Four members of the Crossville city
council discussed the water and sewer department budget in the work
session held Wednesday night at Crossville city hall.
City finance director Fred Houston went
over the budget with the council members but few changes were
suggested by the council. The water and sewer department budget
revenues exceed expenses by about $160,000 and the budget includes a
2 percent increase in water rates and a 5 percent increase in sewer
rates. Councilman Pete Souza was not present.
Interim city manager Steve Hill and
Houston have also worked through the general fund budget that was
$2.4 million in the red and with changes made in consultation with
department heads have dropped the red ink to $900,641 for the general
fund budget.
The council plans to hold a special
called meeting at 5 pm Tuesday May 17 to approve the first reading of
the budget and tax rate in title only. Council will then hold a work
session to continue work on the budget following the called meeting.
The budget ordinance requires three
readings and the second reading along with a public hearing is
expected to be held with the June 9th council meeting and a third
reading to come in another special called meeting before the end of
June. The new budget goes into effect on July 1, 2016.
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