Friday, January 08, 2010
Huntington Freezing Spending
WEST VIRGINIA....
It appears there's more freezing in West Virginia than what's being blamed on the weather. Huntington Mayor Kim Wolfe has instituted a spending freeze on all city departments for the remainder of this fiscal year which ends June 30th. Collections for the city's primary sources of revenue are running slightly behind projected estimates, but is not the main reason behind the freeze. Brandi Jacobs-Jones, director of administration and finance, says it's something historically done every March. In light of the national recession and Governor Manchin's decision to cut state spending by 3.4%, Jones says implementing it a few months ahead of schedule is a way of trying to be good stewards of the public's money.
It appears there's more freezing in West Virginia than what's being blamed on the weather. Huntington Mayor Kim Wolfe has instituted a spending freeze on all city departments for the remainder of this fiscal year which ends June 30th. Collections for the city's primary sources of revenue are running slightly behind projected estimates, but is not the main reason behind the freeze. Brandi Jacobs-Jones, director of administration and finance, says it's something historically done every March. In light of the national recession and Governor Manchin's decision to cut state spending by 3.4%, Jones says implementing it a few months ahead of schedule is a way of trying to be good stewards of the public's money.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 7:56 AM 
