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City manager warns of budget gap after sales‑tax drop; council told to set funding priorities
Summary
Staff reported a sales‑tax shortfall, lingering audit issues and a remaining budget gap while urging council guidance on priorities; staff said they will seek roughly $500,000 in additional savings and continue to protect key services such as public safety.
City staff told the Mount Pleasant City Council during a goal‑setting workshop that the city faces continuing budget pressures driven in part by lower sales‑tax receipts and a draft fiscal audit that shows past revenue expectations were overly optimistic.
City staff said the prior fiscal year audit (year ended September 2024) showed weaker results than expected and that sales tax this fiscal year declined below budgeted estimates. Greg, a staff facilitator, said the city “overestimated revenue” and that staff are working to close a current shortfall: “At the first…
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