With budget introduction and the naming of a budget consultant and members of the Citizens Budget Advisory Committee Monday, the governing body is closing in on the 2015 budget process, but has yet to set a schedule for hearings.
The council approved an agreement with Government Strategy Group for the services of consultant Larry Caroselli, at a cost not to exceed $10,000. Caroselli, a former Union County finance director, served in the same role last year. The 2014 budget consultant's report included cuts to new hires that Mayor Adrian Mapp said were crucial to launching his new administration. For this year, Council President Bridget Rivers is asking the administration to furnish the names and salaries of all employees and to include any "in the process of getting a raise."
In a budget message on April 6, Finance Director Ron West said the introduced budget "has an increase in the municipal tax levy of $1,502,259.03, which represents an increase of 12 cents in the municipal tax rate from 4.26 to 4.38, or a $134.46 increase to the average assessed home of $110,000."
The total budget as introduced is $78,119,734.57 and the municipal tax levy is $53,856,706.66.
--Bernice .
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Sharon being on the budget committee will probably suggest they cut the CFO since she didn't have one and they can stop looking at her skeleton administration.
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