Watkins calls city’s workforce his number one priority

Wednesday, August 1, 2007 | 12:07 a.m. CDT; updated 7:57 a.m. CDT, Wednesday, July 16, 2008

COLUMBIA-When City Manager Bill Watkins outlined the proposed budget for fiscal 2008, he relied on the motto “first things first” to prioritize needs. For Watkins, the first priority in the year’s tight budget is the city workforce.

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