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Biloxi council trims $4.1 million, adopts hiring freeze and travel increase in budget workshop
Summary
At a budget workshop, the Biloxi City Council reduced the FY 2526 proposed budget by about $4.1 million, imposed a hiring freeze, recommended leasing vehicles instead of purchases and approved a $5,000 increase to the council travel line, moving it from $8,000 to $13,000.
Biloxi City Council members on Aug. 1 reviewed and revised a draft fiscal-year 2526 municipal budget, trimming about $4,100,000 and approving a set of steps aimed at balancing revenues and expenses. Council leaders said the package includes a hiring freeze for vacant positions, shifting some vehicle purchases to leases and discretionary cuts across departments. A separate amendment increased the council travel budget from $8,000 to $13,000 by a 6–1 vote. The meeting included public comments from local organizations that asked the council to preserve or restore funding.
Council President: “We trimmed $4,100,000 out of the budget that you had last…
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