Lake Herman Sanitary District

Back at our September meeting, a resident asked how the Lake Herman Sanitary District's budget reserve compared to the reserve balancces carried by other governmental entities. I just noticed that the Madison City Commission agenda for November 30, 2009, includes on pages 13 and 14 a breakdown of city reserves as of October 2009. Last month, the city held $4.15 million in designated reserves and $1.37 million in restricted reserves. The total, $5.52 million, is about 34% of the city's 2009 appropriations of $16.4 million.