The city of Gervais is staring down a financial crisis that threatens the future of its police department.
City leaders are scrambling to balance the books while awaiting last year’s final cost tallies — and taking a closer look at how it funds its police force.
Gervais ended the 2023-24 fiscal year with a $392,000 deficit in the general fund and will have an audit for last year’s spending soon. In the meantime, officials are eyeing tax increases or cost-cutting measures in the police department, which takes the largest chunk of the general fund…