BCSO to handle towing for Winder

The terms of the agreement state that the Sheriff’s Office will maintain the (towing service) rotation call list and information about towing activity will be part of Barrow 911 records, which city and police officials agreed after the meeting, would “centralize and standardize service.” City Finance Director Leslie Ginn told the council the city has “operating cash of $5.8 million,” as of September 1, which is “less than two months” of operating expense.

“We’ve been running this way for three or four years,” the mayor told the council, adding, “We’ve got more cash on hand right now than this time last year.”

Ginn also reported that, since the city is 16.67-percent through the fiscal year, which began on July 1, revenues should be equal to or greater than 16.67-percent of those projected, while expenditures should be equal to or less than 16.67-percent of those budgeted. The reality is collected revenues are at 8.21-percent and expenditures are at 14.93-percent.

Ginn reported Enterprise Fund revenues exceed expenses by 0.18-percent; Municipal Court revenues are at 15.79-percent, with expenses of 16.78-percent.

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