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City budget
Monday, August 5, 2019
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department and the amount of resources being put into equipment for the department. "Is this a long-term expenditure every year or are we going to find a level?", said French. "I'm not faulting it, I'm just curious if it will end where we don't have these major expenditures every year."
"About the fourth or fifth year, we were forced to increase the water Shephard responded that as the rates by 30 percent because we development continues each year, were going broke," said Shephard. the public works department will "But the water department nor the need more equipment. police department had bought anything and so we're now playing "To answer your question, I think the game of catch up and we're also it's going to be an on-going thing, need stuff for the future but the revenue generated from the development that's coming up." new development will off-set those things," said Shephard. There was no vote on the budget, but a proposed budget was put in "It's nothing detrimental to the place with the City Secretary's water department at all," said office. In September, the budget French. "I wouldn't do what those should be final for the new fiscal guys do. They go above and year that begins in October. beyond. The hours and the labor and the conditions are deplorable, Prior to the budget hearing, Susan so I totally support them. It's just LaFollett gave a recap of the city that we did not put a lot of money audit recently concluded. into them for a long time and now we are. So, is that an indicator of The total net position for the City of the initial growth? Is it a trend?" Howe was $1,194,393. Total assets were $7,808,843 with the majority Shephard said that for a long time coming by means of infrastructure during the first five or six years of at $5,559,643. Total liabilities for his tenure as city administrator, the city were $6,607,134 with the nothing was purchased due to the vast majority coming in long-term lack of funds. debt of $4,738,750.
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