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City staff outlines 2025 appropriation approach: $644.7 million ordinance, major general‑fund adjustments explained
Summary
Abby Patel Jones summarized the 2025 appropriation process before the Dayton City Commission, saying the proposed ordinance totals $644.7 million across funds and listing general‑fund balance steps including $700,000 vacancy savings and a $3.8 million transfer from the photo enforcement fund.
Abby Patel Jones, director of the Office of Management and Budget, told the Dayton City Commission during a Jan. 22 public hearing that the proposed 2025 appropriation ordinance totals $644.7 million and that staff used a mix of revenue assumptions and one‑time adjustments to balance the general fund.
The presentation outlined the budget process to date, public engagement measures and the major general‑fund solutions the administration used to close the 2025 gap. "Before I go through the budget resolution here, the appropriation is the city's legal authority to make the expenditures and incur obligations," Patel Jones said.
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