Prosperity residents might find their digital clocks flashing “12:00” after work starting Monday.

The town’s public works department is beginning work on upgrading the town’s electrical line systems requiring very short power outages.

Workers, along with an electrician, will be changing out fuses on the lines and installing other upgrades.

Residents should see evidence of other activity by the public works department tomorrow on Brown Street as trees are trimmed in preparation for the possibility of foul winter weather.

Lift station repairs and water expenses continue to drive the water and sewer budget out of kilter, Councilman Derek Underwood reported at the council’s meeting Tuesday. Most other areas of the budget were in line with expectations.

In fact, the town also received the results of its 2008-2009 audit, and the bookkeeping and spending was mostly as expected for the entire fiscal year that ended in June.

Toni McKinley of McKinley, Cooper and Company, LLP presented the audit of the town’s finances that her company was hired to prepare. McKinley announced that the town had an “unqualified” or “clean” result for the year—the best result for an audit.

She also reported that the town’s savings fund, or fund balance, is healthy at roughly $224,000. That amount represents about half of what the town normally spends in a year and is well above the 25-40 percent that most municipalities target.

“So that’s a good place to be,” McKinley said of the fund balance.

In other business:

• Town Administrator Karen Livingston gave a report on the status of property citations issued by the town. She said, “Most of them are in the county’s hands at this point.”

The town turned over citations to the county system to enforce such things as “junk vehicles.”

There are six remaining citations that Livingston said the town is working to get a courtesy summons for court served to the property owners. After the summons is delivered, property owners will then have another 30 days to resolve the violation, or face a “blue ticket.” The blue ticket is the next more serious step in the process and carries a fine.

• Heard a report on the town’s Christmas parade from committee chair Thaddeus Davenport. Davenport thanked the town officials for support of the parade effort and reported more than 150 entries in the parade.

The committee now has more than $1,200 in its account, Davenport said, and has had lots of “positive feedback” about the event.

• Councilman and incoming Mayor Derek Underwood requested a special called meeting for Jan. 4 at 7 p.m. to swear in new council members and do any other business that may arise over the holidays.