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Personnel committee adopts Board of Aldermen FY2027 budget after presentation
Summary
The St. Louis City Personnel and Administration Committee voted to adopt the Board of Aldermen’s FY2027 preliminary budget after a presentation by Chief of Staff Jay Nelson; members discussed personnel costs, software contracts, legal services and options for phones, an internship program and mileage reimbursement.
The St. Louis City Personnel and Administration Committee voted to adopt the Board of Aldermen’s preliminary FY2027 budget on Feb. 5 after a presentation by Chief of Staff Jay Nelson.
Nelson told the committee the draft budget before members totaled $5,615,876, compared with a preliminary allocation from the budget division of $5,505,000. He said personnel costs — ‘‘salaries, FICA, employment retirement, medical insurance and workers’ comp’’ — are the principal driver, accounting for roughly $5,200,000 of the general budget. Nelson said the committee’s draft will go to Director Payne and that department requests for FY27 are due to the budget division on Feb. 11.
The presentation highlighted several contract and service costs that changed year over year. Nelson listed a GoVocal community engagement platform at…
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