Mayor Nadine Woodward issued the following statement regarding the 2024 budget passed unanimously tonight by the City Council:
“This has been a really collaborative process with the City Council. We worked more closely than ever with the Council. Our collaboration dates back to hosting a series of budget town halls in each of the districts last spring, continued this summer with regular meetings between the respective budget committees, and finally the weeks of public discussion with the full Council this fall. The final product invests in maintaining services for our community and in the people who deliver those services to neighborhoods. The Council has been side-by-side with the Administration in finalizing labor contracts, working to control public safety overtime, and finding funding solutions. The combination of efficiencies we’ve gained, updating of fee schedules, expanding the use of special-purpose funds, and strategically using bridge strategies is a significant step forward and through the economic downturn.”
