City Council · June 4, 2024 · 7:00 PM
City Council Ad Hoc Budget Committee of the Whole Meeting
Ad Hoc Budget Committee recommended the Mayor's FY25 operating budget order (2024-001) with adjustments including a $30,000 increase for Amesbury Public Schools and a recommended General Fund total of $79,414,528; the committee also set the proposed tax levy to be raised at $77,089,308 (with $2,355,220 from other revenues).
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Key decisions
Recommended Amesbury Public Schools total line item of $37,975,439 to the full City Council
Failed motion to increase Amesbury Public Schools line item by $80,000 (to $38,125,439)
Positively recommended Department of Public Works Other Expenses line item as presented to the City Council
Positively recommended total Department of Public Works budget as presented to the City Council
Positively recommended Library personal services, Library other expenses, and full Library line item as presented to the City Council
Failed motion to decrease Reserves line item by $30,000
Approved Reserves line item as presented to the City Council
Recommended items not objected to totaling $39,365,689
Recommended amended (objected-to) items totaling $40,078,839
Positively recommended total General Fund amount of $79,414,528 (as amended) to the City Council
Positively recommended $77,089,308 to be raised by taxation (as amended) and $2,355,220 to be raised by other revenue sources to the City Council
Positively recommended Water Enterprise amount of $4,350,000 to the City Council
Positively recommended Sewer Enterprise amount of $2,458,729 to the City Council
Positively recommended Water Enterprise amount of $375,000 to the City Council
Positively recommended total appropriation amount of $86,628,257 to the City Council
Agenda
Minutes
Act on Minutes - May 16, May 22, May 23, and May 29, 2024
Vote to act on/approve minutes from May 16, 2024; May 22, 2024; May 23, 2024; and May 29, 2024.
2024-001. Order to adopt operating budget for FY25
Consideration of Order 2024-001 to adopt the FY25 operating budget. The Ad Hoc Budget Committee of the Whole will provide a recommendation to the full City Council for the budget public hearing scheduled June 11, 2024.