Breaking down the City of Charlotte's 2022 budget

Charlotte City Manager Marcus Jones unveiled a $2.7 billion proposed budget to council members that includes more money for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, a new way to fund the arts, and a funding increase to stop violent crime.

The proposed budget will not increase property taxes, according to Jones.

However, your monthly fees for a few things would rise if the budget is passed.

Your water bill would increase by 3.4%, costing you roughly $2.30 extra per month. Solid waste fees would rise about 61 cents a month, and your stormwater services fee would rise by about 30 cents a month.

CMPD would receive more than 40% of the general fund expenses, totaling a little more than $300 million, which is a 3.7% increase from the FY21 budget.

A majority of the extra money would be spent on fixed raises for salaries, rent, and maintenance. No new officers will be added under the new budget. $739,000 of the money would help double the number of Community Policing Crisis Response Teams in the city, according to Jones.

[alexgold]

So use their money for government issues and not people issues. Ok. 😂