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Mayor Terry unveils $514 million fiscal‑year 2025 budget focused on pay, housing and infrastructure
Summary
Mayor Terry presented a $514 million proposed budget that increases employee pay, boosts affordable‑housing and neighborhood revitalization funding, adds road and parks maintenance dollars and advances investments in public safety while flagging sewer consent‑decree costs and options to phase in a CCD rate. Key program details and revenue assumptions were provided by departmental leads.
Mayor Terry on Wednesday presented the City of Evansville’s proposed fiscal‑year 2025 budget, a $514,000,000 plan she said “prioritizes people and place” by directing new resources to employee compensation, neighborhood revitalization, affordable housing and infrastructure.
“This budget, totaling $514,000,000, reflects our collective commitment to public safety, neighborhood revitalization, economic development, youth recreation, and delivering high quality services for our residents,” Mayor Terry said during the hearing. She highlighted that the general fund held nearly $54,000,000 in cash investments as of June 24 and that all funds totaled about $463,800,000.
The mayor asked the council to approve a 3% across‑the‑board raise for non‑bargaining city employees and recommended a 7% increase for officers…
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