Jan 2024: City Earns a Clean Audit and Council Approves a New Downtown Parking Lot
The Woodruff Times reported that the city received an unmodified audit opinion with a fund balance above $4.4 million, and council unanimously approved a nearly $150,000 contract to pave a vacant lot behind Arthur State Bank on Main Street for public parking.
The Woodruff Times reported on January 2, 2024 on the Woodruff City Council's most recent meeting.
Clean audit: The city's independent auditor, Matt Phillips, CPA, presented results showing an unmodified opinion, which he called the best result a city can receive. According to the report, the city holds a positive fund balance of more than $4.4 million and a strong net position in both its government-wide and fund-level statements.
Downtown parking: Council voted unanimously to approve a contract of nearly $150,000 to grade, pave and stripe a vacant lot behind Arthur State Bank on Main Street. City Manager Lee Bailey indicated the lot would provide public parking as downtown development continues.
Other business: Council passed second reading of the annexation and zoning of a 1.65-acre parcel at 210 Snowmill Road, and adopted its 2024 meeting schedule, the last Tuesday of each month except December.
The article also noted the re-election of Mayor Kenneth Gist and council members William "Buddy" Arnold, Sharon Kelley and Mattie Norman, and the approval of Toni Sloan as Mayor Pro Tem.
Read the full report at The Woodruff Times (link below).