Debt Position Village residents call for quality infrastructure, so we budget capital and infrastructure expenditures for facilities, roadways, sidewalks, equipment, vehicles, water, sewer, and recreation, and open space needs. Therefore, the costs associated with acquiring and improving many long-term capital assets are met with the issuance of debt and surplus operations. The Village reviews existing obligation structure, current and projected surplus from operations and future liability levels before making decisions to issue new debt. The Village issues bonds, debt certificates, and other debt instruments to pay the principal and interest on other outstanding bonds, purchase capital assets, finance various public capital infrastructure improvements such as the construction and installation of street, water and sewer improvements, and to finance corporate purpose projects of the Village. A list of Village debt by fund is shown on page 58. On September 7, 2011 the Village’s Standard and Poor’s bond rating was confirmed at A+ with a stable outlook. Standard and Poor’s cites “the stable outlook reflects our expectation that the Village will maintain positive operations and build its cash levels and unreserved general fund balance. If the Village reports and maintains very strong reserves, the rating could experience upward pressure.” Additionally, in 2010 the Village’s municipal bond rating was increased from A3 to A1 by Moody’s. The graph below shows the Village’s efforts to stabilize its outstanding debt obligations.
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