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Budget director presents $1.41B FY27 plan; aldermen, public press for cuts to police spending and more funding for social programs
Summary
Budget Director Paul Payne presented a $1.41 billion FY27 operating plan May 4, highlighting a $637.1M general fund, pay and benefit increases and PSAP funding. Committee members and dozens of public commenters faulted the police department’s absence, questioned the statutory spending threshold under state control, and urged reallocating funds to Code Blue, Right to Counsel, and the Office of Violence Prevention.
Budget Director Paul Payne presented the City of St. Louis’s proposed FY27 operating plan to the Budget and Public Employees Committee on May 4, totaling $1,410,000,000 and described as a modest 0.5% increase over the prior fiscal year. Payne told the committee the general fund proposal is $637,100,000 (a 4.9% increase) and summarized major revenue and expenditure changes, including new allocations for employee pay, housing stabilization and completion of the PSAP.
"The proposed FY 27 annual operating plan totals $1,410,000,000," Payne said at the start of his slide presentation. He highlighted $18,000,000 proposed for pay increases (entry‑level adjustments and a 3% across‑the‑board increase for many employees), a 7% parity increase for uniformed police and firefighters already incorporated, and a $5,000,000 ARPA interest reappropriation to finish the PSAP.
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