Council looks at city budget

A preliminary version of the city’s upcoming budget reveals the Green River City Council and City Administrator Reed Clevenger continue to work towards a budget that could run the city through its sales tax revenues alone.

A final version of the budget will not be passed until June.

Work on the budget started in January and focused on a conservative approach to spending. One of the inherent challenges the city faces is how to accurately predict what revenues it can expect to receive. Sales tax receipts are the city’s primary funding generator and account for nearly three-fourths of the propose...