Gonzales Council Fails to Introduce Budget, Further Ratcheting up the City’s Financial Dispute

Gonzales council fails to introduce budget, further ratcheting up the city’s financial dispute

After operating for nearly two months without an approved general fund budget, the Gonzales City Council was set to reintroduce one this week. To legally accomplish that, a council member introduces the budget for the city as an ordinance.

General Fund Budget saga continues in City of Gonzales | Pelican Post - Online Newspaper

Mayor Tim Riley presented a General Fund (Operating) Budget for the third time last night (after presenting identical proposals on May 5 and June 9).  Failing by a 3-2 vote on May 27, then by a 2-2 vote (any ordinance requires a majority vote of the council) on July 14, Riley tweaked the latest iteration, calling for Public Hearing and final vote on August 25.  Could the third time be the charm? “I don’t know,” Mayor Riley said.  “While I am hop…

Gonzales city budget stalemate continues

GONZALES - On Monday, the Gonzales mayor tried to introduce the general fund budget, but no motion was passed, meaning the budget was not introduced.The general fund budget is a little more than $22 million. Mayor Tim Riley said that if the budget was not properly introduced, a special meeting would need to be held before the council could vote on the budget in August.As previously reported, there have been concerns with the city's budget, with …