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Mayor & City Commission Authorize the FY 16 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, Presents Allocation of $4.7M in Carryover Funds

COVINGTON, KY – Tuesday evening, the Mayor and City Commission accepted the Fiscal Year 2016 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (FY 16 CAFR) and were presented with the allocation matrix for the $4.7 million in carryover funds as authorized by the Fiscal Stability Ordinance. Director of Fin...

Preliminary Comprehensive Annual Financial Report Presented at Commission Meeting; Payroll Receipts Up $1,568,298; Includes $4.7 Million in Carryover Funds

COVINGTON, KY – On Tuesday evening, the Board of Commissioners Legislative meeting featured a presentation on the City’s Fiscal Year 2016 (FY 16) preliminary Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR), highlighting $4,700,737 in carryover funds from the previous fiscal year. Presented ...

Commission Highlight: Board of Commissioners Keeps City’s Property Tax Rate Same as Last Year; Increase in Property Values Yields Additional Revenue

COVINGTON, KY – On Tuesday evening, the Board of Commissioners approved the City’s 2016 property tax rate, keeping it the same as 2015.  City staff recommended maintaining the same property tax rate as last year since increased property values will result in additional revenue. At t...

Major Employer Clinical Trial & Consulting Services (CTI) Moves Headquarters to Covington RiverCenter; Estimates 500 New Kentucky Resident Jobs Filled by 2027

COVINGTON, KY – Clinical Trial & Consulting Services will be relocating their global headquarters to Covington, Kentucky. Earlier this morning, Governor Matt Bevin made the announcement that the pharmaceutical and biotechnology organization confirmed its move into the RiverCenter Towers. T...

Covington Launches Interactive Transparency Platform

COVINGTON, Ky. – The City of Covington announced today the launch of a new digital platform powered by OpenGov that provides the public unprecedented access to the city’s financial and operational information. In its first release, the city is including its financial data. The OpenGov pl...
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Covington Rids Itself of 40-Year Old Borrowing Habit

  COVINGTON, Ky. – The City of Covington has finally freed itself from the need of a $3.5 million short-term loan, relied on for the last 40 years. At Tuesday night’s meeting, Covington Mayor and Commissioners voted not to renew the City’s annual short-term loan known as a Tax...

Covington Presented with $2 Million Budget Carryover

COVINGTON, KY – Covington’s Board of Commissioners were presented with relatively good news during their meeting Tuesday night in the form of a $2.19 million carryover from the previous fiscal year. A presentation on the City’s Annual Financial Report by the accounting firm Clark S...

Covington Presents Fiscal Stability Ordinance; Strategic Plan for Use of City Funds

COVINGTON, KY – City Manager Larry Klein and Interim Finance Director and City Operations Director Lisa Desmarais presented Covington’s Board of Commissioners with an overview of a proposed Fiscal Stability Ordinance last night. The ordinance is the result of an anticipated budget carryo...

Covington Approves Annual Tax Rate

COVINGTON, KY – After spirited debate about fiscal responsibility and the cost of providing services, the City of Covington Board of Commissioners approved an increase in the property tax rate at its August 25 meeting. Much of the discussion hinged on public safety, fire and police staffing ...

City Seeking New Finance Director

The City of Covington is seeking a qualified candidate for the position of Finance Director. This position works under the direction of the City Manager and serves as Chief Financial Officer of the City. The Finance Director plans, organizes, directs, controls and evaluates the activities of the Fin...
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