Politics & Government
DeKalb Budget: No Property Tax Hike
Approved $584 million budget does includes new officers, pay increases, and restores budgetary reserve to $47 million.
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The recently approved 2014 DeKalb County operating budget includes among other items:
- No property tax increase in 2014 or 2015.
- Year end fund balance of $47 million.
- Three percent raise for all employees in a reserve account for appropriation.
($3,300,000 effective July 2014) - Funding for 160 new police officers and 100 new firefighters.
Read more here from The Brookhaven Post on the approved budget.
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