With the Georgetown City Council starting preparation of the municipality’s 2018 budget, Chairman of the Finance Committee Oscar Clarke has directed all departments to review expenditure.
According to a press statement from City Hall, Clarke has said both councillors and officers need to be realistic, while noting that all revenue-earning departments will need to demonstrate how they will maximise their earning capability.
It said Clarke also noted that rates account for approximately 88% of the total revenue of the council and as a result he urged the Treasurer’s Department to enhance its systems to collect rates, while saying workable strategies must be employed to recover outstanding monies owed to the council.
Clarke reportedly also emphasised the
