Columbus Mayor Kristen Brown wants to expand city government by the maximum amount allowed under state law to pay for two additional police officers, 2.5-percent raises for city employees and infrastructure projects including road repaving.
Brown spoke generally last week about the city’s priorities for the 2013 budget cycle. However, neither the revenue projections nor a draft spending budget were ready for public disclosure on Friday, according to Jeff Logston, the city’s director of operations and finance.
Brown and her financial advisers planned to work through the weekend, if necessary, to come up with a draft proposal to present to the City Council today and Tuesday, Logston said.
City department leaders on those days will take turns presenting spending requests, after which council members will go through the requests before adopting a budget Oct. 2.
Brown told The Republic last week that the city will request that its maximum levy be increased by 2.8 percent, the maximum allowable by state regulators this year.
http://www.therepublic.com/view/local_story/Mayor-Budget-needs-a-boost_1343615521
Brown and her financial advisers planned to work through the weekend, if necessary, to come up with a draft proposal to present to the City Council today and Tuesday, Logston said.
City department leaders on those days will take turns presenting spending requests, after which council members will go through the requests before adopting a budget Oct. 2.
Brown told The Republic last week that the city will request that its maximum levy be increased by 2.8 percent, the maximum allowable by state regulators this year.
http://www.therepublic.com/view/local_story/Mayor-Budget-needs-a-boost_1343615521
