Sept. 10, 2010
Huntington Ends Fiscal Year Over $100,000 in the Black
By Tony Rutherford
Huntingtonnews.net Reporter
Huntington, WV (HNN) – Actions by the Wolfe administration and Huntington City Council have created a positive end to the 2009-2010 fiscal year. Although the end of the year reports have just been provided to council members, the preliminary indication is that the City of Huntington finished the year with just over $100,000 in the general fund.
Council chairman James Insco said, “Anytime we finish on the positive side is exciting.” As for earlier fears of red ink, Insco explained, “There has been a lot of savings and cuts with the Mayor and council working together. Obviously, the four day work week saved some … and personnel policy.”
HNN emphasizes that this figure is considered as preliminary. Council members have not examined the report. As Mark Bates, vice chairman of council stated, “I’ve got a lot to read this weekend.”
Pending, yet receiving little or no comment at the work session, the Amended Home Rule plan. A public hearing will be at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 13, and first reading will be during the council meeting at 7:30 p.m. Public comments will be taken during the hearing. A copy of the plan is in the Mayor’s office, the city clerk’s office and posted on line at http://www.cityofhuntington.com.
Director of administration and finance, Brandi Jacobs Jones requested that council make change request regarding the revised Home Rule plan on First Reading. Due to the tight timing of the scheduled second reading vote (Sept. 23) and the State Home Rule Committee meeting the next day, Ms. Jacobs-Jones alerted council members to the consequences of a second reading amendment. If deemed a ‘significant change,’ this would force a third reading, which would upset the state home rule meeting schedule and the planned implementation of the reforms on October 1, if approved by council and the committee.
“We are going to vote on approving our [property and casualty] insurance,” which will be locked in” for five years,” Insco said.
The city will save about half a million dollars per year on the $939,585 policy. Provided by Partners Insurance and Financial Services the policy includes liquor liability, employee benefits, machinery, employee dishonesty, automobiles, and public official and employment practices.
“They bid it out and two or three people took an interest. That drives the price down,” Insco explained.
The full agenda can be viewed at: http://cityofhuntington.com/pages/aa-councilagenda.html.
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Huntington Ends Fiscal Year Over $100,000 in the Black
By Tony Rutherford
Huntingtonnews.net Reporter
Huntington, WV (HNN) – Actions by the Wolfe administration and Huntington City Council have created a positive end to the 2009-2010 fiscal year. Although the end of the year reports have just been provided to council members, the preliminary indication is that the City of Huntington finished the year with just over $100,000 in the general fund.
Council chairman James Insco said, “Anytime we finish on the positive side is exciting.” As for earlier fears of red ink, Insco explained, “There has been a lot of savings and cuts with the Mayor and council working together. Obviously, the four day work week saved some … and personnel policy.”
HNN emphasizes that this figure is considered as preliminary. Council members have not examined the report. As Mark Bates, vice chairman of council stated, “I’ve got a lot to read this weekend.”
Pending, yet receiving little or no comment at the work session, the Amended Home Rule plan. A public hearing will be at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 13, and first reading will be during the council meeting at 7:30 p.m. Public comments will be taken during the hearing. A copy of the plan is in the Mayor’s office, the city clerk’s office and posted on line at http://www.cityofhuntington.com.
Director of administration and finance, Brandi Jacobs Jones requested that council make change request regarding the revised Home Rule plan on First Reading. Due to the tight timing of the scheduled second reading vote (Sept. 23) and the State Home Rule Committee meeting the next day, Ms. Jacobs-Jones alerted council members to the consequences of a second reading amendment. If deemed a ‘significant change,’ this would force a third reading, which would upset the state home rule meeting schedule and the planned implementation of the reforms on October 1, if approved by council and the committee.
“We are going to vote on approving our [property and casualty] insurance,” which will be locked in” for five years,” Insco said.
The city will save about half a million dollars per year on the $939,585 policy. Provided by Partners Insurance and Financial Services the policy includes liquor liability, employee benefits, machinery, employee dishonesty, automobiles, and public official and employment practices.
“They bid it out and two or three people took an interest. That drives the price down,” Insco explained.
The full agenda can be viewed at: http://cityofhuntington.com/pages/aa-councilagenda.html.
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