Politics & Government
Traffic Officer Added to Brentwood 2012 Budget
It's one of a few changes made between the city administrator's original proposal and what the Brentwood Board of Aldermen approved on Monday night.
A 2012 budget approved by the Brentwood Board of Aldermen contains a few changes from the by City Administrator Bola Akande.
The city plans to hire a full-time police officer to monitor traffic. That position was added after police chief Steve Disbennett made a public plea following Akande's budget presentation to the Ways and Means Committee in November.
The position is projected to cost about $70,000 in salary and benefits, Akande said. The city expects the officer to generate about $75,000 in fines, which will pay for the extra position, Akande said.
The Brentwood Board of Aldermen approved the budget during .
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Some other changes from the :
- Two longtime workers in Brentwood are retiring, so the city budgeted smaller salary numbers for their replacements in 2012.
- A new ambulance, which was budgeted for this year, won't be delivered until 2012. Money budgeted for 2011 has been added to the 2012 budget.
- Budgeted overtime costs in the were lowered by $10,000.
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