Allen's Blog
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FHUSD Not in compliance with the Uniform System of Financial Records
Posted by Allen Skillicorn · May 26, 2023 1:20 PM · 1 reaction
FHUSD Board Member Madicyn Reid had taken lots of criticism from establishment politicians and bureaucrats for requesting the district obtain three written quotes on purchases.It seems some owe her an apology.The district just received their results from the Arizona Auditor Generals audit for the year ended June 30, 2022. One of the deficiencies listed was not obtaining 3 written quotes.
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Local Meet & Greet Townhall with Rep. Alex Kolodin and Allen Skillicorn
Posted by Allen Skillicorn · May 26, 2023 12:21 PM · 1 reaction
AZ Rescue Mission w/ Rep. Alex Kolodin & Councilman Allen Skillicorn 6.3.23
Arizona State House Representative Alex Kolodin, Fountain Hills Councilman Allen Skillicorn and Grassroots Leader Merissa Hamilton updates us on what's going on in the political landscape & how we can make a difference!
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Yes, No Tax Increase Bonds Increase Your Taxes
Posted by Allen Skillicorn · May 22, 2023 8:18 AM · 1 reaction
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Its spring election season and across the country citizens will be heading to the polls to vote in municipal elections. In my community, in addition to trying to narrow down a field of mayoral candidates and electing school board members, we will also vote on what is being billed as a “no tax increase bond” issuance for our local school district.
Like many terms in politics, putting “no tax increase” in front of “bonds” is supposed to blunt the opposition to new taxes. But let’s be clear, there is no special category of bonds that school districts issue that doesn’t increase your taxes. No tax increase bonds increase your taxes.
How? School districts regularly issue bonds to finance capital improvements like building new buildings or renovating existing infrastructure. Taxpayers pay off those bonds over time, usually via an increase to their property taxes. Bonds are issued for a specific period, and when they are paid off, taxpayers tax bills go down.
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Fountain Hills Needs Roads Not Unused Exercise Equipment & Umbrellas
Posted by Allen Skillicorn · May 21, 2023 5:54 PM
The words accountability and transparency are frequently used by politicians when campaigning but when it comes to governing, what do these words actually mean?
In practical terms accountability and transparency at the local level means safeguarding taxpayer money and making responsible choices. We cannot control how money is spent at the state and federal level because we can only vote for our local representatives, but at the local government level, we as voters have a direct say in who represents us on our town council.
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Skillicorn Paves the Way with Roads First Budget
Posted by Allen Skillicorn · May 05, 2023 5:48 PM · 1 reaction
Fountain Hills Councilman Allen Skillicorn Paves the Way with Roads First Budget
Fountain Hills, AZ – Fountain Hills Councilman Allen Skillicorn renewed his commitment to local residents by introducing his Roads First Budget for Fountain Hills, AZ at the May 2nd Town Meeting.
“Most politicians are big spenders; they push budgets and spending to the max at every opportunity,” Skillicorn said. “When I ran for town council, I made a promise to fix our roads without a tax hike and go through the budget line by line and that is exactly what I am doing.”
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Fountain Hills Town Salaries April 2023
Posted by Allen Skillicorn · April 25, 2023 7:13 PM · 1 reaction
In an effort to promote more and more transparency, here are the Town of Fountain Hills salaries.
