6 years, 2 months ago by Scott Hardy
Moore to offer possible ways to raise revenue
The Quincy City Council meets tonight to talk about how to balance a proposed $600,000 shortfall in the city's next fiscal-year budget. Scott Hardy has more.
( Audio 1:03 )
The Council will hold a special Meeting of the Whole at 6 PM, to talk about ways to either cut back on services, raise fees or possibly both. Quincy Mayor Kyle Moore, appearing Tuesday on WTAD's Mary Griffith Show, says that the city's missing a million dollars in funding from the state of Illinois, and that there's no more fat to trim from the budget.
( Mayor Kyle Moore :18 )
Moore says he's told department heads to scale their spending back to 2016 levels. Moore also says that one possible way to raise revenue is through a tax on dining out and alcohol.
( Mayor Kyle Moore :14 )
Moore adds that 40% of the money raised from the tax would be from tourists. Hear the full interview with Mayor Kyle Moore in the podcast section.
