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Councilmember questions pavilion overrun; mayor says budget amendment is underway
Summary
Councilman Chad Johnson said the new pavilion exceeded its budget by about $16,000 after donations and that overall costs exceeded $30,000 and were not bid; Mayor Jimmy Covington said the project grew quickly, electricity costs pushed it over budget, and a budget amendment is in process.
Councilman Chad Johnson raised concerns at the Dec. 10 Guthrie City Council meeting that a new pavilion exceeded its original budget by roughly $16,000 after donations and that the total cost had grown to more than $30,000 without being put out to bid. Johnson said the council should have been notified earlier and that a budget amendment should have been presented before costs grew so large.
Mayor Jimmy Covington responded that the project "just grew rather quickly" as he worked to complete it before bad weather and that electricity costs were the primary cause of the overrun. Covington told the council that a budget amendment is in process. The minutes do not record a formal vote or a timeline for the amendment.
The minutes provide no contractor names, bid documents or a final total; those details were not specified in the transcript and would need to be provided by city staff for further reporting.
