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Auditor: City ended year with roughly $220,000 deficit; raises sewer-rate option
Summary
Curt Benson of Kemper and Associates told the Lawrenceville City Council that expenditures were up about $220,000 due largely to first-year Armory ownership costs and police overtime; he recommended evaluating sewer rates and reducing utility accounts.
Curt Benson of Kemper and Associates told the City Council during its Oct. 9 meeting that "expenditures were up slightly, creating a deficit for the year of roughly $220,000," attributing the shortfall mainly to costs from the city's first full year of Armory ownership and overtime at the police department.
Benson repeated a long-standing recommendation that the council consider raising sewer rates and suggested the city reduce the number of utility accounts. He also requested more guidance from the council on a pending payroll audit, noting the audit work would require clearer direction to proceed. Council members did not vote on the policy recommendations at the meeting; later action on rates or account consolidation would require separate agenda items and formal votes.
