trymahjong Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 from Stephan Costellos newsletterDear Friends, Moments ago, City Council unanimously voted to adopt the Fiscal Year 2014 operating budget allocating $4.5 billion in total citywide spending. This includes $2.2 billion in General Fund spending (largely supported by property and sales tax revenues), as well as spending in the self-supported Houston Airport System and Combined Utility System. The budget projects a 4.5 percent increase in property tax revenues and a 5.7 percent increase in sales tax revenues. Overall spending in the General Fund is up $105 million primarily due to contractual pay raises and increases in pension and health benefits costs. Key features of the adopted budget include:$1.3 billion in public safety spending (Fire, Houston Emergency Center, Municipal Courts, Police, Forensic Services);$7.5 million in maintenance dollars for city facilities and fleet;$11.1 million in retired debt by ReBuild Houston for new streets and drainage;Double the number of Houston households with single-stream recycling from 100,000 to 200,000 homes;$3 million for EMT training for Houston fire fighters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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