Proposed FY2016 Budget Includes Tax Reduction, New Pay Scale
Press release from the issuing company
Wednesday, May 13th, 2015
At the Macon-Bibb County Commission Work Session on Tuesday, May 12, 2015, Mayor Robert Reichert presented to the Commission the proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2016 (July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016). To view the presentation, click here.
This will be the second full-year budget of the consolidated government, and it includes:
- Full implementation of the new pay scale;
- Capital Improvement program prioritized through Strategic Plan;
- Elimination of double taxation by reducing the millage rate for residents of the former city; and
- Keeps millage rate for former unincorporated county the same.
Driving this year’s budget was the creation of Macon-Bibb’s first Strategic Plan. For 14 months, the Commission, senior leadership, and department heads worked to develop the Plan, and it was used to set budget priorities in five Focus Areas: Economic and Community Development; Safe Neighborhoods and Safe Communities; Efficient and Effective Government; Infrastructure Improvement; and Quality of Life. The strategic planning process was funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundations and facilitated by the University of Georgia Carl Vinson Institute of Government. To view a copy of the Strategic Plan, click here.
