While Iola officials struggle with closing an $800,000 gap in the city’s 2017 budget, City Administrator Carl Slaugh notes the 2016 spending plan also must be addressed.
Slaugh said at Friday’s See, Hear Iola session that he has ordered an across-the-board, 5-percent spending cut for the remainder of the calendar year.
“It looks like our carry-over funds will come up a little short” otherwise, Slaugh said.