Finances and a potentially rough road ahead were the talks of the town for the Carl Town Council recently.
Mayor David Brock mentioned that the town had to transfer money to guarantee that accounts payable would be satisfied for the remainder of the calendar year. He also said that the town is not relying or counting insurance franchise monies, because he is unsure when it might come in.
Brock told the council that it will be necessary to cut $10,000 from its next annual budget.
“I’m not guaranteeing we’ll make that in revenues,” he said. “With everybody else’s revenues being down — that impacts our monies from them.”
Carl evaluates financial situation
The town will be forced to explore options in the future, and Brock said that the council will have to consider all kinds of budgetary cuts.
“The biggest outlay I believe we’ve got is garbage,” he said. “So we may have to get creative with that.”
Businesses in Carl could face taxes in the future, as Brock said that the town should consider anything that can be implemented without referendum approval — including excise taxes.
“(Anything) just to kind of spur (revenue),” he said. “I hate to put that burden on businesses — especially because I’m one of them that’s not making it — but you’ve got to take care of your community.”
According to Brock, a major part of the Carl community is the town’s city clerk, Deana Davis. Davis was re-hired as city clerk back in March, and was up for her 120-day evaluation — including a potential raise at Thursday’s meeting.
“I think anybody who puts in 90 days and is going to stay with us is worth a 50 cents raise right off the bat,” Brock said. “Even considering our financial plight.”
Council member Truman Phillips echoed the sentiment, and the council approved a 50-cent raise for Davis.
As far as specific alternatives with the town’s budget, Brock said he is prepared to get with citizens in the fall and discuss Carl’s options.
“The biggest outlay I believe we’ve got is garbage,” he said. “So we may have to get creative with that.”
Businesses in Carl could face taxes in the future, as Brock said that the town should consider anything that can be implemented without referendum approval — including excise taxes.
“(Anything) just to kind of spur (revenue),” he said. “I hate to put that burden on businesses — especially because I’m one of them that’s not making it — but you’ve got to take care of your community.”
According to Brock, a major part of the Carl community is the town’s city clerk, Deana Davis. Davis was re-hired as city clerk back in March, and was up for her 120-day evaluation — including a potential raise at Thursday’s meeting.
“I think anybody who puts in 90 days and is going to stay with us is worth a 50 cents raise right off the bat,” Brock said. “Even considering our financial plight.”
Council member Truman Phillips echoed the sentiment, and the council approved a 50-cent raise for Davis.
As far as specific alternatives with the town’s budget, Brock said he is prepared to get with citizens in the fall and discuss Carl’s options.
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