Although Chattanoogans won’t see a more thorough breakdown of the city’s budget until early next month, dozens of residents participated in a pair of virtual education sessions that offered an overview of how officials will spend hundreds of millions of dollars of tax money next fiscal year.
Mayor Tim Kelly knows a budget is a policy document, Kelly’s chief of staff, Joda Thongnopnua, said during one of those meetings Thursday.
“Last year, we formulated a bold and actionable budget for implementing the One Chattanooga plan,” Thongnopnua said, referring to a set of priorities the administration announced in 2021 aimed at closing socioeconomic gaps.
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