CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte city leaders are expected to vote on a new budget Monday night.
“I appreciate City Council’s work in passing a budget that holds the line on taxes, enhances public safety, and helps spread opportunity to all corners of our city,” Mayor Jennifer Roberts said. “In addition to putting 63 more police officers on the street, this budget includes a concrete step toward our goal of raising the minimum wage of city employees to $15 per hour as well as supports mentoring and out of school time programs for disadvantaged youth.”
The budget adds 88 positions (63 sworn, 25 civilian) to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) and 18 firefighters for a new ladder company in the Northlake Mall area, according to a news release from the city.
The budget also fully funds the council’s compensation philosophy including the public safety pay plan and a new career path for hourly employees.
Operating and capital budgets for Enterprise Funds (Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Charlotte Area Transit System, Charlotte Water and Storm Water) were also approved with only one rate increase.
The adopted budget includes a Charlotte Water rate increase of $2.54 per month for a typical user in order to sustain a high quality drinking water system and environmentally sound waste water treatment, the city stated in the news release.
The five-year Community Investment Plan totaling $4.1 billion was also adopted. This program matches the high priority needs of our growing community with a financing plan that focuses on livability, getting around and job growth. The program invests in neighborhoods, housing, roads, storm water, water and sewer infrastructure, transit, sidewalks, bikeways, the airport, public safety and maintenance facilities. A bond referendum in the amount of $218 million is planned for the fall of 2016.
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