FARMINGTON -- The city of Farmington was able to transfer almost $300,000 to its reserve fund, based on revenues and expenditures for 2014, according to Jimmy Story, city financial officer.
Story announced the transfer at the Farmington City Council's Dec. 8 meeting. The city's reserve fund now has a balance of $2.4 million. Story said he also transferred another $600,000 for sewer debt service.
City Clerk Kelly Penn said revenues from the 1-cent sales tax and county sales tax were up for November, compared to the same period last year. Collections from the 1-cent sales tax were up by $10,523 for a total of about $40,000 for November and revenue from the county sales tax was up by $1,893 for a total of about $84,000 for the month.
Police Chief Brian Hubbard thanked council members for their support to purchase new Tasers for each officer. He also thanked Floyd Shelley, public works manager, and his staff for providing additional manpower for the Farmington Kiwanis Christmas parade.
Aldermen approved a request to destroy 2009 records, as allowed by state law, and agreed to add two new volunteer firefighters to the roster, Wesley Watts and Andrew Patton.
In addition, council members approved an ordinance to rename the traffic offense of careless driving to inattentive driving in the city of Farmington. City Attorney Steve Tennant said the city's careless driving offense is a source of confusion with a state traffic offense of careless driving and prohibitive driving.
Tennant requested the change to clear up any confusion in the courts. He said the same fine and costs would apply with an inattentive driving traffic citation.
General News on 12/17/2014