City of Jonesboro - File #: ORD-16:068

• File #: ORD-16:068
• Version: 2
• Name: Amend the 2016 budget for the Fire Department
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/21/2016
• In control: Finance & Administration Council Committee
• Final action: 10/18/2016
• Title: AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF JONESBORO TO AMEND THE 2016 ANNUAL BUDGET FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
• Indexes: Budget amendment, Employee benefits, Policy - creation/amendment
• Related files: ORD-15:069

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/18/2016	2	City Council	Passed	Pass
10/4/2016	2	City Council	Held at one reading	Pass
9/27/2016	2	Finance & Administration Council Committee	Recommended to Council	Pass

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AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF JONESBORO TO AMEND THE 2016 ANNUAL BUDGET FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT

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WHEREAS, Ordinance Number 15:069 adopted the 2016 Budget; and

WHEREAS, the City of Jonesboro acknowledges the value of employees and the need to address several critical workforce related issues within the Fire Department; and

WHEREAS, The 2016 Fire Department Budget will be increased in the amount of $805,730.00 in order to implement the amended salary compensation plan for the department.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS THAT:

SECTION 1: The sum of $575,768.00 to be added to the Fire Department Budget for salaries and the sum of $229,962.00 for benefits, said sum coming from the unappropriated funds of the reserve funds.

SECTION 2: No fire department employee will receive a decrease in yearly compensation.  

PASSED AND APPROVED, this 18th day of October, 2016