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Finance director outlines 2025 budget; council advances appropriations and grant resolution
Summary
Finance Director Kevin Smith presented the city’s 2025 budget priorities, including use of ARP funds for EMS and a $2.03 million columbarium item; council advanced multiple ordinances on first reading and unanimously approved an emergency grant resolution for a walking‑trail grant.
Columbiana’s finance director presented a condensed outline of the city’s 2025 budget on March 4, saying department capital needs were reviewed and many large projects are grant‑supported. Council advanced several appropriation and transfer ordinances on first reading and unanimously approved an emergency resolution authorizing submission of an Ohio Department of Natural Resources grant application for the Columbiana‑Mahoning walking trail.
Kevin Smith, director of finance, told council he budgeted a 5% increase in income tax receipts for 2025, down from the 6% growth the city saw in 2024. Smith said the administration planned to use remaining American Rescue Plan Act money to support EMS staffing through the next levy cycle, and he identified one capital budget item — a columbarium at the city cemetery — budgeted at $2,028,579.
"I budgeted a 5% income or increase…
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