By Michael Eng | Managing Editor
Plant City commissioners will decide how to spend nearly $60 million next week.
The commission will host its final budget hearing for the 2012-13 fiscal year at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 24, at Sadye Gibbs Martin Auditorium at City Hall, 302 W. Reynolds St.
Finance Director Martin Wisgerhof last week presented the $59,749,121 budget to the commission. The budget, about 1% higher than the original budget approved for the 2011-12 fiscal year, does not include pay increases for city employees. It also includes a three-person reduction in staff.
However, City Manager Greg Horwedel said the administration will evaluate the city’s mid-year financial position to determine whether a cost-of-living increase is feasible for city employees.
The budget is based on maintaining the same millage rate, 4.7157, despite the Hillsborough County Property Appraiser’s estimate of a 3.2% reduction in assessed property values.
Here is a look at the proposed 2012-13 budget, with closer examination into the General Fund revenues, which total $25,411,131, or 43% of the budget dollars; and Personnel Services expenditures, which total $25,261,750, or 42% of the budget dollars.
IF YOU GO
Plant City Commission Budget Hearing
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 24
WHERE: Sadye Gibbs Martin Auditorium at City Hall, 302 W. Reynolds St.
INFO: plantcitygov.com
