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Mayor Reichert Proposes Balanced Budget for Fiscal Year 2014

Posted Wed, 05/15/2013 - 3:48pm

Macon Mayor Robert Reichert proposed to City Council a balanced budget for Fiscal Year 2014 (FY14), which is the period July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014. He made this presentation at a Special Called Meeting of City Council on Tuesday, May 14. The meeting was open to the public and can be viewed at www.maconbibb.tv. The presentation and proposed budget can be viewed by clicking on the link below.

The proposed, balanced FY14 was developed after many weeks of dedicated effort by Department Heads and staff, and it was done with the pending consolidation in mind and guided by our Strategic Plan and within the B.E.S.T. framework.

The general fund budget is 2.6% less than the previous year’s approved budget and 7.4% less than FY2012. The millage rate is being proposed to remain the same at 9.7 mils. Despite the reduced general fund, we are still able to provide services to our community and support projects and initiatives to improve our neighborhoods. Funding is included for:

  • Macon-Bibb County Consolidation
  • Additional firefighters for new stations
  • 100 hardwood trees
  • Greener Macon initiatives, including litter pickup and the Gateway Project
  • Ongoing housing demolition
  • 5x5 Program

The full proposed budget can be viewed here

Mayor Reichert Proposes Balanced Budget for Fiscal Year 2014

Posted Mon, 05/13/2013 - 3:09pm

Macon Mayor Robert Reichert will propose to City Council a balanced budget for Fiscal Year 2014 (FY14), which is the period from Jul0y 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014. He will make this presentation at a Special Called Meeting of City Council on Tuesday, May 14, beginning at 5:00 p.m. This meeting is open to the public and will be streamed live online at www.maconbibb.tv. The presentation and proposed budget will be available to the public beginning Wednesday, May 15.

The proposed FY14 budget was developed after many weeks of dedicated effort by Department Heads and staff, and it was done with the pending consolidation in mind and guided by our Strategic Plan and within the B.E.S.T. framework.

The general fund budget is 2.6% less than last fiscal year and 7.4% less than FY2012. The millage rate is proposed to remain the same at 9.7 mils. Despite the reduced general fund, the City is still able to provide services to our community and support projects and initiatives to improve our neighborhoods. Funding is included for:
 

  • Macon-Bibb County Consolidation
  • Additional firefighters for new stations
  • 100 hardwood trees
  • Greener Macon initiatives, including litter pickup and the Gateway Project
  • Ongoing housing demolition
  • 5x5 Program

Budgetary Impact of Consolidation
This is an historic budget for the City of Macon as it will be the last budget for a government that has existed since 1823. In January 2014, the new, consolidated Macon-Bibb County will begin serving our community as a municipal and county government. With that transition in mind, the City has prepared half of the budget for the current government and the other half for the new government. Revenues are calculated for the entire FY14, but expenditures are calculated in six month halves. The first six months are prepared in detail, but the second six months are reflected as a single line item so the new Macon-Bibb County government will have the discretion to build a new financial structure. The University of Georgia’s Carl Vinson Institute of Government will be assisting the the City and County in compiling the full first 6 months budget of the new government.

Strategic Plan
With pending consolidation of city and county governments, the administration of the City of Macon developed a Strategic Plan for the remaining months to focus on three competing – but complimentary – areas through January 2014.

Macon Increases Public Engagement Through SeeClickFix

Posted Thu, 05/09/2013 - 6:39am

The City of Macon has added service requests for the Central Services Department to the SeeClickFix program. Now, people can use their smart phone, internet connection, and even Facebook to report issues with lighting, street painting, and traffic signals and signs.

“We want to provide a more direct connection between the citizens of Macon and the departments serving them and their needs,” says City of Macon Mayor Robert Reichert. “With SeeClickFix, we are also providing people the ability to track the progress of their service request, as well as those in their neighborhood.

City of Macon Announces Greener City Efforts

Posted Fri, 02/22/2013 - 1:38pm

The City of Macon’s Strategic Plan for 2013 identifies several projects within the B.E.S.T. framework that seek to improve our neighborhoods and clean up the City. Whether it’s with the 5x5 Program of focused services or finding ways to improve the gateways in to our community, Mayor Robert Reichert is committed to improving the appearance of Macon-Bibb County.

“Presentation matters in our daily lives and careers, and it matters in the redevelopment and revitalization of our City,” says the Mayor. “This is a great city to live, work, and play, and we need to put our best foot forward so visitors and tourists will be encouraged to learn more about us and our own citizens will have a sense of pride in their community.”

Completion of Road Improvement Project Celebrated

Posted Mon, 05/06/2013 - 10:21am

The City of Macon and the Medical Center of Central Georgia will celebrate the completion of the New & Pine Streets Improvement Project with a ceremonial ribbon cutting on Tuesday, May 7, at 10:00 a.m. The ceremony will be held at the intersection of New and Pine Streets in the Medical Center’s Emergency Center turnaround.* Featured guests and speakers at the event will include Macon Mayor Robert Reichert, Medical Center of Central Georgia Dr. Ninfa Saunders, Macon City Council Public Properties Chair Rick Hutto, SPLOST Advisory Committee Chair Dan Slagle, and other officials.

Macon-Bibb Consolidation Update - 4.13.2013

Posted Sat, 04/13/2013 - 8:01am

The most recent update from the Macon-Bibb County Consolidation Transition Task Force features Finance and Facilities Committee meetings, as well as recent media coverage and a schedule of meetings for the week of April 15.

These updates are being provided as part of a collaborative effort by the Transition Task Force, City of Macon, Bibb County, and the Middle Georgia Regional Commission to help better inform you of this historic process to create a new, consolidated Macon-Bibb County.