Changes Considered Given Declining Revenue
The ongoing pandemic is causing city officials in Des Peres to take another look at its budget and consider adjustments. At a Jan. 11 work session, aldermen decided the budget needed to be more flexible and instructed staff to look for short- and long-term operation savings. âSales tax for 2020 through November is almost 20% lower than 2019,â said City Administrator Doug Harms. âOur projections for 2020 year end are $2,435,000 lower than the 2020 budget anticipated.â The board discussed two options. The first is outsourcing emergency police dispatching from an in-house ope...
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