Budget amendment related to employee pay

Budget amendment related to employee pay

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Chattanooga city council members take action to move forward on amending the budget to exclude city employee raises.

Council members took a first vote on the amendment this evening.

City staff had previously said that the original budget documents that were passed were not the ones presented to city council members in that the general pay plan included pay raises for employees which was a draft document.

City officials say around 1.5 million dollars had been set aside relating to compensation in the past, but went into reserves after a plan was not finalized.

Councilman russell gilbert questioned why that money couldn't be used for raises.

> administrator/city finance officer daisy madison "you cannot use reserve dollars to pay salaries or other ongoing operations unless you can identify increased revenues in the future years that are equal to or more to sustain it."

There will be raises for people making below the federal poverty rate which goes from $12.38 to $12.60.

Councilman gilbert was the only one to vote no on the amendment.

Council members will give