The December departure of Kevin Artz, Payson’s deputy town manager in charge of finance and administration, caused ripples throughout the Town of Payson’s top management.
Payson’s tentative budget for the upcoming fiscal year would increase town staff by six full-time employees and several part-time employees — a 3% increase over the past year.
It feels like running in place to the Payson Town Council each time they hear about their outstanding balance owed to the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System.
It’s a tightrope for Payson to provide all the streets, parks, programs and infrastructure people demand, but don’t want to pay for, staff recently reported.