Even though many of the seats were empty inside the City-County Building Monday night, the council did receive feedback earlier this month during committee hearings.
INDIANAPOLIS — The community was given a chance to voice how they want the city toThe conversation was part of the City-County Council meeting for the proposed 2024 budget. The council will be voting on it in just two weeks. One resident asked the council about increasing wages for city workers and vendors, citing some employees barely make $13 an hour.
“We need a living wage amongst our employees. The city employees, your employees, your neighbors, your family members,” he said. “That’s poverty wage as you guys are passing these billion-dollar budgets.” Even though many of the seats were empty inside the City-County Building Monday night, the council did receive other feedback earlier this month during committee hearings. Right now, IMPD is slated to receive more than $323 million – the largest budget in the department’s history. TheAnother big focus is on staffing at Marion County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff hopes to use that to improve safety and security at the Community Justice Campus and increase salaries for deputies.
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