GONZALES, La. (AP) - Gonzales Mayor Barney Arceneaux says he intends to move as quickly as possible to introduce a new operating budget that would include a proposed 2 percent pay raise for city employees.
The Advocate reports (https://bit.ly/1gHPTLD) Tuesday’s meeting came in the wake of Arceneaux’s veto of the major parts of the city’s proposed 2014-15 budget, a move the council on Wednesday did not attempt to override.
The veto means a new budget must be introduced and advertised. Without a budget in place by June 1, the city would operate at 50 percent of last year’s budget until a new plan is adopted.
Arceneaux has said he objected to proposed cuts in funding for the police and fire departments and the study of a new service road along Interstate 10.
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Information from: The Advocate, https://theadvocate.com
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