‘Disaster’ budget year ahead for Jefferson City

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Jefferson City is bracing for a rough budget year in 2013, as it can no longer rely on a windfall from companies making large back-tax payments.

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At the Finance Committee meeting Tuesday, the committee discussed the coming budget process for the next fiscal year, which will begin at the council level in late July. After discussing a new format for the budget sessions, Finance Director Steve Schlueter said the council will have to deal with cuts this year as revenues likely will be under $30 million.

“Revenues can only be down,” Schlueter said. “I told you ’13 would be a disaster.”

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JCsleeper 12 months ago

This may force the JC council to decide what is needed and what is wanted. Another article in this edition notes that the lodging tax is also short of expectations. Tight budgets? Welcome to the taxpayer's world.

JCLifer 12 months ago

Time to focus on essential services and cut out the fluff. Taxpayers have had to do that at home for the past five years

PatsyDecline 12 months ago

Good thing the City didn't purchase a new fleet of JCPD gas guzzlers to service, or haven't spent any city money paying out of town consultants to draw up pretty plans for a conference center that nobody outside of City Council and their drinking buddies actually want.

What a relief that JC is being run with such foresight and competence. No worries!!