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St. Clair Shores holds budget hearing; finance director projects $47.6 million general fund
Summary
At an April 28 budget hearing, city staff outlined a draft fiscal 2025–26 budget with $47.6 million in estimated general-fund revenue, a small projected increase to fund balance, no new full‑time positions and planned pay increases for police and fire reflected in payroll estimates.
St. Clair Shores — City staff on April 28 presented the draft fiscal year 2025–26 budget at a public budget hearing, showing estimated general‑fund revenues of $47,622,958 and proposed expenditures of $47,398,760, leaving a projected increase to the fund balance of $224,198.
The figures were presented by Dustin Lent, city manager, who introduced John Walters, the city’s new finance director. Walters told the council and the public: “our estimated general fund revenues, being $47,622,958 with the expected expenditures being at $47,398,760 for a net, to increase expected to the…
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