Most city workers would get 3 percent salary increases next year under a proposed city budget that will be reviewed with department heads starting today.
Columbus City councilmen are beginning two days of hearings on the 2019 city budget, receiving details about the proposed spending plan.
The proposed $61 million budget for next year compares to a $58.9 million city budget the council approved for 2018, said Jamie Brinegar, the city’s finance director. Budget materials from the city show the 2018 budget at slightly more than $60 million with less than half the year to go.
Budget hearings begin at 1 p.m. today and Thursday in the council chambers at Columbus City Hall, 123 Washington St.
Budgets for Columbus Police Department, Community Development, Columbus Fire Department, Engineering and Sanitation are scheduled for today, among others. Budgets for planning, Animal Care Services, Human Rights, redevelopment, and parks and recreation are set for Thursday, among others.
For more on this story, see Wednesday’s Republic.
