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Odessa council restores funding for vacant positions and amends FY2025 budget
Summary
The Odessa City Council on Jan. 14 approved reallocating up to $7,036,812 to restore funding for vacant positions across city departments and amended the fiscal year 2025 budget to add $7 million in sales tax revenue and $1 million in interest income.
Odessa City Council on Jan. 14 unanimously approved a resolution to reallocate up to $7,036,812 to restore recurring funding for previously removed vacant positions and then approved an amendment to the FY2025 budget that adds $7,000,000 to anticipated sales tax revenue and $1,000,000 in interest income to the general fund and the water-sewer fund.
Acting City Manager Katie explained the vacancy funding proposal, saying the change "will give our departments the flexibility that they need, to hire as they see fit," and that departments had already identified priority hires earlier in the year. Council members voted without…
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