JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council's finance committee Monday night reviewed the first quarter sales tax revenue numbers for 2019. According to city comptroller Joe Bellitto, sales tax revenues from the first quarter this year was down 1.9 … [Read more...]
2018 Jamestown City Budget Finishes with $416,000 Surplus
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council received positive news regarding last year's budget, as well as some promising signs for the current fiscal year. City Comptroller Joe Bellitto went over the final numbers for the 2018 city budget and said … [Read more...]
Jamestown Sees $435,000 More in Sales Tax than Budgeted for 2018
JAMESTOWN - City officials received some good news from its top financial director on Monday night. Comptroller Joe Bellitto released the sales tax numbers for the final quarter of 2018, showing the city collected $1,569,000 in sales tax revenue … [Read more...]
Jamestown City Council to Hold Final Meeting of Year Monday Night
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council will hold its final voting session of 2018 Monday night in City Hall. The agenda contains mostly routine resolutions but among them is an emergency purchase of a new Trackless MT-7 Machine for the Department … [Read more...]
City Council Continues Budget Review Before Voting Session Monday Night at City Hall
JAMESTOWN - It will be a busy night at city hall for the Jamestown City Council Monday as members continue to review the 2019 budget while also attending their monthly voting session. BUDGET HEARINGS CONTINUE Budget hearings for the city … [Read more...]
City Officials Reserve Comment on Recent Arbitration Ruling
JAMESTOWN -Jamestown mayor Sam Teresi and his staff are staying tight-lipped regarding the recent decision of an arbitration panel involving the city and its police union. On Wednesday a ruling was posted by the Public Employment Relations Board … [Read more...]
Independent Audit Shows City Had $1.34 Million Surplus for 2017 Fiscal Year
JAMESTOWN - The city of Jamestown’s independent audit for 2017 confirms the city finished in a better financial position than what had been budgeted for that year. That’s the news from independent auditor and public account John Trussalo, who went … [Read more...]
City Sales Tax Revenue Higher than Anticipated for First Half of Year
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council received some positive financial news on Monday with a report sales tax revenue for the second quarter being higher than projected. City Comptroller Joe Bellitto reported to the finance committee that sales … [Read more...]
Sales Tax Revenue for Jamestown Outpacing Previous Year
JAMESTOWN - A major revenue stream for the city of Jamestown is looking better than expected, at least for the first quarter of this year. Jamestown finance director Joe Bellitto last week released the first quarter sales tax revenue numbers for … [Read more...]
Jamestown Finishes 2017 with Surplus
JAMESTOWN - The city of Jamestown finished 2017 with a surplus. City comptroller Joe Bellitto presented the final, unaudited numbers for 2017 to the city council during Monday night’s work session. According to Bellitto, the city finished the … [Read more...]
