Covington Finance Director Muhammed Owusu retires, will return to Virginia to be with family
A month shy of his fourth anniversary with the City of Covington, Finance Director Muhammed Owusu is returning home to…
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Budgeting in ever-swirling environment; pandemic, other pressures made complex task more so
Second of two parts on the City of Covington’s 2020-21 budget. It made one’s head whirl. As Covington officials labored…
Covington City Commission to support reorganization of Kentucky Retirement Systems
By Ryan Clark NKyTribune reporter Commissioners have placed a resolution to support the reorganization of the state’s retirement systems on…
City of Covington reports 2Q finances on track, new telecommunications ordinance will get first reading
By Ryan Clark NKyTribune reporter City of Covington Finance Director Muhammed Owusu likes to make things easy to understand. “When…
NKY Regional Alliance ready to move forward with HQ building; three more city properties sold
By Ryan Clark NKyTribune reporter It’s a building that city officials hope will send a message and take Northern Kentucky…
More Covington police and fire personnel take retirement, resign; financial ordinance proposed
By Ryan Clark NKyTribune reporter It’s starting to sound a bit like a broken record, as once again, Covington City…
Covington freezes property tax rates again but officials say state pension mandates bode ill for future
Covington’s property tax rates for calendar year 2019 will remain the same for the third year in a row. The…
Moody’s upgrades Covington’s credit rating; Wall Street affirms progress in the city
Moody’s Investors Service today upgraded the City of Covington’s credit rating and also gave the City a “positive outlook” going…
Early morning beer in the Cov? Exception would allow alcohol sales at 6 a.m. on St. Paddy’s Day
By Ryan Clark NKyTribune reporter The green beer will be flowing pretty early this St. Patrick’s Day if a new…
City of Covington provides a review of 2018; focus on improved services, transformation of City Hall
More consistent code enforcement. More active communications. More strategic use of business incentive programs to make sure residents also benefit….
Smack talk at Covington City Hall fuels employee food drive that nets 1,214 lbs. for Be Concerned
It was a week of trash talking and showboating at City Hall, but in the end all the “competition” was…
City of Covington gains more than $106K in four months from new strategic investments policy
City Hall’s adoption of an expanded and strategic investments policy earlier this year after the arrival of its new finance…
Covington Finance walk-in window expands hours to accommodate those paying property taxes
Covington City Hall is temporarily expanding its hours to make it more convenient for residents to pay their property taxes….
Covington focused on financial management; audit committee to meet quarterly, provide transparency
By Ryan Clark NKyTribune reporter When Muhammed Owusu learned of Covington’s financial issues, he may have had second thoughts about…
Covington’s investment policy for taxpayer funds is now more detailed; finance director explains why
Special to NKyTribune Covington’s investment policy for taxpayer funds used to be a bare-bones outline largely reliant on state statute….
Pierce fulfills dream, takes oath as Covington fire chief, more residential parking to be discussed
By Ryan Clark NKyTribune reporter When he was just 6 years old, Mark Pierce chased after the neighborhood firetrucks in…