Clarkson approves Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget

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The Clarkson City Commission held a special meeting Monday evening to adopt its operating budget for the coming fiscal year. 

The ordinance projects total general fund resources available of $1,083,812; total general fund appropriations of $863,902.44; total sewer fund resources available of $707,797.85; total sewer fund appropriations of $289,914.15; $48,500 in municipal road fund resources available; $55,465.68 in municipal road fund appropriations; total parks & recreation resources available of $89,500; and total parks & recreation appropriations of $59,500.  

According to Clarkson City Clerk-Treasurer Scotty Gore, the budget ordinance initially factored in a 6 percent raise for all city employees, but, upon one employee's request for a higher raise, the city commission last week requested Gore present alternate budget ordinance options with 8 percent and 10 percent raises for all city employees in place of the 6 percent raise.

During Monday's special called meeting, the city commission voted to give the employee who had requested a higher raise a 17% wage increase and the remaining city employees 6% raises, Gore said. 

In other business, the city commission also approved the second and final reading of Clarkson's amended Fiscal Year 2024-2025 budget ordinance.