The Dillon City Council passed the final reading of their 2017-2018 budget on Monday morning in a called meeting.
No one appeared at the public hearing to speak on the budget. The total budget is $9,386,146. The budget is a slight increase over last year’s budget at 0.005 percent.
The General Fund portion of the budget is $5,772,414. The Water and Sewer Fund portion of the budget is $3,613,732.
The main points of the budget include the following:
—The General Fund includes a 5% increase in sanitation rates for residential and commercial users, which is an increase of $43,000 in revenue.
—Expenses in General Fund include a 1% increase in state retirement ($45,000) and a 9% increase in health insurance ($35,000).
-This is the last year of purchasing the remaining (10) air packs for the Fire Department at a cost of $65,000. $30,000 is budgeted for a new roof for the Fire Department over the meeting room and living space. Downtown grants are included with $24,000 for façade and $30,000 for up-fit projects.
-The proposed 2018 budget of $5,772,414 compared to the 2017 budget of $5,867,383 is $95,000 less.
The 2018 Water & Sewer budget includes a 4% increase in rates and $60,000 from Perdue towards depreciation.
-Expenses for Water & Sewer include $60,000 in SRF loans for the river bridge project and water tank project. Also included in this budget is a 1% increase in state retirement of $20,000 and a 9% increase in health insurance of $12,000.