Maintenance of city street lights
January 31, 2011
Six-point action plan to regain budget stability
October 21, 2010
Belen’s October gross receipts down $55k
October 17, 2010
The gross receipts tax revenue received by the City of Belen in October was more than $55,000 under projections, according to numbers received last week by the city. The city received approximately $379,000 in gross receipts tax revenue in October. The city needs at least $435,000 per month to sustain its current budget. The city’s [...]
City gets audited, councilor pushes issues
September 26, 2010
The City of Belen’s annual audit began last week, with auditors spending at least two weeks in city hall pouring over financial documents to ensure the city properly protected the public’s money during the fiscal year from July 2009 to June 2010. During the audit’s first meeting with city officials on Monday, City Councilor Jerah [...]
Belen’s September gross receipts come in low
September 19, 2010
September’s total gross receipts tax revenue for the month of September came in just above $405,000, which is $30,000 less than is needed each month to keep the city’s budget stable. That stands in contrast with August, when the gross receipts tax revenue was at more than $468,000, approximately $33,000 above the monthly projection. More [...]
State auditor offers assistance with city audit
August 22, 2010
New Mexico’s state auditor Hector Balderas sent a letter earlier this month offering to help the City of Belen take a closer look at its books during its annual audit. Despite an effort by Councilor Jerah R. Cordova to get a more comprehensive look at the city’s finances to assess the legality of specific transactions [...]
City’s August gross receipts up over projections
August 19, 2010
The City of Belen will receive more than $468,000 in gross receipts tax revenue in August, up $33,000 over projections. The city needs to receive at least $435,000 each month to afford the bills. The new budget is based an expectation of $435,000 in gross receipts tax revenue each month. The city has also been [...]
Mayor: Police officers will keep their vehicles
August 19, 2010
Belen Mayor Rudy Jaramillo announced at the end of Monday’s city council meeting that police officers will continue to take their vehicles home, after at least one city councilor wanted the vehicles to stay in Valencia County. In late July, Councilor Mary T. Aragon questioned whether or not police officers should continue to take their [...]
City approves final budget, expresses caution
July 28, 2010
The Belen City Council approved this fiscal year’s final budget on Monday night, expressing caution that the budget remains tight because gross receipts tax revenue remains lower than expected. The vote was 3-0. Councilor Wayne Gallegos was absent. The budget anticipates general fund expenditures of more than $4.9 million. It anticipates general fund revenues of [...]
Councilors question take-home vehicles… again
July 22, 2010
Belen City Councilor Mary T. Aragon on Monday night questioned whether or not police officers should be allowed to continue to take police vehicles home, citing weak gross receipts tax revenue and continuing budget problems. The issue came to the forefront of debate in late March as the city began cutting back on employees’ vehicle [...]