Jefferson ends 2008 in the black

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Jefferson ends 2008 in the black

Wednesday, December 23. 2009

The City of Jefferson ended 2008 in the black, according to the town’s recently completed audit.

The city’s General Fund netted $763,700 on the year, pushing the town’s General Fund reserves to a little over $2 million.
In the city’s water and sewer fund, the town lost $61,300 on the year. While the city netted $195,500 in direct operating income and expenses, interest expense of over $585,000 offset that gain.

Overall, Jefferson fared better during 2008 than did many other area governments. As with most formerly fast-growing communities, Jefferson saw downturns in licenses and permits and in service charges during the year as construction took a dive and impact fees fell. Sales taxes and property taxes were also down in 2008.

Also in the audit, the city corrected some lingering problems discovered with the 2007 audit.

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#1 Ompla on 12/23/09 at 05:44 PM [Reply]

Sooo, our taxes will be reduced, right? I mean, this net savings is our money- or am I missing something??

#2 jndgjdhjdhg on 12/23/09 at 08:26 PM [Reply]

It's easy to end in the black when the taxes are as high as they are in Jefferson. They are so high that the City Manager is asking to eliminate a provision in his contract that would allow him to move out of the city. How do you work as the City Manager and attract business when you don't live here, what's next the Mayor want to go too? Let them both go!

#3 Eric Nicolaus on 12/29/09 at 05:57 AM [Reply]

It's great that Jefferson ended "2008", as the article states several times, in the black. I'm curious about "2009".

#3.1 Mike Buffington on 12/29/09 at 07:43 PM [Reply]

2009 isn't over yet; that audit won't be done until far into 2010. The 2008 audit was later than normal in being completed.

#4 bigdragon on 12/29/09 at 03:34 PM [Reply]

Man, the joke just continues. What kind of leadership (or lack of) do we have here in Jefferson. It's our own fault, I guess, we elected the officials that appoint some of these clowns. Our City Manager,,,, if I had looked down my nose at as many people as he has I would be looking for a way to live outside the City too! Maybe he could make Jefferson pay to have a computer networking system installed in a house in Alabama and he could just work from there! And the Mayor,,,,,, you folks can only escape your deeds for so long! I agree with jnd,,, head'em up,,, move'em out!

#5 still here on 12/29/09 at 05:53 PM [Reply]

The Mayor wins by only 50 votes,taxes are higher than any other town within 200 miles,people are out of work and the city spends tens of thosands of dollars paving another parking lot on a building they rent for 200 dollars. Who is in charge, they need to be gone! This town is in hurting and we need leadership,but we have none. People don't trust that City Manager and he is looking to move on anyway. I say goodbye,lets start rebuilding now. I also say does it take a year to give a report. It took this long to spin it so it looks better. Tell the truth if you guys can!

#6 Concerned on 12/29/09 at 09:41 PM [Reply]

Thank goodness we have a couple of councilman tring to do the right thing. The leadership is broken and needs to be fixed, maybe the new lady coming in will bring some fresh ideas and not fall into the trap of a stuffy old man who thinks he's better than 99% of the people in Jefferson.

#7 Mike T. on 12/29/09 at 10:07 PM [Reply]

I agree with Ompla. Lower taxes would be nice. Especially now.
jndgidhjdhg and still here. You both sound as if you are sour because you did not get your way on something. Somebody have there feelings hurt?
Eric N. is right. Lets see what 2009 looks like.
Finances are looking good, companies like Aldi are still locating here, great schools, community events are awsome. I'd say that Jefferson is headed in a much better direction than most.

#7.1 Eric Nicolaus on 12/30/09 at 12:43 PM [Reply]

Mike T: You're right. The city is financially solvent - let's keep it that way. Jefferson is on the right track. Voting in people for the sake of "change" seems to have created many unexpected problems nationally - we fortunately avoided that. I have always been able to talk with the employees of both the city and county without problems. I may not agree with everything that the city or county has done, but I see great results: a booming recreation department, a genuinely wonderful soon to open Crawford W Long museum, an improving downtown appearance, additional parking for the over 100 events per year civic center, a police department certified by P.O.S.T. as meeting professional requirements that all departments should be required to maintain (i.e. training program, maintained training records, standard operating procedures, proper accounting of the evidence locker, etc.) and an expanded capacity water treatment plant to handle future growth. If they were not being done, Bosie Griffin and Jim Joiner would have been thrown out on their butts this past November. Obviously, a majority of the people saw what we did - hard earned dollars well spent. BTW: Jim Joiner's "win" was just as big percentage wise as President Obama's. That was called a "landslide" by the national press. Winning by 50 votes here is what it is - "Jim Joiner equals Winner".

