Tucker reviews March finances and budget priorities; stormwater fee hike proposed and new marshal service budgeted

City of Tucker officials reviewed March 2025 financial results and a recommended fiscal-year budget during the council’s April 28 working session, with staff focusing discussion on a proposed increase to the stormwater monthly fee, several staff requests including a municipal marshal service, and capital priorities already in design.

Finance Director Beverly Hilton presented the March financial snapshot, saying the city’s all-funds revenue was approximately $63,000,000 with expenditures of roughly $98,000,000 to date in the current fiscal cycle; she noted the general fund and capital project balances in the packet. "You will see this is the entire budget for the, all funds in the city. We have 63,000,000 in revenue and 98,000,000 in expenditures," Hilton told the council.

City Manager John McHenry and Public Works staff described the stormwater proposal that staff recommended for council consideration: an increase from the current $6 per equivalent residential unit (ERU) per month to $8 per ERU per month. Staff said the $2-per-month increase…