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Garden City Telegram
Three special events are coming to Garden Rapids at the Big Pool before in the month of May.
Jennifer Cunningham, Garden City Assistant City Manager, informed the Garden City Commission of the events at their regular meeting Tuesday.
The first event is on May 22, which will be a staff day.
Cunningham said it will be for city employees and their children to come and enjoy the pool and they will take photos to get promotional images and videos for the pool. It s a great time for us to get a lot of good video and photos and things like that that we can use for different events throughout the year, but it s also a way for us to say thank you to all of the staff who have worked really hard to help this all go off without a hitch, she said.
Garden City Commission declares financial emergency
The Garden City Commission declared a financial emergency at its regular meeting Tuesday.
Melinda Hitz, Garden City finance director, said the cash balance of the electric fund is low, sitting around $100,000, when typically the balance is between $4 million and $5 million.
There is a reserve fund that has a little over $4 million, but the operating fund is concerning, Hitz said.
Mike Muirhead, Public Utilities director, said the fund is low for several reasons.
First, retail and commercial sales are down approximately $1.75 million from projected utility costs due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Second, there were two planned events: an asset purchase agreement and a terminated contract.