City of Flint publishes the balanced budget 6th year in a row

Flint, me. (WNEM) – The city of Flint has published its sixth budget in a row for the next financial year.

Now it is in the hands of the city council to pass it.

The mayor of Flint, Sheldon Neeley, said this budget was one of the strongest in the city administration.

“We have opposed all chances of winning that refer to the city of Flint,” said Neeley.

For the sixth time in a row, he bragged a balanced city budget. This budget predicts in the next financial year and expenditure of 68 million US dollars of $ 64 million, with the rest covered with a rainy day.

“Police, fire, you know, maintenance streets, streets. All of these things we see and that we do not see, you know, we take it for granted because it just happens, but it just doesn't happen without financing, you know, waste, snow runs, paving streets and speed hump, ”said Neeley.

According to the mayor, some of the highlights in this year's budget include more city positions to improve services and to expand the employment opportunities, economic strength and to reduce unemployment, persistent fiscal responsibility and commit to long -term stability.

“We have provided many improved services for the residents. You know that the residents had not really seen that the implementation of speed humps, as in previous years, have been added to our public security structure, as in previous years, ambulance and important medical transport units and part of what is in our environment. We haven't seen that in the past two decades, ”said Neeley.

However, a challenge said that Neeley was the uninfected liability by the city's pension system.

“Our pension payments were greater than we could actually afford to participate and pay in the past few years, but since we conveyed with the state of Michigan, we were able to be able to balance the level that is able to balance the level, which is able to balance the level, which is able to balance and the mixture with a subsidy and the blend. Mids in what was reduced with a subsidy, with a subsidy system, could be able to provide a subsidy with a subsidy.

The uncertain future of federal financing is also located on the city's radar.

“Community Block Grant Dollars could and may be influenced. Our HUD dollars could possibly be affected. We know that our Department of Justice dollars that we use to prevent crime are influenced. We still see, look, take a look at what possibly negatively influenced by some of the disadvantages of what the federal government has given over the years like Flint, ”said Neeley.

However, Neeley said that the budget is constant for this next financial year, and now it is going to the city council for approval.

If you want to see the budget, the city has uploaded it to the public to display it on its website.

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