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Bradley County mayor proposes budget with 3% pay raise for full-time employees, no tax increase
Summary
County Mayor Davis presented a proposed county budget that includes a 3% raise for all full-time county employees, does not raise taxes, and totals $229,426,400; largest spending increases are for schools, public safety, Justice Center and emergency services.
Mayor Davis presented a proposed Bradley County budget that includes a 3% pay raise for all full-time county employees, requires no tax increase and totals $229,426,400.
Davis said the fourth draft of the budget “has a 3% raise for all county employees, all full time employees” and that the plan “does not have the need for a tax increase.” He told commissioners the package keeps departmental funding at or above this year’s levels except where departments had requested less.
The proposal allocates the largest dollar increases to schools and public safety. Davis said the general purpose school fund increase is $8,946,000, of which $782,000 represents local growth. He listed other top increases as: a $524,000 increase with an additional $215,000 from ARP funds (presentation did not specify program line), a $393,000 increase for the…
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