CHILDERSBURG, Ala. – The Childersburg City Council approved Resolution 2024-20 for a FY 2025 Operating Budget that includes a pay raise and an increased health insurance contribution.
The unanimous budget approval calls for $5,797,150 in projected revenues – $5,765,867 in expenses and a surplus of $31,283. Employees will receive a one-time longevity increase, a three percent wage adjustment, and an increase in the City’s contribution to health insurance premiums to 85 percent. The budget also set the new year’s holiday schedule.
In other new business, Bruce Hunt was appointed to the Boards of Adjustments and Appeals for a term ending Nov. 15, 2027.
The council gave approval for the Rural Transportation System to hire a pair of temporary, part-time drivers on an as-needed basis, paying $10 per hour.
Approval was given to adjust the salary of the Senior Center/Transportation Director, Demetra Reynolds, to $27,500.
It was announced that the Childersburg Police Department (CPD) has been awarded an ADECA Traffic Grant of $3,000 per month. CPD officers received training in First Amendment Auditors, Second Amendment Activists, new laws, new drug trends, and firearms qualifications.
Approval was given to pay invoices in the amount of $298,453.22.
The next regular meeting of the Childersburg Council will be held on Nov. 5 at 6:00 p.m.
