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In an abundance of caution and following the advice of the Centers for Disease Control, Wednesday collection of yard debris will be suspended indefinitely due to the continued spread of COVID-19.  Residents are asked not to place any debris street-side until further notice.  

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Click here to read revised pre-proposal draft language for the National Fish and Wildlife Federation's Coastal Resilience Grant Fund. 

Financial Reports

The Town’s fiscal year starts on July 1st. Each year, the Town Council is required, by the State Code, to pass a balanced budget by June 30th, for the upcoming year. At the end of each fiscal year, an audit is performed on the Town’s financial statements. We have made available the annual audited financial statements, the annual budgets and the monthly financial reports.

Installment Purchase Revenue Bond- Series 2020

Town Council is preparing to issue its Installment Purchase Revenue Bonds, Series 2020 (the “Series 2020 IPRBs) to finance approximately $20 million of improvements to various Town owned facilities and infrastructure.  The Town plans to repay the Series 2020 IPRBs over a 25-year approximately level debt service basis. Click here to read the Installment Purchase Revenue Bond Series 2020 presentation by the Town Financial Advisor David Cheatwood of First Tryon Advisors. Based on the estimated current market rates, the annual debt service would be approximately $1.16 million/year and the all-in true interest cost is approximately 2.98%. As part of the financing process, the Series 2020 IPRBs were rated “As2” from Moody’s and “AA” from Standard and Poor’s. Click here to view the Moody’s rating letter; and, click here to view the Standard and Poor’s rating letter.    

On March 17, 2020, the Town will issue approximately seventeen million dollars ($17,000,000.00) of Installment Purchase Revenue Bonds through Wells Fargo.  Parties interested in purchasing bonds in the primary market should contact a Wells Fargo broker at 1-800-891-7702. For purchasing bonds in the secondary market, interested parties should task their broker to find those on the open market.  

Fiscal Year 2020 Budgets

Fiscal Year 2020 Municipal Budget (PDF)

Fiscal Year 2019 Audited Financial Statement

Fiscal Year 2019 Audited Financial Statements (PDF)
Fiscal Year 2019 Financial Audit Presentation (PDF)- Presented to Town Council during the regular monthly meeting on September 17, 2019 by Greene Finney, LLP
 

Monthly Financial Reports

Each month, the Town's Comptroller presents our monthly financial reports to Town Council. You can access all of the monthly reports by visiting the Archived Financial Reports page.