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Forest Park officials tout finance awards, new transparency dashboard and city center plan
Summary
City Manager Clark and Finance Director John Wiggins reported a certificate of achievement for financial reporting, a national procurement award, plans for a public budgeting dashboard and a 100,000-square-foot city center slated for fourth-quarter groundbreaking; Planning staff also said the PCD Tyler system will open publicly after testing.
Finance Director John Wiggins reported performance items for the fiscal year ending in June, including a reported annual tax collection rate of about 93.55 percent. Wiggins said the accounts payable unit issued 499 checks in June, of which 257 were regular checks and 211 were processed through ACH.
Wiggins told the Ward 1 meeting the finance department is in the process of receiving a certificate of achievement for excellence in financial reporting and that the procurement department received a national procurement award.
City Manager Clark framed the department achievements as part…
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