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Orangeville public hearing identifies $183,005 shortfall; councilors review cuts, EMS request
Summary
At a public hearing on the proposed budget, city staff outlined a $183,005 general-fund deficit, a proposed 2% cost-of-living adjustment and several potential cuts. Council members discussed trimming conferences, capital outlays and events and deferred a vote until a future meeting.
Orangeville held a public hearing on the city’s proposed budget in which staff said the general fund is projected to be short by $183,005.50 and recommended a series of cuts and priorities to close the gap.
Gary, a city staff member presenting the budget, told councilors that “the general fund budget does not balance because expenditures exceeding the revenues by a hundred and $83,005.50.” He said the draft budget includes a 2% cost-of-living adjustment for full-time employees and a proposal to move one employee from part time to full time that would add about $50,000 in compensation and benefits to the budget.
The shortfall and proposed changes matter because most of the city’s discretionary revenue—property tax, sales tax and municipal energy tax—is limited and the city has little in reserve, the presenter said. He explained that some spending areas (Class C road funds and grants, including the planned pickleball courts) are restricted by funding source and would not be covered by the…
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