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Published Tuesday, April 14, 2009 in Local

Newnan's budget in black in 2008

By Elizabeth Melville

The Newnan Times-Herald

The city of Newnan came in 4 percent under budget in 2008, officials announced Tuesday.

City Manager Dick Bolin told the Newnan City Council Tuesday that in 2008 the city brought in 101 percent of its projected revenue. It spent 97 percent.

The largest percentage of the budget was spent on public safety, according to Newnan Public Information Officer Gina Snider. The second largest chunk of the budget was utilized in the Public Works Department.

At Tuesday afternoon's meeting, council approved a 2008 budget amendment request to ensure the final budget matched the actual appropriations and receipt calculated during a recent city audit.

"We ended the fiscal year in the black," said Bolin. He added a word of praise for the various city departments that learned to "do without" in the midst of the economy-driven budget cuts.

In other meeting business:

* Council approved a negotiated bid of $175,872 between the Newnan Police Department and the Dataradio Corp. for a UHF Wireless Mobile Data System. Chief Buster Meadows said this is the last phase in a systems upgrade that began in 2007. The system provider ensures a minimum of 95 percent radio signal throughout the city, as per public safety guidelines. The chief said dead zones are no longer problematic for the department, though they will "never be 100 percent rid of them."

* Council awarded a bid for the removal of an underground storage tank at 183 Greenville St. in order to proceed with an intersection improvement project. The bid went to Enercon Services, Inc. in the amount of $7,215.

* The city voted to make a $500 donation toward the planning of the Public Safety Appreciation Luncheon, which is always held the first Friday in May at the Coweta County Fairgrounds.

* The city passed a resolution recognizing April 20-26 as Georgia Cities Week. The resolution encourages all citizens to support the celebration and corresponding activities.

* The city approved the latest updates to the county's emergency management contract.

* Council renewed its annual agreement with the Georgia Department of Driver Services to perform online Motor Vehicle History checks on prospective employees.

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