Jamestown  (CSi) On Monday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Jamestown Mayor Dwaine Heinrich restated his position on the  2020 City Budget.

He said he would not vote on passing a budget that was not balanced.

He said he wants a 2020 budget that will cover expenditures, and not be a “band-aid,”  solution to any budget shortfall, but rather a permanent solution to past and present budget shortfalls.

He added that the alternative to not passing a 2020 calendar year budget, is to continue the 2019 budget, adding to the budget shortfall.  The 2019 budget contained increases in the utility rates for water, sanitary sewer, waste water treatment, residential garbage collection and commercial garbage.

The 2019 budget contained a 24 mill increase in the proposed 2019 budget that was approved for recommendation.

In 2018 the city spent down its General Fund reserves, and about $2-million was needed to be in the reserve fund, for the 2019 budget.

This  this point the 2020 General Fund Budget is short of being balanced by between $600,00 and $700,000.

The next city budget meeting is planned for Tuesday July 16, at 2-pm. at City Hall.

Others will likely be held, before the First Reading of the budget to be introduced at the August City Council meeting.

The final budget is needed ready for passage by October.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Jamestown City Hall reports that the regularly scheduled July 8, 2019 Planning Commission meeting has been canceled since there are no items to address at this time.

The next Planning Commission meeting will be held August 12, 2019 at 8:00 am in the City Hall Council Chambers.