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Council approves three budget and sewer-related ordinances; all roll-call votes recorded as six in favor, one absent
Summary
Binghamton City Council on Jan. 28 approved three ordinances to adjust employee rates and amend sewage-treatment and general-fund budgets. Each measure passed on roll-call votes of six ayes with Council member Porter absent.
Binghamton City Council on Wednesday approved three ordinances amending wage and budget lines, including changes tied to the sewage treatment plant and year-end general fund adjustments.
Council members approved: an ordinance to implement a contractually obligated hourly increase tied to an existing sewage treatment plant labor contract (ORD 025-01); an amendment to the sewage treatment facility budget to move funds to cover unusually high chemical usage and offset electricity costs (ORD 025-02); and an amendment to the 2024 general fund budget to cover over-budget year‑end items by transfers, extra revenues and a draw on fund balance if needed (ORD 025-03).
The measures drew brief explanation from Council member and finance committee chair Council member Kavanaugh and passed on roll-call votes with…
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