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Budget Highlights

August 4, 2005

The 2006 Budget has been finalized. We will officially vote on it in an upcoming meeting, but for all intents and purposes, it is final. This year we had a number of important issues to tackle. I discussed some of these issues in one of my prior posts. See Refocus. I think we were successful in addressing some of the most important needs. Here are some of the key points:

More Police. We added 5 more police officers. Adding more officers puts more officers on the streets more of the time and will support our public safety as the city grows over the next year.

More Firefighters. We added 4 more firefighters and will purchase a new fire engine. More firefighters and new equipment gives us the ability to respond with firefighters and paramedics from the same station at the same time.

More Code Enforcement. We added a new code enforcement officer and will purchase computer software that will help all our officers track violations. The number of violations our officers must track can be overwhelming at times. A new officer and software will give them much needed resources to implement the vision for our neighborhoods. More stringent code standards will be implemented in the next few months. See Code Enforcement Report, Residents Mull New Ordinances, and City Wants Input on New Codes.

Drainage and Transportation. We set aside $100,000 (in addition to last year’s $125,000) to help find solutions to the drainage issues facing some of our neighborhoods. We also continued our practice of allocating funds to help offset the costs of future road construction projects.

There are many other important aspects of this year’s budget, but those are the highlights. I hope you will support us as we work toward the vision for our city.

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