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Belpre City Council reviews 2025 proposed budget, flags building electrical, software, police communications
Summary
Council members and staff reviewed the proposed 2025 city budget and discussed near‑term needs including building electrical work, software cost breakdowns, police communications and equipment, and remaining grant reimbursements. No formal votes were recorded.
Belpre City Council on Tuesday reviewed the proposed 2025 municipal budget, finding most line items close to 2024 actual expenditures while identifying several items that require follow-up, including a potentially unsafe electrical system in the city building, unclear software support totals, and questions about police communications and dispatch costs.
Council members heard that many departmental appropriations for 2025 track closely with last year’s actual spending. Officials noted the mayor’s salary, retirement contributions and health insurance lines largely match 2024 outlays; some lines were a few hundred dollars different and others were lower than last year, according to staff presenting the draft budget.
The review highlighted several items that the council asked staff to investigate further. Staff said the auditor software line includes…
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