Struthers council reviews amended 2024 budget, hears transfers to police and fire pensions
Summary
Councilors were told the amended 2024 budget remains largely in line with the original after grants offset higher hospitalization costs. Two ordinances would transfer $40,000 to the police pension and $25,000 to the fire pension; motions to consider both were made but no roll-call votes are recorded in the transcript.
Speaker 1 opened discussion of the amended 2024 budget and asked Chrissy to summarize the changes. Chrissy said the amended budget "pretty much basically [is] in line with the original budget," while noting hospitalization expenses were higher than expected but that corresponding grant revenue offsets the increase.
Speaker 1 then described several proposed ordinances. One would authorize the auditor to transfer $40,000 from the 2024 general fund to the police pension fund (account number recited). A separate ordinance would authorize a $25,000 transfer from the 2024 general fund to the fire pension fund (account number recited). Speaker 1 called each item "just a transfer of funds." Motions to bring both ordinances forward for consideration were made and seconded on the record; the transcript does not record a roll-call or final vote on either ordinance.
The council also noted a repeal reading for ordinance number 24-023 and identified five pieces of legislation slated for further consideration. Speaker 1 scheduled a follow-up finance and legislation meeting for January 8 at 6:00 p.m. to review pending items.
What happens next: The transcript records motions to consider the pension transfers and other items, but it does not show adoption or final passage. The council planned further consideration at upcoming meetings and did not complete formal votes on the budget transfers in the recorded segments.
