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Second session: Budget Hearing, City for June 14, 2012

Public shows no evidence, by attendance, of interest in budget hearing, despite Mayor Harris' invitation to participate

Mayor Mark D. Harris and the Columbia City Council held a lengthy hearing Monday evening, June 11, 2012, which started at 5:30pmCT and last over two hours. The meeting was attended by all members of the Council, some city employees, and members of the print media.

The city is wrestling with a two years in a row deficit spending budget, balanced by eating into the yearly carryover:

Among items being considered:
  • Raises for city employees. Will be presented in Thursday session.

  • Level of support, if any, for outside organizations such as the local Chamber of Commerce and Little League, as well as level of involvement in Downtown in such projects as the preservation of the Adair County Courthouse.
Everything is on the table, and the Mayor has invited the public to attend and participate. While Monday night's session had passionate moments, the public participation hardly reached the level of underwhelming.

The next session is Thursday, June 14, 2012, starting, again, at 5:30pmCT, in the Council Meeting Room, City Hall, 116 Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KY.




This story was posted on 2012-06-12 08:49:55
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