Archive for October, 2009
City could implement complaint hotline
Teens hear cases, hope to change lives
New council learns about city government
Forum on Surprise bond issue Wednesday
Road project study open to comments
Some fear review of judge will be skewed
Surprise’s financial missteps criticized, audit plan advanced
Oct. 6th Council Meeting
I went to the City of Surprise Special Council meeting last night, addressed them on the call to the public. Wanted to talk about Agenda Item #4 but because the CM lumped numbers 3, 4 and 5 together, Mayor Lyn Truitt jumped to Item #6 so the public was shut out of #4 and #5.
Bond Forum
State’s sales-tax take is down in all major areas vs. Aug. ‘08
Arizona Daily Star
Continuing the year’s tough trend, Arizona’s sales-tax collections dropped in all major categories in August compared with the same month a year earlier, state officials reported this week.
Total collections dropped to nearly $362 million, down more than 16 percent from August 2008, the Arizona Department of Revenue said.
For the fiscal year so far, the total collections are down 17.1 percent compared with the previous fiscal year.
Surprise Fire to host presentation on homelessness
The Surprise Fire Department invites you to attend the “Faces of Homelessness” presentation, Wednesday, October 28, where you will hear from real people that know first hand about living life without a home.
The Brown Bag Lunch presentation, part of Arizona Homelessness Awareness Week (Oct. 25-31), is scheduled for 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. at the Surprise Public Safety Building- Fire Administration, 14250 W. Statler Plaza Blvd., Suite 100.
Tennis
The parking lot, on the north side of Surprise Lake at Surprise Community Park, will be closed to park visitors October 8 – 11, due to the 2nd Annual Cancer Treatment Centers of America Tennis Championships event, sponsored by Sanderson Volvo.
The north parking lot will be used for $5 event parking for people coming to the tennis tournament at the neighboring Surprise Tennis and Racquet Complex, Oct. 8 – 11.
Flu
City of Surprise audit
If you’re concerned about financial discrepancies and financial fraud, you need more than an accountant. You need a certified forensic accountant (CrFA)
Accountants look at the numbers. Forensic accountants look behind the numbers.®
Fiscal 2010 budget reductions in Surprise
Districts ask voters to continue, OK overrides
Former police officers claim discrimination City manager turns over severance e-mails
Dysart Unified department’s audit results 18-year-old man arrested in Surprise attack and robbery
El Mirage changes the way it tracks sex offenders
El Mirage council members select new mayorCities see grim news in sale-tax reports
Surprise firefighters to promote prevention Surprise police outfitting cars with camerasSurprise to let public in on its finances
Polls
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