Andy passes $17.1M budget
Published 12:00 am Wednesday, September 17, 2014
The Andalusia City Council Tuesday passed a $17.1 million budget for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1.
The biggest portion of the budget, 15.9 percent is allocated for miscellaneous expenses. Of this, $2 million is matching funds for the South Three Notch street project, and $175,000 is for streetlights.
The budget also leaves $600,000 unallocated for contingencies. State law requires municipalities to leave a portion of its revenues in reserve.
Projected departmental expenses follow:
• Administrative – $636,674
• IT – $293,921
• Human Resources – $205,233
• Court – $309,139
• Adult Activity – $495,095
• Library – $266,275
• Golf Course – $363,587
• Mapping – $250,453
• Inspection – $278,400
• Maintenance – $429,426
• Horticulture – $145,679
• Parks and Rec – $1,097,884
• Police – $2,184,718
• Animal Control – $131,566
• Street – $1,084,394
• Sanitation – $389,013
• Landfill – $126,693
• Recycling – $294,310
• Education – $2,151,000
• Long-term debt – $1,515,031
• Miscellaneous – $2,719,000
In other business, the council:
• Abated properties at 101 Princeton St., 213 Allen Ave. and 109 Dixon St. for weeds
• Vacated a portion of Owens Street.
• Vacated an undeveloped portion of Crabapple Street in the Green Acres subdivision.
• Vacated an alley in the Meadowbrook subdivision that was never developed.