Trussville Council Approves 2018 Budget

TRUSSVILLE, AL - The Trussville City Council has approved a $41.4 million budget for the 2018 fiscal year. The budget passed unanimously, and like last year's budget, is balanced. Some changes to the coming year's budget are a two percent pay increase for city employees, a cost increase in health insurance premiums for city workers and a one-time contribution of $18,770 to the state’s retirement system that will benefit 37 city retirees.

According to the Trussville Tribune, the new budget also includes the costs of upgrading the city library and developing an Americans with Disabilities law transition plan that will cost the city about $100,000. As well, city officials agreed to donate $10,000 to the Cahaba Blueway Project, a plan sponsored by the University of Alabama to promote and increase accessibility to the Cahaba River. (For more updates on this story and free news alerts for your neighborhood, sign up for your local Birmingham Patch morning newsletter.)

The city reported it took in more than $31 million in its general fund during the previous fiscal year, with more than $27 million of that coming from local taxes. The city also took in $9,626,000 from the state educational fund, $190,000 from the state gasoline seven cent fund, $170,000 from the state gasoline four cent fund, $170,500 from the state capital improvement fund, and $145,500 from the state correction fund.

The departmental breakdown of the budget is as follows:

- Mayor and council, $362,083

- Administrative, $1,015,862

- Inspections, $691,605

- Municipal Court, $344,755

- Information Technology, $308,934

- Police Department, $7,391,160

- Fire Department, $5,015,358

- Street Department, $1,843,660

- Garbage Expense, $2,020,000

- Parks and Recreation, $4,024,382

- Library, $1,287,438

- Rental Properties, $17,000

- Non-Departmental, $1,907,641

- Debt Service, $4,905,122

Photo from City of Trussville