JeffCo bankruptcy to last at least another year, general obligation debt abandoned
Klee says legislature has told JeffCo to “Drop dead,” recommends county abandon its general obligation debt and direct that money to providing services for citizens.
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WBHM: JeffCo rescue bill fails and Bowman lies to commission
On WBHM we talk about John Rogers, Arthur Payne and other Jefferson County lawmakers helping to kill the county’s last change to get an occupational tax through the Alabama House. Also, we revisited Com. George Bowman’s lies to his colleagues on the Jefferson County Commission.
Legislature kills JeffCo rescue plan, with help from JeffCo lawmakers
The Alabama House has pulled a bill from its calendar that would have allowed Jefferson County to reinstate its occupational tax and right itself financially. And several Jefferson County lawmakers helped.
Bowman misled Jefferson County Commission, approved secret spending
Cooper Green Mercy Hospital administrators and Commissioner George Bowman told the county that two consultants had not cost the county anything and that all hospital invoices went to the commission for approval. That’s was a lie.
Cooper Green paid consultants out of unsupervised funds
When consultants pitched a health care authority plan to the commission last September, Commissioner George Bowman told his colleagues they weren’t costing the county. Now the rest of the commission wants answers.
Cooper Green facing $9 million of immediate financial needs
Cooper Green Mercy Hospital has immediate financial needs of almost $9 million, far greater than the $3.5 million previously reported.
Vestavia Hills Council to consider resolution supporting Jefferson County
The Vestavia Hills City Council will consider a resolution in support of the Alabama Financially Distressed Counties Relief Act, a bill that would authorize the Jefferson County Commission to reinstate its occupational tax to right itself financially.
Then and now, Carns vexes Jefferson County Commission
First, Rep. Jim Carns voted to repeal Jefferson County’s occupational tax. Then, as a commissioner, he struggled to deal with the consequences. Today, the new commission says he’s gumming up the works again.
WBHM: Is JeffCo’s tax bill dead or not?
This week on WBHM, we talk about the life and death and life and death of the Alabama Distressed Counties Relief Act. Will the Alabama Legislature put the tax at risk again?
