. Accounting 6,600.00; 23. Legal 11,000.00; 25. Trustee Compensation 4,500.00; 26. Officer Salaries 17,678.00; 27. Full Time Firefighter Salary 99,310.00; 28. Medicare, U/C 3,000.00; 29. Employee Health Insurance 20,000.00; 30. Duty Shifts 40,176.00; 32. Dispatch Fee 3,445.00; 33. Motivation/Retention/Recruitment 9,240.00; 34. Publications 1,320.00; 37. Miscellaneous/Contingency 27,500.00; 40. New Fire Engine/Equipment 950,000.00; 43. Hoffman Grant 19,134.00; TOTAL BUDGET AND APPROPRIATION - GENERAL FUND $1,622,832.00; ANTICIPATED CASH BALANCE - GENERAL FUND AT MAY 31, 2026 $40,977.00. SECTION III. That the following is an estimate, by source, of the expected receipts and revenues of the Northwest St. Clair County Fire Protection District Insurance Fund, for the Fiscal Year beginning June 1, 2025 and ending May 31, 2026: Estimated Cash Balance at June 1, 2025 $5,120.00; Real Estate Tax Receipts 67,000.00; TOTAL ANTICIPATED FUNDS AVAILABLE $72,120.00. SECTION IV. That the following sums of money be and they are hereby budgeted and appropriated for the Northwest St. Clair County Fire Protection District Insurance Fund for the Fiscal Year beginning June 1, 2025 and ending May 31, 2026, for the purpose of paying insurance premiums: INSURANCE FUND BUDGET AND APPROPRIATION; 38. Premiums for Package Insurance Policies for Liability, Casualty, Property Insurance Coverage; Worker's Compensation Coverage, Social Security, and Unemployment Insurance Coverage; Bonds $67,000.00; TOTAL INSURANCE FUND BUDGET AND APPROPRIATION $67,000.00; ANTICIPATED CASH BALANCE - INSURANCE FUND AT MAY 31, 2026 $5,120.00. SECTION V. That the following is an estimate, by source, of the expected revenues of the Northwest St. Clair County Fire Protection District Audit Fund, for the Fiscal Year beginning June 1, 2025 and ending May 31, 2026: Estimated Cash Balance at June 1, 2025 $259.00; Transfer from General Fund 2,000.00; Real Estate Tax Receipts 6,014.00; TOTAL ANTICIPATED FUNDS AVAILABLE $8,273.00. SECTION VI. That the following sums of money may be and are hereby budgeted and appropriated for the corporate purpose of preparing and filing an audit of accounts of the Northwest St. Clair County Fire Protection District, a Fire Protection District in St. Clair County, Illinois for the fiscal year beginning June 1, 2025 and ending May 31, 2026, which audit is required by the statutes of the State of Illinois, specifically, 50 ILCS 310/1 through 310/11 and 70 ILCS 710/6.1 as follows: AUDIT FUND BUDGET AND APPROPRIATION; 39. Annual Audit of All Ledgers and Books of Account Maintained by the District by a Certified Public Accountant as required by Law $6,000.00; TOTAL AUDIT FUND BUDGET AND APPROPRIATION $6,000.00; ANTICIPATED CASH BALANCE - AUDIT FUND AT MAY 31, 2026 $2,273.00. SECTION VII. That the following is an estimate, by source, of the expected revenues of the Northwest St. Clair County Fire Protection District for the Reserve and Operation of the Northwest St. Clair County Fire Protection District Fire Fighters' Pension Fund, for the Fiscal Year beginning June 1, 2025 and ending May 31, 2026: Estimated Cash Balance at June 1, 2025 $0.00; Real Estate Tax Receipts 31,503.00; TOTAL ANTICIPATED FUNDS AVAILABLE $31,503.00. SECTION VIII. That the following sums of money be and are hereby budgeted and appropriated for the Northwest St. Clair County Fire Protection District Fire Fighters' Pension Fund for the Fisval Year beginning June 1, 2025 and ending May 31, 2026, for the purposes of establishing and maintaining a reserve to ensure the payment of all obli¬gations incurred under the said Fire Fighters' Pension Plan as follows: Contribution to Paid Fire Fighter Pension Fund $28,942.00; Accounting Fees 375.00; Filing Fee 25.00; Fidelity Bond 161.00; Actuary Fee 2,000.00; TOTAL PENSION FUND BUDGET AND APPROPRIATION $31,503.00; ANTICIPATED BALANCE - PENSION FUND AT MAY 31, 2026 $0.00. SECTION IX. That the following is an estimate, by source, of the expected revenues of the Northwest St. Clair County Fire Protection District Social Security Fund, for the Fiscal Year beginning June 1, 2025 and ending May 31, 2026: Estimated Cash Balance at June 1, 2025 $0.00; Real Estate Tax Receipts 6,085.00; TOTAL ANTICIPATED FUNDS AVAILABLE $6,085.00. SECTION X. That the following sums of money may be and are hereby budgeted and appropriated for the Northwest St. Clair County Fire Protection District Social Security Fund for the fiscal year beginning June 1, 2025 and ending May 31, 2026 as follows: SOCIAL SECURITY FUND BUDGET AND APPROPRIATION; 42. Social Security Tax $6,085.00; TOTAL SOCIAL SECURITY FUND BUDGET AND APPROPRIATION $6,085.00; ANTICIPATED CASH BALANCE – SOCIAL SECURITY FUND AT MAY 31, 2026 $0.00. SECTION XI. That the following is an estimate, by source, of the expected revenues of the Northwest St. Clair County Fire Protection District Bond Debt Service Fund, for the Fiscal Year beginning June 1, 2025 and ending May 31, 2026: Estimated Cash Balance at June 1, 2025 $0.00; Anticipated Receipts 124,971.00; TOTAL ANTICIPATED FUNDS AVAILABLE $124,971.00. SECTION XII. That the following sums of money may be and are hereby budgeted and appropriated for the Bond Debt Service Fund of the Northwest St. Clair County Fire Protection District, a Fire Protection District in St. Clair County, Illinois for the fiscal year beginning June 1, 2025 and