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Garrard discusses payroll tax collection

March 02, 2005|BOBBIE CURD

LANCASTER - Garrard County could face a revenue shortfall of roughly $150,000 next fiscal year, according to information presented Tuesday during a budget workshop.

Fiscal Court held the workshop to project expenditures and revenue for the coming fiscal year, which starts July 1.

The meeting did not result in any final figures. Another budget workshop will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at the courthouse.

Magistrates spoke out Tuesday about enforcing payment of the county occupational tax, which has been a hot topic and a source of tension between the court and residents over the last year.

"Everything looks to be pretty tight. We can't cut from any salaries or anything else, it's down to the wire as it is now, and I don't think we have any choice but to start figuring out a way to make sure the occupational tax is paid by each and every person," Magistrate Joe Leavell said.

No specific plan for enforcing payment of the tax was decided Tuesday.

The court had already reviewed the jail budget during a special meeting prior to the workshop.

Jail expenses this fiscal year, which ends June 30, are expected to total $481,124. Expenditures for next fiscal year are estimated at at $470,550.

The jail budget, along with the general accounts, will have a first reading by the Fiscal Court, be sent to Frankfort for state approval, then have the second and final reading by the Fiscal Court.

Other business

In other matters, the court passed a road resolution to allow the city to extend water and sewer lines across Cave Springs Drive, Eastwood Drive, and Old Highway 52.

The court also approved payment of $52,000 to Kron International for a new dump truck.

Judge-Executive E.J. Hasty informed the court that an ordinance to enforce regulations supporting the new building inspector was already passed April 8, 2003.

Hasty said Tim Scott, a safety engineer for Matsushita, reviewed the ordinance and said it is current.

The court unanimously voted to hire Scott starting April 1.

Hasty said Scott's first order of business will be printing the ordinance in local newspapers before his position begins so that residents will be made aware of regulations.

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