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2024-001 · BUDGET · 2024

An Order to vote to adopt an Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2025.

This ordinance approves Amesbury's FY2025 operating budget across General Fund and enterprise funds, detailing departmental appropriations and funding sources. It sets budgets for essential services and utilities, affecting residents citywide.

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STEP 1

Submitted

MAY 14 2024
STEP 2 · CURRENT

Approved

JUN 11 2024

AI summary · plain-language

The City of Amesbury's FY2025 Operating Budget order approves a total appropriation of $86,598,257 for all funds. It specifies funding sources and allocates resources to essential city services, utilities, and programs.

The budget funds Police, Fire, DPW, Amesbury Public Schools, Library, Health, and elder services, and establishes enterprise budgets for Water, Sewer, and Cable Public Access.

Generated by an LLM. Not legal text. Read the official ordinance for binding language.

Key provisions

§1 Adopts FY2025 Operating Budget totaling $86,598,257.

§2 Raises $77,059,308 by taxation and other revenue; applies $2,355,220 from specified sources.

§3 Establishes Water Enterprise budget of $4,350,000; Sewer Enterprise $2,458,729; Cable Public Access $375,000.

§4 Allocates funds to Police, Fire, DPW, Amesbury Public Schools, Library, Health, and other departments.

Discussed at meetings

City Council City Council MeetingJune 11, 2024

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Councilor Rinaldi offered a motion to give up FY25 Council stipends for a value of $37,000, reducing the line item to $12,167.

MOVED BY COUNCILOR RINALDI · SECONDED BY COUNCILOR STANGANELLI · VOTE: FAILED 2-7

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Councilor Wheeler offered a motion to approve the City Council Personal Services line item (111) at the amount of $49,167.

MOVED BY COUNCILOR WHEELER · SECONDED BY COUNCILOR HOGG · VOTE: APPROVED 8-1, COUNCILOR RINALDI OPPOSED

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Council Wheeler offered a motion to approve the Total City Council line item (111) for a total of $145,602.

MOVED BY COUNCILOR WHEELER · SECONDED BY COUNCILOR STANGANELLI · VOTE: APPROVED 8-1, COUNCILOR RINALDI OPPOSED

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Councilor Wheeler offered a motion to adopt the Budget & Finance Ad Hoc Committee’s recommendation of $37,945,439 for the Total Amesbury Public Schools line item (300).

MOVED BY COUNCILOR WHEELER · SECONDED BY COUNCILOR CORCORAN · VOTE: FAILED 3-6

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Councilor Gilday offered a motion to accept the Amesbury Public Schools total line item (300) budget as specified in Mayor’s budget book of $37,945,439.

MOVED BY COUNCILOR GILDAY · SECONDED BY COUNCILOR STANGANELLI · VOTE: APPROVED 5-3-1

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Councilor Wheeler offered a motion to accept the Library Personal Services line item (610) at the amount of $673,176.

MOVED BY COUNCILOR WHEELER · SECONDED BY COUNCILOR REDFERN · VOTE: APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY 8-0 (PRESIDENT RECUSED)

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Councilor Stanganelli offered a motion to approve the Library Other Expenses line item (610) at the amount of $231,680.

MOVED BY COUNCILOR STANGANELLI · SECONDED BY COUNCILOR RINALDI · VOTE: APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY 8-0 (PRESIDENT RECUSED)

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Councilor Wheeler offered a motion to approve the Total Library line item (610) for a total of $904,856.

MOVED BY COUNCILOR WHEELER · SECONDED BY COUNCILOR STANGANELLI · VOTE: APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY 8-0 (PRESIDENT RECUSED)

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Councilor Stanganelli offered a motion to approve the Total General Fund amount of $79,414,528.

MOVED BY COUNCILOR STANGANELLI · SECONDED BY COUNCILOR RINALDI · VOTE: APPROVED 7-2, COUNCILORS WHEELER AND CORCORAN OPPOSED

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Councilor Stanganelli offered a motion to approve said appropriation by the City Council for taxation of $77,059,308.

MOVED BY COUNCILOR STANGANELLI · SECONDED BY COUNCILOR GILDAY · VOTE: APPROVED 7-2

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Councilor Wheeler moved to approve the Total Appropriation of in the amount of $86,598,257.

MOVED BY COUNCILOR WHEELER · SECONDED BY COUNCILOR FREDERIQUE · VOTE: APPROVED 7-2, COUNCILORS CORCORAN AND WHEELER OPPOSED

City Council City Council Ad Hoc Budget Committee of the Whole MeetingJune 4, 2024

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Increase the Amesbury Public Schools line item by $80,000 to a total of $38,125,439.

