City governments are making budget cuts nationwide because of COVID-19. The city of Mayfield is one of them.
City leaders have already made cuts this year, and as they put together next year's budgets, they hope to avoid future cuts. For the current fiscal year, the city had more than $10.5 million budgeted. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, bringing restrictions with it, it forced the city to lay off its ballpark manager.
Mayor Kathy O'Nan and the rest of the city council members volunteered to have their pay cut for April and May. A decision has not yet been made for June.
The city also froze hiring for the police and fire departments.
The fire department turned one of its three fire stations into a disinfectant room for equipment.
Mayfield-Graves County Fire Chief Jeremy Creason, who is also the EMS director, said it is tough not being able to hire to fill four vacant positions, but the fire department is managing.