From the Anderson Herald-Bulletin:
With a budget proposed to close an estimated $1.5 million deficit, many city departments have had to make changes. That was evident in hearings Tuesday with proposed layoffs in the police and fire departments, and again Wednesday in the first department on the agenda.
In the city courts, funding was moved from probation to courts. That change sees court funding going from $472,675 last year to a proposed $689,805 this year, and probation from $358,507 to $163,179.
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The proposed city budget accounts for a $1.3 million property tax revenue loss during 2012. Added to the general fund under the board of works is $1.2 million to address the absence of funding from the wheel tax, according to the mayor’s office.
The mayor’s budget requested slightly more funding, a little over $1,000, for 2013, mainly because of an increase in insurance costs and costs for supplies taken out of the controller’s budget and put into department budgets.
The proposed budget addresses a 15 percent increase in healthcare for all city departments.
The city budget hearings have concluded, but an initial reading of the budget will be held Oct. 11. The final reading, to decide on the budget, will be held Oct. 23.
http://heraldbulletin.com/crime/x325734721/City-court-shifts-funds-away-from-probation
