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Mayor Berlin reads Ordinance 2024-569 in hearing on $10.77 million City of Roberts budget
Summary
Roberts held a public hearing Aug. 27, 2024 on Ordinance 2024-569, proposing $10,766,876 in appropriations for fiscal 2024–25; Mayor Robert (BJ) Berlin detailed grant estimates—$220,000 for sidewalks, $4.7 million for emergent contaminants, $800,000 for a water study and $3.5 million for wastewater collection—and no members of the public testified for or against the ordinance.
The Roberts City Council held a public hearing Aug. 27, 2024 on Ordinance 2024-569, a proposed annual appropriation ordinance that would appropriate $10,766,876 for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1, 2024.
Mayor Robert (BJ) Berlin read the ordinance aloud and described its major elements, including proposed expenditures for general administration, public protection, library services, parks and recreation, streets and lighting, and water, sewer and sanitation. The ordinance text also proposes a general tax levy on taxable property to support the appropriation.
Resident Gale Scrivner asked what grants were included in the ordinance’s $9,990,000 grants estimate, saying, “what grants were included in the $9,990,000?” Mayor Berlin responded that the figure reflects anticipated awards and provided a breakdown: “$220,000 for sidewalks, $4,700,000 for emergent contaminants, $800,000 for a water study and $3,500,000 for a wastewater collection project,” and added that the grants total was kept a bit higher to allow for additional awards if they occur.
No one spoke in favor or opposition when the mayor invited public testimony. With no testimony given, Mayor Berlin closed the hearing at 6:49 p.m.; the hearing record does not show a vote or final adoption during the reported hearing.
The ordinance text states that conflicting ordinances would be repealed and that the ordinance would take effect upon passage and publication in the county newspaper, but the hearing transcript does not record a passage vote or subsequent publication in the record.
