Charleston City Council has approved its budget for the
2014-2015 fiscal year.
Council members voted unanimously to
pass the $88 million budget. There are no raises for employees.
The budget also includes cuts to the
city manager and storm water management offices.
Council members said the cuts are
needed in order to balance the city's changing budget.
"This year was a tough budget
because revenues have been down, but we were able to put together a budget that
is slightly over $88 million," Finance Director Joe Estep said.
The city had to use about $1 million
from the stabilization fund to balance the budget.
The budget goes into affect July 1.
