Dwaine Heinrich

Jamestown  (CSi)  Jamestown Mayor Dwaine Heinrich says, the City Council continues with budget planning for the 2022 Calendar Year Budget.

On Tuesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2 he said, with the General Fund, the consensus reached for 2022, is to approve in the Preliminary Budget a three percent salary increase for city employees and step increase raises.

He added that the General Fund increases are to include equipment purchases of about $241,000. with includes dollars set aside  for the major purchase of a bucket truck for the Street Department.  The Mayor pointed out that there will be a transfer  to the Building Site Fund, for continued funding for the City Fire Hall roof replacement.

He said exact figures are not yet available for state funding, but are estimated at between $1.5 and 2-million.

He said the city’s Reserve Fund looks to be in good shape, at $3-million, as a percentage of moneys  that need to be in reserves for unseen expenditures.

More city budget meetings are planned, and the information on the preliminary budget taken this month’s Finance & Legal Committee meeting on July 20, for consideration, with approval at the August 2 City Council meeting.

The preliminary budget can be adjusted downward but not increase.

In October the final budget will be approved.