Tuesday, May 22, 2012
The updated budget includes lower-than-projected taxable values and more than $200,000 in additional revenue from a police dispatch service-sharing agreement.
The Birmingham City Commission approved the city's 2012-13 budget Monday night, a $64 million package that features a shrinking city staff and expenditures that continue to exceed revenues. In total, Birmingham plans spend $64 million in 2012-13 and expects to bring in $61 million in revenue. The discussion was short Monday night but there weren't many changes made to the budget, especially after commissioners discussed each line item during a five-hour budget meeting in late April. "We've spent a whole lot of time on this budget," said Mayor Mark Nickita Monday night. "It's thoroughly gone through and I think we're comfortable going forward this year with a lot of good things." City finance director Sharon Ostin noted several changes to …
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Monday, May 21, 2012
Here's what you need to know about Birmingham this week.
School Board to announce superintendent finalists Tuesday: The Birmingham Board of Education will meet for a special meeting Tuesday at 8 p.m. to announce the finalists for the superintendent position at Birmingham Public Schools. City Commission to meet Monday: The Birmingham City Commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday at City Hall. On the agenda is the 2012-13 city budget. Distinguished American Award Thursday: David Segura, CEO of VisionIT, will be honored by the YES Foundation at their 2012 Distinguised American at their award breakfast from 7:30-9:30 a.m. Thursday at the Townsend Hotel. Concerts, senior skip day: There are several year-end events happening this week at both Seaholm and Groves high school. At Groves, the choir …
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The Community House
380 S Bates St, Birmingham, MI
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Birmingham City Hall
151 Martin St, Birmingham, MI
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The Townsend Hotel
100 Townsend St, Birmingham, MI
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Seaholm High School
2436 W Lincoln St, Birmingham, MI
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Groves High School
20500 W 13 Mile Rd, Beverly Hills, MI
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Birmingham Public Schools — Administrative Offices
550 W Merrill St, Birmingham, MI
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Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Baldwin Public Library's 2012-13 budget will be one to consider as a joint city committee continues to study potential renovations plans for the library building.
After years of budget woes, Baldwin Public Library is back on its feet again — and library administrators already are looking ahead. In a presentation to the Birmingham City Commission April 21, Library Director Doug Koschik outlined a budget for 2012-13 that balances the budget just as the library returns to full service hours and requests a smaller millage from the city. Meanwhile, a joint committee made up of library board members and city commissioners continue to discuss the renovation possibilities for the aging library building at 300 W. Merrill St. According to Koschik, the outlook for 2012-13 is bright, especially as the library expects to balance its budget for a second year in a row. During the next fiscal year, Baldwin expects …
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Tuesday, April 24, 2012
The tentative plan, as presented to city commissioners Saturday, is highlighted by growing revenues that still fall behind expected spending.
It's budget season in Birmingham, and city commissioners are considering a $64 million budget for 2012-13, which includes rising property values and a city staff that's growing smaller by the year. "The worst may be over, but we're not out of the woods yet," City Manager Bob Bruner said at the city's budget presentation Saturday at City Hall. At the five-hour Saturday meeting, Bruner and various department heads laid out tentative budgets for the upcoming year before the Birmingham City Commission. With big projects on the horizon, Bruner made sure to note that expenditures continue to exceed revenues for another year. "These last several years of economic and revenue decline have forced communities to ask the question: 'Is there a better …
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