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Read comments (8)Shelbyville will have a budget deficit of approximately $571,000 -- a figure which the council decided, following a lengthy discussion, to leave as is.
The council will meet at 5 p.m. on June 25 in a special called meeting at the city hall annex to formerly adopt the budget.
One money-saving idea will be adopted at tonight's council meeting: Converting the city's public works department to a four-day work week, which is estimated to save around $65,000 in fuel costs over the next year.
However, that means that there will no longer be any garbage routes on Fridays for Shelbyville residents. A new schedule for those impacted by this change should be available by next week.
Reviewing non-profit agency requests, the council chose to keep the amount the same as last year's contributions: a figure of $106,829, instead of the $142,100 asked for.
Two non-profit charitable organizations that had made requests for the first time this year were denied funds. The Next Step Home had asked for $10,400 in funding and First Choice Pregnancy Center made a request for $5,000. Contributions to other organizations remained the same, despite requests for more funding from eight of the groups.
However, the working budget being considered was already based on using the same figures as last year, so holding the line didn't do anything to reduce the projected deficit..
Other changes were made which had been discussed last week, such as eliminating the use of paper paychecks, estimated to save $16,740; eliminating one public works position at a savings of $12,801; and requiring city employees to take a two-week vacation, which would put $32,859 back into the budget.
The savings for the three cuts total $62,400. The cuts are expected to be formally adopted at tonight's city council meeting, set for 6 p.m. at the city hall annex.
>>Did you know that most of Europe only works 3-4 days a week? They, also, get standard 4 weeks of paid vacation.
Gee maybe I should consider moving to Europe :>)
What about putting re-cycle bins for everyone to put their cans in..Couldn't they pick that up once a week and then turn it in for money for the county...I save my cans to turn in for us for extra money... don't think everyone does that and they could just throw their cans in another bin to be picked up on a certain day...Just another thought...
Non-profits are just that, non-profit. They take donations, they should work for the money just like everyone else running a company. I would have rather keep that civil job for the 1 person that would need a job. Non-profits have more opportunities than that one fellow. I am curious about the other 8 non-profits as well.
Dianatn,
Yes and no, The gas-saving will be around 25% because they can do more area in one day without having to go back 2-3 times. The money saved isn't just the government but the workers spend 20% less also. They also have more time with their families. Did you know that most of Europe only works 3-4 days a week? They, also, get standard 4 weeks of paid vacation.
ALL CITY EMPLOYEES SHOULD GO TO A FOUR DAY-32 HOUR PER WEEK WORK WEEK,EXCEPT FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS.STOP THE CITY SQARE "TREE" PRJECT.SUSPEND PARKS AND RECREATION EVENING ACTIVITIES WHICH REQUIRE CITY PAYROLL EMPLOYEES,EXCEPT SECURITY GUARDS.END EVENING SPORTS IN CITY PARKS TO SAVE ELECTRIC CHARGES.DOWNSIZE CITY HALL OFFICE STAFF.SET ALL THERMOSTATS AT 78 DEGREES DURING SUMMER HOURS.GOOD HUNTING FOR REDUCTION IN SPENDING CITY COUNCIL AND MAYOR!!!
I agree with volunteerorange regarding nonprofit organizations. Tax money should go to services which directly benefit the tax payers. These organizations need to raise their own funds from people who choose to donate to them.
Am I reading this wrong or maybe not getting the entire point to cutting out Friday's garbage pick ups. Would the employees be working like a 4/10 shift? Or would they only be getting 32 hours a week? A 4/10 shift wouldn't save any money because it is the same amount of hours a week it wouldn't save any gas either because wouldn't they still have to run the same routes only on different days?
Taxpayers should not be funding non-profit organizations - period!
Just out of curiosity, how much of our budget is set aside to handle all the illegal's freebies? Inquiring minds want to know.