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The budget for Fiscal Year 2017 (July 1, 2016 – June 30, 2017) is scheduled to be adopted at a special called Commission Meeting on Tuesday, June 28, 2016. The meeting will be held in Commission Chambers at Government Center beginning at 1:00 p.m. and will be streamed live online at www.maconbibb.tv. The public hearing for this budget was held on June 16.
To review the budget and see the presentation, click here. It is also available for review during normal business hours in the County Clerk’s Office in Room 208 of Government Center. During that meeting, any person wishing to speak about the Budget may address the Commission.
The proposed budget includes:
- A reduction to the general fund of more than five million dollars from the current year, meaning the 20% mandated reduction has been met;
- A 1.5% Cost of Living Adjustment for all employees;
- Increased contributions to the pension plans;
- Maintained and even improved services; and
- No increase to the millage rate.
The Mayor adopted a theme for this year’s budget of “Recalling Our Past…Macon Our Future” to reflect how much went into getting us to the point of consolidation and then to recognize the above-and-beyond effort of employees, the public, and the Commission to get us to this point successfully.
The entire presentation of the proposed budget was streamed live online at www.maconbibb.tv, and it can be watched in the video player below.
To review the proposed budget, click the links below.
Macon-Bibb County Proposed Budget FY2017 from MBTV on Vimeo.
This will be the third full-year budget of the consolidated government, and each was built to allocate resources that would meet Macon-Bibb’s Vision and Mission and accomplish the goals identified in Macon-Bibb’s Forward Together Strategic Plan. After talking with the public and stakeholders, the Commission, senior leadership, and department heads approved the Vision and Mission, selected five Strategic Focus Areas that would improve all areas of the County, and identified priority projects in each.
Vision
Macon-Bibb will be the center of development, culture, and opportunity,
remembering our past while inspiring hope and pride for our future.
Mission
Macon-Bibb County provides the essential infrastructure, services, and programs,
creating a vibrant climate, enabling individuals, families, and businesses to prosper.
Strategic Focus Areas
Economic and Community Development
Safe Neighborhoods and Safe Communities
Efficient and Effective Government
Infrastructure Improvement
Quality of Life
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