SNELLVILLE – Mayor and Council unveiled a proposed balanced budget of $15.53 million Monday, a plan city officials say will not include a millage increase.
The first of two public hearings was Monday. The next is at the June 12 meeting of Mayor and Council, where the budget will be adopted. The millage rate will be set by Mayor and Council in early July.
Fiscal Year ‘24 net spending is up by 4 percent or $634,019. The great majority of the increase is in salaries as the Mayor and Council have made a concerted effort to make salaries more competitive and improve the City’s employee retention rate.
Revenue is down in several categories as inflation has curtailed development. This budget has adjusted to that reality.
Other budget highlights include:
- $800,000 is budgeted for the street resurfacing projects.
- $950,800 for the city’s annual stormwater repair projects.
- Sanitation and recycling services are subsidized with $1,189,528 in property tax collections.
- The only planned capital expense is $150,000 for a new bucket truck the Public Works Department.
The Mayor and City Council will consider adoption of the FY ’24 budget at 7:30 p.m., June 12 in the Council Chambers of Snellville City Hall, 2342 Oak Road, Snellville, Georgia.
The proposed budget can be viewed at: https://www.snellville.org/sites/default/files/uploads/administration/budget/fy24-budget-draft-.pdf