Perry council OKs budget, promises to revisit in a few months | Politics | Macon.com

PERRY — The fiscal 2014 budget has been approved for Perry without any tax increases, but also without a few original items.

“It’s not everything I want,” said Mayor Jimmy Faircloth, “But it is what it is.”

Perry City Council unanimously approved the amended budget at Tuesday’s regular meeting, where they also agreed to an ordinance relieving fees for businesses that also operate catering services and another that will provide home repair grants to low-income families.

The $23 million budget, which begins on July 1, is balanced without a tax increase. The general fund is estimated to bring in about $11.7 million, of which the city expects to save $164,000 entering the 2015 fiscal year. Enterprise funds, which includes water and fees among other revenue, make up the balance of the budget. The millage rate remains at 14.13 mills.

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