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FY 2024 Mayor’s Budget Proposal Changes

Returning Budget Orders - submitted May 15, 2023 and Placed on File May 23rd meeting

See Unfinished Business #15

5.1 Order – The following changes be made to the FY 2024 Mayor’s Budget Proposal:

Appropriation Increases
Mayor Recommended
Little River Dam Match$ 73,901
Fire Station Feasiblity Study$ 50,000
Recreation Department Salaries$ 2,000
City Council Administrator$ 1,500
Library Salary Correction$ 1,400
Economic Development Salary Correction$ 19,619
Brightside$ 3,000
Full-Time IT Technician$ 25,000
Salary increase for Custodian$ 9,308
School Department$ 1,820,000
School Department$ 1,630,000
Fire Department Salary Reserve for additional Firefighters$ 305,000
Diversity Consultant$ 30,000
Redundant Internet Connection$ 18,000
Increase to Clerks Union$ 42,000
Increase to Dog Officers$ 5,000
Extra for Road Paving & Sidewalks$ 1,000,000
Funding for grant match on EV Charging Stations$ 200,000
Grant Writer Funding$ 121,000
Sub-Total$ 5,356,728
Appropriation Decreases
Reduce Street Light Maintenance -Appropriation$ 40,000
Reduce Funding for Capital Projects Manager-Appropriation$ 75,000
Reduce Mayor Salary - Appropriation$ 20,000
Reduce City Council Travel Expense - Appropriation$ 1,500
Reallocate Retiring Hale Debt - Appropriation$ 3,144,000
Pro-rate Health Inspector -Appropriation$ 20,000
Pro-rate HR Technician - Appropriation$ 10,000
Pro-rate DPW Head Clerk floater - Appropriation$ 10,000
Reduce Tree Funding -Appropriation$ 50,000
Reallocate Snow & Ice Reserves - Appropriation$ 600,000
Sub-Total$ 3,970,500
Revenue Increases
Net increase in Senate Budget - Cherry Sheet Revenue$ 173,449
Increase Medicaid - Revenue$ 200,000
Use Free Cash - Other Available Revenue Source$ 1,012,779
Sub-Total$ 1,386,228
Adjusted Budget Surplus/(Deficit)$

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