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Fiscal Year 2012

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Clayton Approves Amendment to 2012 Budget

The Clayton Board of Aldermen met Tuesday.

The City of Clayton Board of Aldemen Tuesday unanimously approved a measure to amend the Fiscal Year 2012 budget. According to the ordinance, "the City of Clayton reviews and makes adjustments to its revenues and expenditures on a quarterly basis to respond to changes as the fiscal year progresses. As part of the quarterly budget review, staff is presenting for your consideration the final amendment to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 budget." The amendments are summarized in the table below: Highlights of the budget changes include: General Fund —  Revenue - $523,800 Decrease Expenditures - $86,600 Increase Equipment Replacement Fund  Expenditures - $300,000 Decrease Capital Improvement Fund Revenue -$4,125,000 Decrease Expenditures - $4,983,500…

Friday, May 13, 2011

Exploring State Expenditures? Welcome to the Labyrinth

Information about how much Missouri spends yearly can be three financial reports — and woe to the person who tries to make sense of them.

Patch is pleased to partner with Brian R. Hook, editor and investigative reporter for Missouri Watchdog, a news website dedicated to investigative journalism about local, state and federal government across Missouri. We've invited Hook to contribute a weekly column that describes what he's watching and why it's important for Missouri taxpayers. How much does the Show-Me State spend each year? There is no easy answer to that question, I am constantly told when I ask how much the Missouri government spends annually. Inevitably, I am also warned each time not to compare apples to oranges. There are numerous financial reports floating around the halls of state government, all with different numbers. Then analysts and experts are always …

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