August 1, 2024 - FY 2025 Budget Workshop Cont'd

Commerce City Council / Budget Workshop · August 2, 2024

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Police reorganization and budget pressure

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Presenter (unnamed) explained a proposed police reorganization needed to absorb a $36,000$40,000 cost for one position by eliminating the administrative lieutenant (unfunded) and moving duties to other officers; dispatch was moved to fire to report to Chief Bassett/Bassam to free budget for a market-competitive police chief salary.

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City staff presented a proposed fiscal-year budget that keeps the citys property tax rate unchanged while funding a restructured police department, an expanded animal shelter and a modest COLA; councilmembers pressed staff on staffing, county cost-sharing and uncertainty in health-insurance and valuation calculations.

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