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Aztec workshop spotlights midyear budget adjustments, staffing shortfalls and rising parks costs
Summary
At an Aztec City Commission workshop, staff outlined midyear budget adjustments driven by pay raises, retroactive payouts and vacancies; commissioners flagged understaffing in animal control and the senior center and questioned a $65,000 bump for parks water and utility lines.
Aztec city staff on Wednesday reviewed a series of midyear budget adjustments that officials said are driven mostly by unplanned salary and benefits costs, employee payouts and staffing shortages.
Jenny, a city staff member, told commissioners that some raises granted after the council approved the fiscal budget were not reflected in the July budget and required retroactive payments. She said one example charged to department 1190 involved an employee identified in the discussion as Ed, who received a retroactive increase not captured in the adopted figures.
The police department’s budget lines were also adjusted to reflect a higher planned headcount: staff said the department is budgeting for 18 positions rather than the 16 included in the adopted budget, while noting the authorized complement is 20 and additional hires remain a goal.
Commissioners pressed staff on a cluster of service…
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