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How SECC911 Was Justied:1

Will save taxpayers $4.6M over 20 yrs1Will increase service1Will be a $2.16M 6000 sf building1With 55 Existing dispatchers1Purchase 600-700 new radios1Taxes up 53 centsper $1000 valuation

But, What Really Happened . . .No Savings and19.8% Increase inYour Property Taxes:2Taxpayers owe $28M in debt2Ongoing annual $8M expenses2Cost $10.125 Million

for 27,500 sf facility2Nearly 70 staffers

2Purchased 1413 new radios2Unanswered questions

of serviceability2Taxes up 90 cents

per $1000 valuation

Didnt Know? Or, Just Didnt CareEither way, the Scott County Board of Supervisors -

- whether Republican or Democrat, have not been supervising

Property Taxes

2000 $19.3M2009 $34.0M

10 Year Change

+76%

Its Time For a New Team

Expenditures

2000 $42.7M2009 $68.1M

10 Year Change

+59%

Populatio

2000 158,62009 166,6

10 Year Cha

+5%

For 10+ Years, SCBS:6Avoided Scrutiny6Surrendered Authority6Grew Government

For 4 Years, IFA W4Advocate Scrutiny4Protect Taxpayers4Shrink Governme

SCBS: Scott County Board of Supervisors | IFA: Iowans For Accounta

SECC911: Scott County Emergency Communications Center.

ScottCountyIFA.comOnline: IFAs 12 Steps To Fiscal Sobriety, Transparenc& Accountability for Scott County, Iowa; Plus: ProflesVideos, Research, Blogging, Sign Up for E-Alerts & More

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Its Time For a New Team

ScottCountyIFA.comOnline: SECC911 Then & Now, 10 Years of Taxes,

Expenditures and Population Stats, Plus: Profles, VideosResearch, Blogging, Sign Up for E-Alerts & More.

1) Work to reduce expenditures withzero based budgeting processes.

2) Ensure that any proposed tax increas-es by SECC911 do not bypass Boardreview and have wide public awarenessand input.

3) Listen to front line responders whohave to use the costly new radios($5,500 each vs $200 each with currentgear) and pursue remedies.

4) More oversight into construction andbidding to avoid costly mistakes.

5) Ensure the SCBS new 28E, and allextra Commissions, Boards, Agenciesand Authorities the County is respon-sible for fnancially, is transparent andaccountable to the taxpayers.

6) User friendly records (minutes, agen-

das, board packets) posted at Countywebsite, that are dynamically searchable,not scanned PDFs with non-relevantabeling.

7) Webcast all public meetings, andarchive videos for playback at Countywebsite.

If we can spend $160K with an out of state

rm, on an energy audit we dont need, we

can certainly implement low cost modern

day communication measures.

8) Implement Public With Busi-ness for Agenda Items at BoardMeetings

9) Expand the peoples participa-tion with increased publicity ofmeetings and issues

10) Near real time posting ofexpenses and payments made, ineasy to read and search website.County just approved $2M of expenses to be

paid, last Thursday. Who were those checks

written to?

11) Publish the full scope obidding documents in realtime and archive all docu-

mented negotiations, con-tracts and transactions.

12) Ensure all extra Com-missions, Boards, Agencieand Authorities the Countyparticipates in and is responsible for nancially, has IFA

representation and SCBSveto authority via majority

County Supervisor seats.

12 Steps to Fiscal Sobriety, Transparencyand Accountability For Scott County, Iow

Contact the Candidates:

Jesse Anderson (LeClaire): Phone (309) 2

5813 Email:[email protected]

John Green (Davenport): Phone (563) 49

Email: [email protected]

John Riley (Blue Grass): Phone (563) 349

Email: [email protected]

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