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Henderson council green-lights draft FY2018-19 budget guidance, includes 5% employee increase
Summary
Council members reached consensus to move forward with the FY2018-19 proposed budget as amended, including a 5% across-the-board salary increase, and provided staff direction on capital needs and departmental requests while deferring final adoption to a later meeting.
Henderson City Council provided staff with consensus guidance to advance the proposed fiscal year 2018-19 budget, including a 5% salary increase for all employees and a series of departmental spending priorities.
City Manager Frank Frazier asked Council to move forward with the budget as amended after multi-department reviews across three meetings in May. Council recorded its position on the proposed 5% employee increase: Council Members Sara M. Coffey, William Burnette, D. Michael Rainey, Melissa Elliott and Fearldine A. Simmons voted yes; Council Member Garry D. Daeke objected to the amount to be drawn from Fund Balance; Council Members Marion B. Williams and George M. Daye were absent.
The budget guidance covered funds for Kerr Lake Regional Water, the Water Fund and the Sewer Fund, direction on vehicle and equipment purchases, and a list of non-departmental and community contributions. Mr. Frazier told Council the package included $50,000 for redevelopment, $142,000 for CIP projects and $25,000 for downtown lighting, and he noted several line items that will proceed under the CIP process.
Council also gave staff latitude to proceed with recommended capital purchases where appropriate and to pursue grant opportunities. No final budget adoption occurred in these sessions; Council’s consensus was procedural direction to prepare the formal FY2018-19 budget ordinance for later action.
The City will continue review and final adoption steps at subsequent meetings; the manager noted public hearing logistics and that staff would return with any outstanding details, including a list of prioritized resurfacing projects recommended for funding.
