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Crockett council opens FY2024 budget workshop, directs staff to study capital needs and staffing pay options
Summary
City staff presented a budget that holds health coverage steady amid an estimated $66,000 (about 16%) insurance cost increase and no COLAs; council discussed restoring certification pay for officers, potential water/garbage rate impacts, and asked staff to solicit bids for major capital requests including a $466,000 radio system and a possible fire engine.
Crockett — The Crockett City Council on Monday opened its fiscal year 2024 budget workshop and directed staff to research capital purchases and refine personnel pay proposals.
City staff told the council the proposed budget holds current insurance coverage after receiving an estimated $66,000 increase in health-insurance costs, "roughly, 16%" for all employees. The draft includes no cost-of-living or merit increases, and staff said the city is balancing the budget without adding certification pay lines.
Why it matters: Council members emphasized that rising operating costs and material-price pressures will force trade-offs. The city faces possible water- and garbage-rate increases and steep rises…
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