Metropolitan Water Reclamation
District of Greater Chicago
as Adopted on December 8, 2005
Note: All links are to Adobe
Acrobat PDF Files of the complete, official printed 2006 budget book.
This section includes the GFOA Award for the 2005
Budget, title page, a description and history of the District, an expanded
outline of the budget book contents, and the table of contents from the printed
budget book.
An introductory section that contains: the message
from the President and Chairman of the Committee on Budget and Employment;
Narratives on Operational Goals and Accomplishments, Major Issues, Policy and
Program Changes; Budget Highlights; Financial Objectives, Policies, and
Accomplishments; Strategic Planning, Policy Development, and the Budget
Process; and the beginning of the Appropriation Ordinance, which gives the
Budget legal authority.
Section II - Budget and Financial Summaries, Schedules,
and Exhibits
An overview of the District's Budget and financial
plans of the past, present, and future, including proposed tax levies,
revenues, and appropriations.
Section III.
Financial Statements by Fund
Detailed information on taxes and all other sources of
revenue and expenditure, plus financial statements detailing current assets,
current liabilities, and the amount of assets available for appropriation in
2006.
Section IV.
Detail of Departmental Appropriations for the Corporate Fund
Detailed information by Department and priority of
activities, objectives, programs, performance measures, staffing, and line item
appropriations.
u Board of
Commissioners u General
Administration
u Research and
Development u Purchasing
u Personnel u Information
Technology
Maintenance
and Operations
u General Division u North Side Area
u Calumet Area u Stickney Area
The District's current and long-term programs for
capital construction, modernization, and rehabilitation as detailed in the
Construction Fund and Capital Improvements Bond Fund.
Information detailing the Stormwater Management Fund,
Reserve Claim Fund, Bond and Interest Sinking Funds, and the MWRD Retirement
Fund.
Section VII.
Tax Levy Ordinances
The Tax Levy Ordinances are the means by which tax
levies are given legal effect. Each tax levy states the revenue which is to be
raised, through the collection of property taxes. This section includes
ordinances for the Retirement Fund, Corporate Fund, Construction Fund,
Stormwater Management Fund, Bond and Interest Fund, and Reserve Claim Fund
Information detailing the District's compensation
plan, glossaries, acronym list, awards and historical information.
Revised: