The Roswell City Council gave first-round approval to the proposed FY 2017 budget, but changes appear likely.
As presented, the budget totals $124.6 million, a 4.6 percent increase from 2016’s approved document of $119.1 million. The general fund revenue portion of the document totals $70.7 million with the operating budget set at 70.2 million.
The 2017 plan budgets for six new positions, four of them in the E-911 operation. It also includes an average 4 percent merit raise for city employees, budgeted at $1.6 million. And it incorporates $6.5 million in one-time capital projects, with the bulk of those related to transportation and parks and recreation.
Council members plan to hold a work session before the second reading of the budget, which is set for late May. A list of possible additions and deletions will be considered then.
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