Budget Commendation

If you attended the council meeting during which the Council passed the FY 07/08 budget, you heard Ted Lodden of the Polk/Des Moines Taxpayers Association compliment our work on the budget this year. The Association supported our efforts to implement a wellness program, our high level of intergovernmental cooperation, and our Citizen Survey results from 2006. Their final statement on the West Des Moines budget includes the following statement:

On Friday, February 9th, the Association met with City staff and the Mayor to learn about the Revenues and Expenditures in the proposed budget for FY2007/2008 and to question the staff on why certain decisions and recommendations were made to the council. As a result of the budget review session, the Taxpayers Association voted to SUPPORT the proposed FY2007/08 for the City of West Des Moines.

To read the entire statement and their review of our work, go to the Featured Items section on the front page of our website.