Gudgel says city is on bare bones budget
Keokuk, IA-- The city of Keokuk is trying to stay adamant about no new spending for the next fiscal year, at least until the economy makes a turn around.Keokuk Mayor Dave Gudgel told KHQA that he's concerned about the revenue the city counts on to pay the bills. The city relies heavily on a sales tax, hotel/motel tax, property tax, road use tax and gaming money, all of which he says has decreased because of the economy's affect on its residents.
Gudgel says this is the closest the city has been to a bare bones budget in awhile, but he still says there are areas to cut if need be.
"We will definitely attempt to keep our word in no new spending, whether or not that happens is yet to be seen. If we find that our assumptions are incorrect, on a positive note, in other words, if we find that truly the revenue we're receiving are truly greater than expected, then there's a good possibility we'll spend those monies, but we'll spend them prudently," Mayor Gudgel said.
Mayor Gudgel says the city looked carefully at departments needs. They were only approved if it was essential to providing services to residents.
The city council meets Thursday, March 5th to discuss budget changes, including lowering the tax levy.
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