FY12-13 Proposed Budget Information & Public Hearing

Pursuant to Section 6-1-80 of the S.C. Code of Laws, public notice is hereby given that the North Charleston City Council will hold a public hearing on the municipal budget for the 2012-2013 fiscal year:

Date: Thursday, May 24, 2012

Time: 7:00 p.m.

Location: Council Chambers, City Hall, 2500 City Hall Lane, North Charleston, SC

Current Fiscal Year Budget Revenues: $117,158,617 Projected 6/30/2013 Budget Revenues: $126,379,533 Percentage Change in Revenues 7.9%	Current Fiscal Year Budget Expenditures: $117,158,617 Projected 6/30/2013 Budget Expenditures: $126,379,533 Percentage Change in Expenditures 7.9%
Current Fiscal Year Millage: 90.0 mills Projected Millage for 2012-2013: 94.0 mills*
*Estimated millage equals $94 per $1,000 of assessed property value

The above draft proposed budget was presented to the City's Finance Committee on Monday, April 30. The Finance Committee made two amendments, which are not noted in the file. 1. Addition of funding for tablets for City Council. 2. Addition of Community Promotion funding to support ITNCharlestonTrident.

Map of  Proposed Capital Improvement Projects

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Patriot Award presentation by the ESGR

From the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) presented Belinda Swindler, a long time Recreation Department employee for the City of North Charleston, the Patriot Award on Thursday, October 13, 2011 at North Charleston’s City Council meeting.

The Patriot Award honors individual supervisors for contributing to national security and protecting liberty and freedom by supporting employee participation in America’s National Guard and Reserve force.  Only members of the National Guard and Reserve forces are eligible to nominate their employers for the Patriot Award.

A city employee for 11 years, Ms. Swindler serves as the recreation department’s senior coordinator, planning, organizing, and facilitating all senior programming in North Charleston.  In addition, she supervises operations and staff at the Felix C. Davis Community Center at Park Circle.

Ms. Swindler was nominated by Dominique Johnson who is currently serving with the United States Army Reserves’ 914th Transportation Company of North Charleston, SC in Iraq.  The 914th Transportation Company was ordered into active military service in January 2011.  Prior to deployment, Ms. Johnson was employed by the City of North Charleston in the Recreation Department with Ms. Swindler serving as her supervisor.

ESGR is a Department of Defense organization. It is a staff group within the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs, which is in itself a part of the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

ESGR was established in 1972 to promote cooperation and understanding between Reserve component members and their civilian employers and to assist in the resolution of conflicts arising from an employee's military commitment. It is the lead DoD organization for this mission under DoD Directive 1250.1.

Today, ESGR operates through a network of thousands of volunteers throughout the nation and Guam, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

A brief of the past 10 years

Ten years ago, North Charleston was known as a great place to work, but an industrial city where most did not want to live.

Today, we remain South Carolina's economic boomtown, but our traditional neighborhoods are now bustling with young families and professionals, our strong retail sector has become more vibrant, our citizen and visitor amenities abound, and crime has drastically declined. New life has swept through our community.

Unheard of 10 years ago, North Charleston now receives national recognition for its green practices and sustainable historic core revitalization.

Today's North Charleston is a great place to live, work and play.

- R. Keith Summey, Mayor