SNELLVILLE – Mayor and Council unanimously approved a Fiscal Year 2024 budget of $15.33 million Monday.
The plan will not include a tax increase for residents who did not see their county property tax assessments increase, city officials said.
“The great, great majority of this increase is in salaries,” said City Manager Butch Sanders. “We all want to thank Mayor and Council for being very supportive and very insistent on doing more for our employees.”
Following a study of salaries from similar Georgia cities, the salaries of the city’s employees were increased as a whole to become more competitive.
“We are taking care of our public safety officers first and foremost by raising our starting salary and increasing numbers throughout the police department,” he said.
The millage rate will be set by Mayor and Council in early July.
The budget will see a spending increase of 4 percent or $634,019.
Revenue is down in several categories as inflation has curtailed development, a factor reflected in the budget.
There was no public comment regarding the budget before it was passed, Monday.
Other budget highlights include:
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$800,000 is budgeted for the street resurfacing projects.
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$950,800 will be allocated for the city’s annual stormwater repair projects.
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Sanitation and recycling services are subsidized with $1.18 million property tax collections.
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The only planned capital expense is $150,000 for a new bucket truck at the Public Works Department.
View the adopted budget at: https://www.snellville.org/sites/default/files/uploads/administration/budget/fy2024-budget-final.pdf