City adopts budget
Published 12:01 am Wednesday, September 27, 2017
The Atmore City Council adopted the city’s $11,451,300 operating budget for fiscal year 2017-18 at its meeting Monday night.
The following is a list of expenses for each part of the city’s budget:
• general government — $1,435,720
• municipal court — $229,300
• building and inspection — $296,500
• cemetery — $234,100
• police department — $2,780,700
• fire department — $1,324,100
• street and sanitation — $1,601,500
• park and recreation — $257,200
• library — $260,500
• subsidies and approprations — $2,561,530
• airport — $79,700
• beautification — $169,050
• landfill — $221,400
In other business, the city council:
• was presented a POW MIA flag by the Atmore VFW Auxiliary in appreciation for the city’s support of the organization and for local veterans;
• approved the housing authority reappointment of Vasaroy Johnson;
• accepted police vehicle bids of five Ford Explorers worth $26,668.08 from Johnson Ford; and,
• approved an ABC license to Gather.