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Lake City council approves 2023 budget, employee raises and street overlay resolution
Summary
At its Nov. 21 meeting, the Lake City Council unanimously adopted the 2023 budget, approved a resolution seeking state street-aid for a street overlay, authorized a $1,000 base plus $1,250 step raise (total $2,250) for city employees, and removed a Planning & Zoning member; all motions passed 5-0.
Lake City — The Lake City Council met Nov. 21 and unanimously approved the city’s 2023 proposed budget, a resolution to pursue state street-aid funds for a street overlay, raises for city employees and the removal of a Planning & Zoning Committee member.
Mayor Cameron Tate called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. in Lake City Hall Council Chambers. Councilmembers Brenda Hutcheson, Tommy Eakins, Harmony Cash, Jake Emery and Danny Dunigan were present; Kate Wells was absent. City Clerk Lisa Sitz recorded the proceedings.
The council first amended and approved minutes from the previous meeting to correct an erroneously posted year-end bonus for volunteer fireman Terry Fitzgerald to $50. The amendment was moved by Councilmember Danny Dunigan and seconded by Councilmember Tommy Eakins; the motion to amend and the subsequent motion to approve the minutes passed 5-0.
Councilmember Brenda Hutcheson moved, and Councilmember Harmony Cash seconded, Resolution No. 2022-11-21, expressing the City of Lake City’s willingness to utilize state aid street monies for a Lake City overlay project. The council adopted the resolution by a unanimous vote.
The council then accepted the 2023 proposed budget on a 5-0 vote after Mayor Tate discussed the city’s financial statements and liabilities. As part of the budget discussion, the council voted to increase employee compensation for 2023: a $1,000 base raise plus one step of $1,250, for a total increase of $2,250 per employee. Councilmember Dunigan moved the compensation motion, which Councilmember Eakins seconded; members approved it 5-0. A separate motion to apply the same base-plus-step increase to administration was moved by Dunigan and seconded by Councilmember Harmony Cash and passed 5-0.
Councilmember Dunigan moved, seconded by Councilmember Eakins, to allow Mayor Tate to remove Chad Moody from the Planning & Zoning Committee; the motion passed unanimously.
Votes at a glance: all formal motions recorded in the minutes passed by unanimous roll-call votes of the five members present (5–0). Movers and seconders recorded in the minutes include Dunigan (mover) with Eakins or Emery (second) on multiple procedural and budget motions; Hutcheson moved the street-aid resolution with Cash seconding. The meeting adjourned at about 6:00 p.m.
The council scheduled its next meeting for Dec. 13, 2022, at 5:30 p.m.