MOVED BY COUNCILOR WHEELER · SECONDED BY COUNCILOR MANDEVILLE · VOTE: FAILED 4-4-1

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Increase the Amesbury Public Schools line item by $30,000.

MOVED BY COUNCILOR WHEELER · SECONDED BY COUNCILOR CORCORAN · VOTE: PASSED 7-2

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Positively recommend the new Amesbury Public Schools total line item of $37,975,439 to the full city council.

MOVED BY COUNCILOR WHEELER · SECONDED BY COUNCILOR MANDEVILLE · VOTE: PASSED 7-2

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Positively recommend the Department of Public Works Other Expenses line item as presented to the City Council.

MOVED BY COUNCILOR GILDAY · SECONDED BY COUNCILOR HOGG · VOTE: PASSED 8-0-1

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Positively recommend the total Department of Public Works budget.

MOVED BY COUNCILOR MANDEVILLE · SECONDED BY COUNCILOR REDFERN · VOTE: PASSED 8-0-1

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Positively recommend the Library personal services line item to the City Council as presented.

MOVED BY COUNCILOR WHEELER · SECONDED BY COUNCILOR HOGG · VOTE: PASSED 8-0-1

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Positively recommend the Library other expenses line item to the City Council as presented.

MOVED BY COUNCILOR HOGG · SECONDED BY COUNCILOR REDFERN · VOTE: PASSED 8-0-1

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Positively recommend the full Library line item to the City Council as presented.

MOVED BY COUNCILOR GILDAY · SECONDED BY COUNCILOR RINALDI · VOTE: PASSED 8-0-1

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Decrease the Reserves line item by $30,000.

MOVED BY COUNCILOR WHEELER · SECONDED BY COUNCILOR GILDAY · VOTE: FAILED 1-7-1

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Approve Reserves line item as presented.

MOVED BY COUNCILOR CORCORAN · SECONDED BY COUNCILOR GILDAY · VOTE: PASSED 7-1-1

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Recommend the items not objected to totaling $39,365,689.

MOVED BY COUNCILOR WHEELER · SECONDED BY COUNCILOR HOGG · VOTE: PASSED 9-0

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Recommend the amended items that were objected to totaling $40,078,839.

MOVED BY COUNCILOR CORCORAN · SECONDED BY COUNCILOR MANDEVILLE · VOTE: PASSED 6-0-3

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Positively recommend the total General Fund amount of $79,414,528 as amended.

MOVED BY COUNCILOR GILDAY · SECONDED BY COUNCILOR MANDEVILLE · VOTE: PASSED 7-1-1

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Positively recommend the amount of $77,059,308 to be raised by taxation and an additional $2,355,220 to be raised by other revenue sources to the City Council.

MOVED BY COUNCILOR MANDEVILLE · SECONDED BY COUNCILOR GILDAY · VOTE: PASSED (AS AMENDED) 8-1

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Amend the amount to be raised by taxation from $77,059,308 to $77,089,308.

MOVED BY COUNCILOR WHEELER · SECONDED BY COUNCILOR MANDEVILLE · VOTE: PASSED 8-1

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Positively recommend the Water Enterprise amount of $4,350,000 to the City Council.

MOVED BY COUNCILOR MANDEVILLE · SECONDED BY COUNCILOR FREDERIQUE · VOTE: PASSED 8-0-1

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Positively recommend the Sewer Enterprise amount of $2,458,729 to the City Council.

MOVED BY COUNCILOR HOGG · SECONDED BY COUNCILOR MANDEVILLE · VOTE: PASSED 8-0-1

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Positively recommend the Water Enterprise amount of $375,000 to the City Council.

MOVED BY COUNCILOR GILDAY · SECONDED BY COUNCILOR MANDEVILLE · VOTE: PASSED 8-0-1

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Positively recommend a total appropriation amount of $86,628,257.

MOVED BY COUNCILOR MANDEVILLE · SECONDED BY COUNCILOR HOGG · VOTE: PASSED 8-0-1

City Council City Council MeetingMay 14, 2024

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Set public hearing date for June 11 and refer 2024-001 to the Ad Hoc Budget Committee of the Whole.

MOVED BY NICHOLAS WHEELER · SECONDED BY PAMELA GILDAY · VOTE: PASSED 8-0

2024-0012024-001 FY25 operating budget