Projects in the 2013 budget include road rebuilding, increased senior services and tree planting.
Maryland Heights residents will be able to voice their thoughts about the city's proposed 2013 budget at a public hearing set for 6:45 p.m. on Dec. 6 in the Council Chambers of the Government Center. Citzens can review the proposed budget at the Maryland Heights Government Center, the Maryland Heights Centre, and at both the Thornhill and Bridgeton Trails branches of the St. Louis County Library. The proposed budget projects 2013 revenues at $38,291,250 and expenditures at $41,804,678. Revenues show a slight increase from 2012 due to project grants; a decline in gaming tax revenue is expected to be offset by increases in sales and utility taxes. Increased expenditures include a three percent across-the-board salary increase for city …
Pay increases are being discussed by officials during St. Louis County's budgeting process this year. It would mark the first time in four years that employees were given raises.
Raises for St. Louis County employees are being discussed by officials during this year's budgeting process. (Sign up here for the FREE Patch Newsletter, including Breaking News Alerts.) It would be the first raise county employees received in four years. “We’re in the first third of the budget process and talking about all of the different options here,” said Mac Scott, spokesperson for County Executive Charlie Dooley. He added that a raise isn't certain yet. “We got some things (last year) that were better than we thought they’d be,” he said. Councilman Steve Stenger (D-South County) reinforced the possibility during a South County Chamber of Commerce meeting on Thursday. “The St. Louis County police are the best in the area, but we …
A spokesperson for St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley said a projected shortfall in the parks department may not be a reality.
Calls for a tax increase to pay for St. Louis County parks because of a funding shortfall could be sounding the alarm too early. That’s according to one official in County Executive Charlie Dooley’s office who asserts that a $500,000 budget shortfall might not actually exist. “That’s a nice number, I don’t know if it’s based on any kind of reality,” spokesperson Mac Scott said. “We’re unaware of that kind of a problem as this point.” The parks department created a business plan based on 2013 budget projections from the county executive’s office. Those projections included zero funding from the county’s general fund and a $7.4 million decrease in the budget over two years. The business plan looked at alternate revenue sources and cost-…
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