A Prichard councilwoman’s push to require regular independent CPA reviews of the city budget fell short of the votes needed to pass this week.
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Mobile County
Prichard Council Fails to Introduce Budget Amid Revenue Dispute
A Prichard City Council member blocked introduction of the city’s budget, saying the revenue projections need review by an outside accountant.
Local News
A Decade On: How a Grand Jury Moved to Remove Prichard’s Mayor and Council
Ten years after a Mobile County grand jury accused Prichard’s mayor and council of willful neglect and incompetence, the case remains a cautionary tale about municipal finances gone wrong.
Local News
Talk Around Mobile County: Is Prichard Nearing the End as a City?
Political and governmental circles in Mobile County were openly discussing the possibility that Prichard might dissolve as a municipality, and what that would mean for policing.
Local News
Halfway Through the Year, Mobile’s Books Tell a Post-Katrina Story
A walk through Mobile’s mid-year financial report for fiscal 2006-07 found revenue down 6.8 percent, hotel taxes collapsing against a Katrina-inflated year, and a transit subsidy running 121 percent over budget.