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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.
Nut graf: City staff presented timetable and revenue assumptions for adopting the 2025 appropriation, describing both recurring and one‑time measures that together provide about $10.9 million in general‑fund budget solutions.
Patel Jones listed the principal general‑fund adjustments: $700,000 from centralized vacancy savings, a $3.8 million transfer from the photo enforcement fund, $3.3 million from higher investment earnings, a $1.5 million health‑insurance holiday, $313,600 from organization‑wide contract and materials savings, and $1.2 million from use of cash reserves. She said those items total nearly $10.9 million.
The staff presentation also showed the ordinance totals: governmental funds (general, special revenue, debt service, capital projects and permanent funds) of $346.4 million; enterprise funds (including water and aviation) of $238.3 million; and internal service funds of $59.9 million. Patel Jones said the combined ordinance total is $644.7 million and does not include prior‑year reappropriated budget.
Patel Jones described public outreach used in developing the budget and the survey sample: staff mailed 13,000 paper surveys and received a little more than 1,300 responses (about a 10% response rate). She said respondents could also use a QR code to complete the survey online and that additional details are available on the Dayton Open Data portal and the city's website.
Key dates provided in the presentation: a public notice published Jan. 12; the appropriation published in the Dayton Daily News on Feb. 2; first reading scheduled for Feb. 19; second reading Feb. 26; and the appropriation effective 30 days after adoption (March 28). Patel Jones also noted state law requires the annual appropriation be adopted no later than April 1.
No members of the public registered to speak specifically on the appropriation at this hearing. Commissioners thanked staff for the overview and asked that hard copies of the presentation be provided.
