Community members will have the chance to voice their concerns regarding DeKalb’s Fiscal Year 2016 budget today.

The Financial Advisory Committee met June 2 to discuss the proposed 2016 budget and provided four recommendations to the council at the June 8 City Council meeting. The recommendations included budgeting a $450,000 surplus, freezing hiring at current levels until revenue growth exceeds three percent, not supporting other tax or revenue increases for operations without complete tax rate data comparisons and allotting $1 million in TIF funds toward road repairs.

The council unanimously voted to amend the budget to accept two of the council’s recommendations, including the $450,000 surplus and the $1 million in TIF money for road work.

“We need to build private and public momentum with a set of planned actions to revitalize the heart of the community,” Mayor John Rey said at the June 8 meeting.

The city budget ordinance passed its first reading and will be read again today.