Chattanooga residents can now take a look at how public officials plan to spend their tax dollars as the proposed budget for the next fiscal year was published online Tuesday.
The budget was published following a presentation from Ryan Ewalt, the city of Chattanooga’s chief operating officer, to the City Council of the key points within the more than 600-page document.
No tax increase has been proposed for Chattanooga residents.
Among the expenses in the proposed budget, nearly 60% is for three departments — police, fire and public works — at 26%, 19% and 14% respectively.
“We are putting foward a no-tax-increase budget, and one that continues to make the hard decisions but the right decisions for Chattanoogans to advance what matters to Chattanoogans,” Ewalt said.