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Riviera Beach CRA adopts FY2025–26 budget; board adds mayor reimbursement line item and approves 6% COLA
Summary
The Riviera Beach CRA adopted its fiscal year 2025–26 budget Sept. 10. The board approved an amendment to add a line item authorizing reimbursement of the mayor for CRA‑related travel and promotional expenses (matched to other commissioners’ amounts) and accepted staff’s inclusion of a 6% cost‑of‑living adjustment in the proposed salaries line.
The Riviera Beach Community Redevelopment Agency adopted its fiscal year 2025–26 budget at the Sept. 10 meeting, approving a package of changes and clarifications requested by commissioners during a prior budget workshop.
During discussion the board reviewed several items staff had prepared for the draft budget: a TIF (tax increment) breakdown for the Singer Island area (to be emailed to commissioners), a promotional account memorandum, COLA (cost‑of‑living adjustment) scenarios at 3%, 4% and 6%, grant pursuit for a trolley program (FDOT District 4 application submitted), and line‑item allocations for parks and housing projects.
On compensation, staff said the draft budget had been modified to include a 6% COLA for employees (staff had…
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