Columbia’s city council is set to vote Monday evening on city manager De’Carlon Seewood’s proposed $600-million budget.
Columbia’s city council has held three public hearings on the proposed budget. Mr. Seewood tells 939 the Eagle that he hopes the budget is approved Monday evening. He emphasizes that city officials have engaged residents on what should be in the budget.
His proposed budget includes a three percent pay increase for the city’s 1,600 employees. It would also increase the Columbia police department’s budget by 0.7 percent and the fire department’s budget by 2.5 percent. CPD’s current budget is $35.4 million, while CFD’s budget is $31.4 million.
Monday’s Columbia city council meeting begins at 7 pm at city hall.