Danville council approves package of raises, new positions and one-time projects, sends budget to DLGF

Danville Town Council voted unanimously to approve a package of salary increases, new staffing slots and one-time capital items and directed staff to submit the budget to the Department of Local Government Finance for publication ahead of a Sept. 17 public hearing and an October adoption meeting.

The vote capped a special-call session called to resolve outstanding questions before a Friday filing deadline, Speaker 3 (town manager) told the council: "Friday, I am required to publish with the DLGF our budget that will be presented at the September 17 for the public hearing, and then we will adopt it in the second meeting in October." Council subsequently voted 5-0 to include the increases as presented.

Why it matters: the package includes an across-the-board raise option and several targeted pay adjustments, new positions requested by departments, and one-time host-fund projects that affect the towns near-term spending profile. Council members said they supported moving the package forward for…