Didn’t Know? Or, Just Didn’t Care?

Either way, the Scott County Board of Supervisors -

- whether Republican or Democrat, have not been supervising.
How SECC911 Was Justified: Property Taxes Expenditures Population
1 Will save taxpayers $4.6M over 20 yrs 2000 – $19.3M 2000 – $42.7M 2000 – 158,668
1 Will increase service 2009 – $34.0M 2009 – $68.1M 2009 – 166,650
1 Will be a $2.16M 6000 sf building
10 Year Change 10 Year Change 10 Year Change
1 With 55 Existing dispatchers
1 Purchase 600-700 new radios +76% +59% +5%
1 Taxes up 53 cents per $1000 valuation

But, What Really Happened . . . For 10+ Years, SCBS: For 4 Years, IFA Will:
6 Avoided Scrutiny 4 Advocate Scrutiny
No Savings and 6 Surrendered Authority 4 Protect Taxpayers
19.8% Increase in 6 Grew Government 4 Shrink Government
Your Property Taxes: SCBS: Scott County Board of Supervisors | IFA: Iowans For Accountability
2 Taxpayers owe $28M in debt SECC911: Scott County Emergency Communications Center.

It’s Time For a New Team.

2 Ongoing annual $8M expenses
2 Cost $10.125 Million
for 27,500 sf facility
2 Nearly 70 staffers
2 Purchased 1413 new radios
2 Unanswered questions
of serviceability
2 Taxes up 90 cents
per $1000 valuation

ScottCountyIFA.com
Online: IFA’s 12 Steps To Fiscal Sobriety, Transparency
& Accountability for Scott County, Iowa; Plus: Profiles,
Videos, Research, Blogging, Sign Up for E-Alerts & More.
 12 Steps to Fiscal Sobriety, Transparency
and Accountability For Scott County, Iowa
1) Work to reduce expenditures with
zero based budgeting processes.
2) Ensure that any proposed tax increas-
es by SECC911 do not bypass Board
review and have wide public awareness
and input.
3) Listen to front line responders who
have to use the costly new radios
($5,500 each vs $200 each with current
gear) and pursue remedies.
4) More oversight into construction and
bidding to avoid costly mistakes.
5) Ensure the SCBS new 28E, and all
extra Commissions, Boards, Agencies
and Authorities the County is respon-
sible for fnancially, is transparent and
accountable to the taxpayers.
If we can spend $160K with an out of state
firm, on an energy audit we don’t need, we
can certainly implement low cost modern
day communication measures.
8) Implement Public With Busi-
ness for Agenda Items at Board
Meetings
9) Expand the people’s participa-
tion with increased publicity of
meetings and issues
10) Near real time posting of
expenses and payments made, in
easy 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 of
bidding documents in real
time and archive all docu-
mented negotiations, con-
tracts and transactions.
12) Ensure all extra Com-
missions, Boards, Agencies
and Authorities the County
participates in and is respon-
sible for financially, has IFA
representation and SCBS
veto authority via majority of
County Supervisor seats.
Contact the Candidates:
Jesse Anderson (LeClaire): Phone (309) 235-
5813 Email: andersonforsupervisor2010@gmail.com
John Green (Davenport): Phone (563) 499-8786
Email: jgreenn@yahoo.com
John Riley (Blue Grass): Phone (563) 349-2886
Email: jpriley485@mchsi.com

6) User friendly records (minutes, agen-

It’s Time For a New Team.
das, board packets) posted at County
website, that are dynamically searchable,
not scanned PDF’s with non-relevant
labeling.

7) Webcast all public meetings, and

archive videos for playback at County
website.

ScottCountyIFA.com
Online: SECC911 Then & Now, 10 Years of Taxes,
Expenditures and Population Stats, Plus: Profiles, Videos,
Research, Blogging, Sign Up for E-Alerts & More.