Tag Archives: 2009-10 budget

A closer look at the city’s surplus

By Adam Beam | Published: December 18, 2009
I wrote a story in today’s paper of how the city is $4 million under budget so far this year, and how that likely convinced Moodys to not downgrade the city’s bond rating. If you want to see for yourself, here is a spreadsheet of the city’s expenses for every month this fiscal year. The far [...]
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The liquor rebate fund?

By adam beam | Published: August 28, 2009
Columbia doesn’t have much money at the moment. South Carolina’s capital city has had to lay off employees and buy out others, and even reduce some staffing at some fire stations in order to make ends meet. So city officials have to get creative to find money. That’s where the liquor rebate fund comes in. Now, before [...]
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Round 2 of Columbia layoffs could come in September

By adam beam | Published: June 26, 2009
Columbia employees will be closely watching the city’s July and August revenue and expense reports. If the news is bad, Interim City Manager Steve Gantt said there will be another round of layoffs. If things don’t improve by December, that’s when council members will be seriously considering an across the board salary cut — an issue [...]
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Decoding the City Council agenda

By adam beam | Published: June 23, 2009
Columbia City Council meets tomorrow at 9 a.m., and they have a lot on the agenda: 1. Ordinance No. 2009-030. This approves the 2009-10 budget. It is a formality. Council members have to approve the budget twice for it to go into effect. They approved it once last week. Because of that, council members cannot amend the [...]
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Comparing Columbia's budget

By adam beam | Published: June 22, 2009
Columbia’s 2009-10 budget for next year includes some good things: No tax increases No water and sewer rate increases No fee increases And some bad things: layoffs holiday pay cuts for firefighters, police officers and other shift workers Increased employee insurance premiums Elimination of garbage pick-up from Dumpster-like containers Reduced staffing at two fire stations What about other nearby cities and counties? Here’s a roundup: Greer [...]
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