This budget — which was given a positive recommendation by the Finance Subcommittee earlier this month — is $1,059,797 higher than this year's budget. This increase in the spending plan is primarily due to several new grants for economic development, education, and public health programs.
The budget includes salary increases of $496,455 that are largely for the promotion of a senior planner to a program manager, hiring a senior economic planner, an additional planner, and an open administrative position.
BRPC's overall benefits have increased by $193,231 from $640,138 to $833,369. This is mostly due to more staff and staff having a larger amount of unused vacation or unused compensation hours.