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Fire department consolidation, cost of living adjustments account for biggest increases in proposed Catoosa County FY21 budget

Staff Photo by Robin Rudd / Emergency equipment from the Catoosa County Fire and Rescue Department arrive for the parade. TThe Baggett Estates neighborhood, Boynton Elementary, Catoosa County Sheriff and Fire and Rescue Departments and Puckett EMS came together for a birthday parade, of over fifty vehicles, for Riley Hill on March 28, 2020. Riley, a Boynton Elementary fourth grader, had his birthday party and a Make a Wish trip cancelled because of the Coronavirus pandemic.
Staff Photo by Robin Rudd / Emergency equipment from the Catoosa County Fire and Rescue Department arrive for the parade. TThe Baggett Estates neighborhood, Boynton Elementary, Catoosa County Sheriff and Fire and Rescue Departments and Puckett EMS came together for a birthday parade, of over fifty vehicles, for Riley Hill on March 28, 2020. Riley, a Boynton Elementary fourth grader, had his birthday party and a Make a Wish trip cancelled because of the Coronavirus pandemic.

By Tierra Hayes, correspondent 2 min read

The first draft of Catoosa County’s fiscal year ’21 budget includes notable increases for the fire department and cost of living adjustments.

Presented during the Aug. 4 commissioners’ meeting, the FY21 proposal estimates $31.2 million in expenditures, $2.6 million more than last year.

Outside of normal expenditures, the proposal includes $3 million to be transferred from the county’s savings to a new capital projects fund “to fund vital projects that aren’t funded through the Special Local Option Sales Tax.”

This addition brings the total expenditures for FY21 to $34.6 million.

Revenues for the county are projected to come in at $31.18 million, to be supplemented by a $20,000 sale of assets to meet the $31.2 million expenditure needs.