ending May 31, 2026 as follows: BOND DEBT SERVICE FUND BUDGET AND APPROPRIATION; Bond Debt Service (Interest and Principal) $124,971.00; TOTAL BOND DEBT SERVICE FUND BUDGET AND APPROPRIATION $124,971.00; ANTICIPATED CASH BALANCE–BOND DEBT SERVICE FUND-MAY 31, 2026 $0.00. SECTION XIII. The Trustees shall have the power and the authority during the aforesaid fiscal year from time to time, as in their judgment may be necessary, to make transfers among the various line-item appropriations for the purpose of meeting exigencies that may arise during the year to the extent permitted by law. To the extent permitted by applicable law, all unexpended balances of any item or items of any general appropriation made by this Ordinance may be expended in making up any deficiency in any item or items in the same general appropriation made by this Ordinance. The sums herein appropriated are appropriated from all sources of income, including but not limited to all sources of income from property taxes, and all other revenues of the Fire Protection District received from all sources of revenue. Should a deficiency exist in any fund or line item other than the General Fund for a purpose for which money may be legally appropriated and spent from the General Fund, that deficiency may be made up from the General Fund. The amount of any such deficiency in any such fund or line item other than the General Fund is hereby appropriated from the General Fund. SECTION XIV. If any section, subdivision or sentence of this Ordinance is held invalid, it shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this Ordinance. SECTION XV. This Ordinance shall be known as Ordinance No. 25-01 and shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the Northwest St. Clair County Fire Protection District, St. Clair County, Illinois, within thirty (30) days of the date hereof. The news¬paper shall furnish a certificate of publication to the Secretary of the Fire Protection District, which certificate shall be placed in the official records of the Fire District and this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after ten (10) days of its publication. PASSED by the Board of Trustees of the Northwest St. Clair County Fire Protection District of St. Clair County, Illinois this 20th day of August, 2025 and filed with the Secretary of the said Fire Protection District the same date. Ayes: 4 Nays: 0. /s/Carl Voelkel, Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the Northwest St. Clair County Fire Protection District. Approved by the President of the Northwest St. Clair County Fire Protection District Board of Trustees, this 20th day of August, 2025. /s/Ken Harris, President of the Board of Trustees of the Northwest St. Clair County Fire Protection District. CERTIFICATE - The undersigned Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the Northwest St. Clair County Fire Protection District, a Fire Pro­tec­tion District organized and existing under the laws of the State of Illinois, certifies that on the day and date hereof, he was the duly ap­pointed, acting and qualified Secretary of the said Fire Protec­tion District; that in his capacity as Secretary he is the offi­cial keeper of the records, minutes and resolutions of said Fire Protection District and that the document attached hereto is a true and correct copy of Ordinance No. 25-01 enti­tled: AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A BUDGET AND MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE NORTHWEST ST. CLAIR COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLI­NOIS FOR THE GENERAL, INSURANCE, AUDIT, AND PENSION FUNDS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JUNE 1, 2025 AND ENDING MAY 31, 2026, the original of which is part of the official records of the said Northwest St. Clair County Fire Protection District. Dated this 20th day of August, 2025. /s/Carl Voelkel, Secretary of the Board of Trust­ees of the Northwest St. Clair County Fire Pro­tection Dis­trict. The undersigned certifies that on the day and date hereof, he was the duly appointed, qualified and acting President of the Northwest St. Clair County Fire Protection District; that on the day and date hereof CARL VOEKEL was the duly appointed, quali­fied and act­ing Secretary of the said Northwest St. Clair County Fire Pro­tection District and in such capacity was the keeper of the offi­cial records, minutes and resolutions of the said Fire Pro­tection District. Dated this 20th day of August, 2025. /s/ Ken Harris, President of the Board of Trust­ees of the Northwest St. Clair County Fire Pro­tection Dis­trict. The undersigned, being the duly appointed and acting Trea­surer of the Northwest St. Clair County Fire Protection District, as chief fiscal officer of said District, certifies that the estimate of receipts set forth above in Ordinance No. 25-01, being the Budget and Appropriation Ordinance of the Northwest St. Clair County Fire Protection District for the fiscal year begin­ning June 1, 2025 and ending May 31, 2026 correctly states the revenues, by source, anticipated to be received by the said Fire Protection District for the fiscal year indicated. This certifi­cation is made in compliance with the provisions of 35 ILCS 200/18-50. Dated this 20th day of August, 2025. /s/ Valerie Oaks, Treasurer, Board of Trustees Northwest St. Clair County Fire Protection District.