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Raytown board adopts FY2024–25 budget after debate on staffing and timing
Summary
Following a staff presentation, the Raytown Board adopted the FY2024–25 budget (projected revenue $46M) after rejecting a motion to carry the item to the Oct. 15 meeting; the adoption passed with an abstention recorded by one alderman.
The Raytown Board of Aldermen voted to adopt the city’s fiscal year 2024–25 budget on Oct. 1, 2024 after a staff presentation by City Administrator Damon Hodges and department leads.
Hodges outlined the budget’s major features: projected total revenue of $46 million (up from about $43 million in the prior year), notable grant-funded increases in the parks fund and capital project funding through ARPA (about $5.9 million allocated to capital projects), and a projected gap of approximately $791,000 between projected revenue and budgeted expenditures. Staff emphasized that the general fund remains the largest fund (roughly $18M) and that grant timing and transfers drive some year-to-year variances.
Aldermen raised questions about completing a staffing study before fully approving budgets, the proposed deputy positions across departments and whether additional vetting was needed. Alderman Walters moved to carry the final deliberation to the Oct. 15 meeting to allow more time for review; that motion did not carry. Alderman Myers moved to adopt the resolution authorizing and approving the FY2024–25 budget; the motion was seconded and approved by roll call. Alderman Walters registered an abstention on the final vote. The mayor announced the motion carried and thanked staff for presentations and departmental cooperation.
What happens next: Staff will proceed with budget implementation steps, capital project bidding and grant administration in accordance with the approved FY25 budget. The board asked staff to bring a staffing-study deliverable to the board in November for additional review and future staffing decisions.
Quote selections (from meeting record): "This process this year was probably one of the best we've ever done," Mayor said in opening the budget discussion. City Administrator Damon Hodges detailed revenue and expenditure trends and noted the city had pursued GFOA award submission and strategic planning to guide the budget.
The board’s adoption authorizes the city to proceed with planned spending, ARPA-funded projects and capital bids for FY25 under the governance and reporting requested by the board.
