The Pensacola City Council’s budget has grown percentage-wise more than the Mayor, City Clerk and City Attorney’s budgets since the 2010-2011 budget–up 117 percent.
CITY COUNCIL
FY 2011
Personal Services $191,828
Operating Expense $149,300
Total: $341,128
Proposed FY 2013
Personal Services $407,200
Operating Expense $332,500
Total: $739,700 Increase 117 percent
MAYOR
FY 2011
Personal Services $733,685
Operating Expense $354,881
Total: $1,088,566
Proposed FY 2013
Personal Services $1,053,500
Operating Expense $528,300
Total: $1,581,800 Increase 45 percent
City Clerk is up 9 percent; City Attorney up .05 percent
It’s even worse when one takes into account the cost recovery and overhead allocation:
CITY COUNCIL
FY 2011 Net $54,628
FY 2013 Net $456,500
Increase 736 percent
MAYOR
FY 2011 Net $624,766
FY 2013 Net $936,900
Increase 50 percent