What's in Springdale's 2024 budget

🧑‍💼 Staff: Most city employees will receive raises of at least 4%, with many getting more. A few new positions are slated for next year — one each in the police, fire and planning departments, and one at the municipal airport.

• The new police position is a crisis intervention specialist whose pay is covered by a federal Department of Justice grant.

🧑‍🚒 Fire Department purchases

• $174,115 for software
• $97,500 on building improvements
• $57,500 on equipment

🌳 Parks and recreation purchases

• $577,000 on building and property improvements

👮 Police Department purchases

• $768,220 on vehicles plus $235,000 on equipment for vehicles
• $267,789 on other equipment

✈️ Municipal airport

• $87,000 on terminal improvements

🚦 Street Department purchases

• About $1.51 million on trail-related expenses, including construction
• $300,000 on traffic signals
• $100,000 for building improvements