Audit reveals Jasper City Council in good shape

Christian Peterson reporter.riverbendnews@gmail.com On Thursday, May 16, the Jasper City Council met for its regularly scheduled meeting. The meeting began with approval of the agenda, adding two new items beforehand. The council called for public comment to which there was no response, so the council moved to the consent agenda which was approved unanimously. The council then heard a report from Ken Daniels on the city's annual audit. The report was all around good and Daniels told the council that they had received a clean audit. Some of the updates included the fact that the city has $5 million in cash, which is up $1.3 million year after year. He also told the council that its account