Financial Information – Zion Park District

ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORTS

Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) awarded a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to the Zion Park District for its comprehensive annual financial report for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023. This was the 31st consecutive year that the government has achieved this prestigious award. In order to be awarded a Certificate of Achievement, a government must publish an easily readable and efficiently organized comprehensive annual financial report. This report must satisfy both general accepted accounting principles and applicable legal requirements.

Budget

The Zion Park District represents less than 7% of a resident’s property tax bill; therefore the Park District receives less than $0.07 of each property tax dollar. Property taxes comprise approximately 1/3 of the Park District’s total annual budget. The Park District employs twenty-one full-time and 140 part-time / seasonal staff that manage and maintain over 825 acres of parkland and open space for residents to enjoy, along with 23 neighborhood parks, six major facilities that include a fitness center, senior center /preschool, community center, outdoor pool, and two golf courses.

The Zion Park District’s budget continues to maintain core services, parks, and facilities and invests in capital projects, recreational programs, and special events. The District remains financially stable due to a focus on strategic, data-driven decision making, along with management’s commitment to fiscal responsibility while serving the community.

Public Notice is hereby given that the proposed Annual Combined Budget and Appropriation Ordinance of the Zion Park District, Zion, Illinois for the fiscal year beginning May 1, 2024 and ending April 30, 2025 will be available for public inspection at the Zion Park District Administrative Office, Zion Leisure Center, 2400 Dowie Memorial Drive, Zion, Illinois from and after 9:00am, May 18, 2024.

Notice is further given that a public hearing on the adoption of said proposed Annual Combined Budget and Appropriation Ordinance was held at Zion Park District Zion Leisure Center, 2400 Dowie Memorial Drive, Zion, Illinois on June 20, 2024 at 7:00pm.

Zion Park District
Eric Bradley, Secretary

Click Here to View Ordinance No. 912 – Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for 2024 thru 2025 (.pdf)

Prevailing Wage Act

The Prevailing Wage Act (820 ILCS 130/0.01-12) requires contractors and subcontractors to pay laborers, workers and mechanics employed on public works projects no less than the general prevailing rate of wages (consisting of hourly cash wages plus fringe benefits) for work of similar character in the locality where the work is performed.

Pursuant to 820 ILCS 130/4, public bodies with active public works projects are responsible for notifying all contractors and subcontractors working on those public works projects of the change (if any) to the rates that are previously in effect. The failure of a public body to provide such notice does not relieve contractors or subcontractors of their obligation under the Prevailing Wage Act, including the duty to pay the relevant prevailing wage in effect at the time work subject to the Act is performed.

See the Current Prevailing Wage Rates by County Here

Ordinance 857 – 2018 Prevailing Wage Notice

IMRF

The District contributes to the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF), a defined benefit agent multiple-employer public employee retirement system that acts as a common investment and administrative agent for local governments and school districts in Illinois.

Click HERE for IMRF employer cost and participation information.