June 11, 2024Asheville City Council
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Adopts the City budget for fiscal year 2025, with a one-cent tax increase to pay for the staff’s salary options of (1)…
- Passed. Voted no: S. Antanette Mosley, Kim Roney, Sheneika Smith.
- Why it matters: The yearly budget sets how much the City can spend on each service and what it charges in taxes and fees.
Official title: Council adopted the the Fiscal Year 2025 Annual Operating and Capital Budget with a one-cent tax increase to pay for the staff’s salary options of (1) a flat dollar increase of $4,053 for beginning on-shift firefighters with a 2.5% separation between steps in the Fire Pay Plan; (2) provide an annual increase of 6% for employees on the Police Pay Plan; and (3) provide an annual increase of $2,400 or 4.11%, whichever is greater, for all regular full-time 6-11-24 Page 15 permanent employees on the City’s other pay plans
Carried 4–3
From the minutes: This motion was seconded by Vice-Mayor Kilgore and 6-11-24 Page 16 carried on a 4-3 vote, with Councilwoman Mosley, Councilwoman Roney and Councilwoman Smith voting “no.”
Read the motion as recorded
“Councilwoman Ullman moved to adopt the the Fiscal Year 2025 Annual Operating and Capital Budget with a one-cent tax increase to pay for the staff’s salary options of (1) a flat dollar increase of $4,053 for beginning on-shift firefighters with a 2.5% separation between steps in the Fire Pay Plan; (2) provide an annual increase of 6% for employees on the Police Pay Plan; and (3) provide an annual increase of $2,400 or 4.11%, whichever is greater, for all regular full-time 6-11-24 Page 15 permanent employees on the City’s other pay plans.”
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