#7.1.1 T.A.B. 4 you on 12/30/09 at 10:50 PM [Reply]

If winner equals half the people in Jefferson hate the way your doing things, if winner equals arrogant, self serving thinking your better than most, having no backbone then your both “winners”

#7.1.1.1 Eric Nicolaus on 01/01/10 at 03:11 AM [Reply]

Please start by stating facts...there meaningful, even useful, in a discussion about how tax dollars are spent. Using your words like "hate" and "arrogant" while being too afraid to put your own real name down certainly says volumes about who you are 'T.A.B. 4 you'. I write facts down (remember what you replied to in 7.1); you then write about your hate and arrogance. You talk about "backbone", and yet can't even write your real name, much less discuss the budget issues that confront Jefferson. You call people names; I call out the facts.

#7.2 someone on 12/30/09 at 09:09 PM [Reply]

Are you Mike Thompson from Jefferson or Athens?

#8 bigdragon on 12/30/09 at 03:33 PM [Reply]

Yes Eric, and to draw another comparison Obama supporters, like Joiner supporters are scrambling to try and defend their canidates in the face of continued follies! While open and sober minded people are wondering how such a stupid thing could have happened! Slowly but surely, people are starting to wake up!

#8.1 Eric Nicolaus on 12/30/09 at 09:39 PM [Reply]

Start by putting your real name on your posts for all to see. Slowly, but surely, people are starting to wake up that it's all the same couple of whiners who are too scared to put their real name to their comments.

#8.1.1 bigdragon on 01/01/10 at 12:26 AM [Reply]

My name is not important as long as my message it true! It will just have to be good enough to say that you probably pass me on the street every day! Sounds like you have a fan club,,,, not necessarily of the flattering type!

#8.1.1.1 Eric Nicolaus on 01/01/10 at 12:17 PM [Reply]

#9 Are u Serious on 12/30/09 at 09:02 PM [Reply]

I'm sure Jim Joiner and you both have great ideas and your big fans of President Obama, but I would not call 50 votes a landslide and I'm sure Jim does not think so. You seem to be in everyone’s business writing letters here all the time just always in other people's business and the thing of it is you have no idea what your talking about.You seem to tell everyone else how to live, you need to take care of your own house first and if your not sure as to what I mean keep on and I'll tell you!

#9.1 Eric Nicolaus on 12/31/09 at 10:41 AM [Reply]

Gotcha! Please expound about how great you are...we all want to know how squared away you are, since you know so much about "my own house" (and obviously state nothing in the process). Don't forget to put down your real name too. Maybe state a fact or two this time. I'm sure the Jefferson community can hardly wait to see and hear who you are! :)

#9.1.1 YOU KNOW on 12/31/09 at 05:11 PM [Reply]

You know who I am and everyone in the "Jefferson Community" knows who and what you are...but why don't you put your name on the next complaint you have on me instead of sending others, that's what got this started.
But you have never ever been interested in the truth, just running your mouth.

#10 Eric Nicolaus on 01/01/10 at 12:09 PM [Reply]

Please expound about how great you are...we all want to know how squared away you are, since you know so much about "my own house" (and obviously state nothing in the process). Don't forget to put down your real name too. Maybe state a fact or two this time. I'm sure the Jefferson community can hardly wait to see and hear who you are!

#10.1 bigdragon on 01/01/10 at 04:19 PM [Reply]

Looks like Eric is in love with his cut and paste buttons. Guess a limited vocabulary will do that to you!

#10.1.1 Eric Nicolaus on 01/02/10 at 10:12 AM [Reply]

#10.1.2 Mike T. on 01/03/10 at 03:02 PM [Reply]

bigdragon - You are missing Eric's point entirely!

#11 Mike T. on 01/01/10 at 08:41 PM [Reply]

Fact is that Jefferson is doing better than most other local governments, as Mike Buffington pointed out. Those that appear to be hung up on the election sound as if they were on the side that lost. Sorry - but get over it and let's see what can be done to make Jefferson better rather than spend all your time complaining. Do you volunteer, participate in the public meetings, or have you run for office?

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