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Last night, Louisville mayor Greg Fischer proposed the budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The overall budget is $822 million, which reflects an increase from last year due to an improving local economy. The city says they are anticipating a 4%, $20 million, increase in revenue this year.
58% of the budget is dedicated to public safety and related agencies. This approximately $475 million will be used to hire new firefighters and new metro police officers. Some will go to replacing city vehicles, such as police cars, ambulances and snow plows. $300,000 will be used to add more public cameras to the city and $640,000 will used to pay metro police officers working in areas where crime is higher overtime.
$20 million will be used to repave streets and roads in the city with no word at this time on which roads will be improved. There is also $500,000 set aside to increase the number of bike lanes throughout the city. $100,000 will be used to redesign parts of Broadway and $1 million will be used to purchase vacant and abandoned properties.
Other points of interest are $4 million which will be used for repairs at Slugger Field, $1 million for repairs at the Louisville Zoo, a 2% raise for non-union city employees and $6.1 million to upgrade computers and software for the city government.
The entire budget proposal can be viewed on the City of Louisville website. Anyone wishing to comment on the budget will have the opportunity on Wednesday, June 1st at 5:00 PM. The meeting will be held in the Council Chambers, which are located at 601 West Jefferson Street. Sign-ups will begin at 4:00 PM on the third floor of City Hall. Speakers will be given 3 minutes to make comments and may submit a written statement as well. For more information on the meeting, you can contact Tony Hyatt at 502-574-4137 or Stephen Haag at 502-574-1204.
Mayor Greg Fisher will deliver his proposed 2016-2017 Capital and Operational Budget Address on Thursday, May 26th at 4:00pm during a special meeting of the Louisville Metro Council. As a result of this special meeting, the Democratic Caucus will not meet on Thursday.
The Committee of the Whole will meet prior to the Mayor’s address at 3:00pm in the First Floor Conference Room to review the Council’s agendas for the evening.
The Louisville Metro Council will hold its last regular meeting of the month of May at 6:00pm in Council Chambers. The meetings are open to the public, who may enter City Hall using the Sixth Street entrance. Anyone needing assistance may enter City Hall from the Jefferson Street entrance.
Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer and Louisville Division of Fire Chief, Colonel Gregory W. Frederick celebrated the promotion of 11 members to new positions within the Louisville Division of Fire. We wish them the best of luck in their new roles!
See below for members promoted and their new positions:
- Sgt. Michael Davis – Fire Apparatus Operator
- Sgt. Michael Enyard – Fire Apparatus Operator
- Sgt. Jelen Greene – Fire Apparatus Operator
- Sgt. James Perry – Fire Apparatus Operator
- Capt. Thomas Anderson – Company Commander
- Capt. Darrell Davis – Company Commander
- Capt. Jason Sanders – Arson Investigator II
- Capt. Chris Wahl – Company Commander
- Maj. Lawrence Graves – Battalion Chief
- Maj. Chris Jenkins – Battalion Chief – Chief of Investigations
- Maj. Chris Verdi – Battalion Chief
Ad Hoc Committee on the Land Development Code – Monday, August 10th 3:00pm
The Committee will continue its review of revisions to the Land Development Code of Louisville Metro Government. The Committee has three ordinances that it will review. Agenda
Committee on Sustainability – Thursday, August 13th 3:00pm
The Committee will hear from Gina O’Brien of Brightside on spring assessments and initiatives. The Committee will also review a Resolution supporting the future of solar energy in Louisville. It will also review a Resolution allowing the mayor to accept a donation from the Okolona Fence Company for fence construction at the Animal House Adoption Center. Agenda
Committee of the Whole – Thursday, August 13th 5:15pm
The Committee will review the Council agenda for the evening meeting. This Committee meeting is not televised and meets in the First Floor Conference Room. The Committee agenda is pending.
Council meeting – Thursday, August 13th 6:00pm
This is the regular meeting of the Louisville Metro Council. The final agenda is pending.
Meeting times are subject to change. Agendas are followed at the discretion of the Chair of each Committee. While an item may be listed, it does not mean all items will be acted upon by a committee.
To review all agendas of the committees of the Louisville Metro Council, go to the Metro Council Clerk’s web page.
All meetings are aired live on Metro TV Insight cable Channel 25. Meetings are also streamlined on the Metro Council’s website. Go to: http://louisvilleky.gov/
Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer will be sworn this morning for his second term. Also taking the oath of office today are Metro Council members, the sheriff, county clerk, county attorney, sheriff, circuit court clerk, and coroner, among others.
The event – open to the public and free to attend – is at 10:30 a.m. at Louisville Metro Hall and will feature music arranged and led by Louisville Orchestra Director, Teddy Abrams.
Seating is limited in the Rotunda; however, there will be additional viewing opportunities from the fourth floor of Metro Hall – including a simulcast on large screens in the Mayor’s Gallery.