Tucson plans to invest millions in areas like employee compensation and improved service delivery.
Nicole Ludden Tucson City Council approved $2.2 billion in spending for the next fiscal year in a budget with targeted funding for staffing, service delivery and a five-year investment plan for dedicated city initiatives.
People are also reading… The budget includes $14.8 million in raises with commissioned line and police officers seeing a 5% bump while other city employees see 3% raises. The spending plan also focuses on shoring up resources in its internal services departments to improve business services, human resources and information technology.
As with the climate discussion, Mayor Regina Romero made a point to clarify the total investment the city puts toward certain categories isn’t contained in the general fund budget when considering the totality of federal and local grants. Liz Casey, a volunteer with the mutual aid project Community Care Tucson that provides aid to the unsheltered population, said that while the city’s housing first program works, there’s more work to be done.
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