GREENVILLE — City Council dipped into the general fund and casino gaming revenue and managed to come up with a clearer image Thursday of what next fiscal year’s budget will look like. Thursday’s workshop on the city’s finances was the last before the council hosts a public hearing on the budget 5 p.m. Wednesday.
The vast majority of funds taken from the general fund Thursday went to the Mid-Delta Regional Airport, which at the time the meeting started was $35,000 in the red. That deficit however was a big fiscal improvement for the airport, which was running close to a $267,000 deficit earlier this month, mostly for want of a fire suppression system.
To reduce the deficit, Lane Rodgers, airport director, offered a compromise last week. He suggested putting a “Band-Aid” on the airport’s current fire pumps instead of investing $219,000 in a new system. The patch-up job ran a tab of $30,000, and with other cuts and compromises, the airport’s deficit was significantly reduced.
To eliminate the remaining negative balance, the city took $33,000 from gaming and $2,000 from the general fund. The council also dipped into the general fund for computer technology, granting almost $11,000 to the police department for computer equipment and giving the Information Technology department almost $16,500 for maintenance contracts.
To eliminate the remaining negative balance, the city took $33,000 from gaming and $2,000 from the general fund. The council also dipped into the general fund for computer technology, granting almost $11,000 to the police department for computer equipment and giving the Information Technology department almost $16,500 for maintenance contracts.
Council took another $18,090 from the general fund to supplement the city’s health insurance plan with Air Evac services. After Councilman Errick Simmons issued a proposal to repair the roof of the Brent Day Care center, council scooped another $5,000 from the general fund for that purpose. The city owns the day care’s building, and Simmons said that when he last visited the center six buckets were dispersed to catch water from a leaking roof throughout the property.
“These are children we are talking about,” Simmons told the council. Although the money won’t be enough to replace the roof, it will suffice to make needed repairs, Public Works Director Brad Jones said. With all the proposed cuts, the general fund cushion will run at about $20,000.
“These are children we are talking about,” Simmons told the council. Although the money won’t be enough to replace the roof, it will suffice to make needed repairs, Public Works Director Brad Jones said. With all the proposed cuts, the general fund cushion will run at about $20,000.
I know how we can save over $300,000 a year... elect a mayor who does not need body guards or an international visa! All of the above expenditures will benefit citizens far more than "Hudson's Horsemen".
I hope we get it right in the next election, because Greenville is spiraling down faster every day!
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«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 214 of 214If a white Mayor was attending a white only conference of ANY kind, there would be such a roar to be heard all around Greenville and probably the nation. How does she get away with it? What are the Council people thinking? At least make her pay her own expenses and provide her own staffing for anything so racist as this organization. I, as a Citizen of Greenville, protest any monies being spent towards such a race specific group! Hear that Council?? YOU ALL had better be listening closely or be prepared to lose your job!
The "supposedly" October 19-25 planned trip is NOT
crucial, NOR is it a necessity to perform one's mayoral duties in Greenville, MS.
It's just another selfish attempt of "using" the City of Greenville to promote herself.
Trips CAN and WILL be canceled due to budget cuts.
Perhaps, the Chief of Police or another designee could attend a conference on gang activity.
Instead of the mayor's personal secretary attending a mayoral conference-send the "part time"
grant writer to a grant writing conference.
The "supposedly" planned trip for
October 19-25, 2009, is NOT crucial, NOR is it a necessity to perform one's mayoral duties in
Greenville, MS.
It is yet, another selfish attempt of "using" the City of Greenville to promote herself.
Trips CAN & WILL be canceled due to budget cuts.
Perhaps, the Chief of Police or another designee coud attend a conference on gang activity.
Instead of her personal secretary going to Las Vegas-send the "part time" grant writer to a grant writing conference.
Additionally, there is the possibility that the mayor may be called to Jackson as a character witness in a murder trial. Trials can go on for days or for weeks. She needs to be within driving distance to Jackson.
If she DOES appear in court in Jackson as a character witness, she will need to take time off from work (vacation days), she will need to pay for the trip and she will need to travel in her personal car.
Daddy will need to hire a private security guard to travel with her.
It would not look very kosher for her to appear at court, as a character witness for a murder trial, with three bodyguards!
Three Bodyguards? I beg to differ with you....she has 5 ON DUTY AT ALL TIMES.
They are called her "Executive Security Team".
And?
Five bodyguards?
Executive Security Team?
Should I be impressed?
Should I be intimidated?
I am neither impressed, nor imtimidated that THE mayor has three or five bodyguards.
It just saddens me that SHE feels the NEED for sooooo much DRAMA.
The DRAMA is a "cover up" for something else that is lacking.
why do we need a sister city in Germany or anywhere out of the U.S.?
We need a sister city in Germany so the Mayor can CONTINUE to take 2-3 trips a year to Germany to "try and bring industry to Greenville". Oh, and I forgot...to go shopping and sightseeing.
It's something that the larger,metropoltian cities do.It ties-in with a foreign exchange student program, which we do not have, nor need--our hands are full
trying to take care of Greenville.
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