REHOBOTH BEACH — The Rehoboth Beach Board of Commissioners adopted a $38,648,981 budget March 15 for fiscal year 2025, which begins April 1.
The city’s FY25 budget has a focus on …
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REHOBOTH BEACH — The Rehoboth Beach Board of Commissioners adopted a $38,648,981 budget March 15 for fiscal year 2025, which begins April 1.
The city’s FY25 budget has a focus on infrastructure investments, with approximately $10 million appropriated for capital improvements, as well as appropriate staff resourcing, providing for raises as indicated by a compensation and classification study, increasing health insurance costs, and several new positions.
To balance the budget, commissioners voted in favor of:
Previously, commissioners adopted additional rate increases, including:
“This has been an extremely challenging budget year,” said Mayor Stan Mills. “We’ve had to make some really tough decisions.
“The increases adopted,” he said, “impact a range of city stakeholders, including our residents, businesses, and our visitors. These increases are necessary to ensure that we have a highly functioning, appropriately resourced government that provides the outstanding level of service our residents and visitors have come to expect. The adopted budget appropriately invests significantly in our staff and in needed capital improvements.”
The city’s $10 million capital improvement budget includes:
In addition to providing for salary increases and a 27% increase in health insurance costs, the adopted budget allows for several new staff positions, including a reorganization of the police department that will result in a new deputy chief position and the hiring of two new entry-level patrol officers. Another dispatcher position has been added in the 911 communications center. In addition, two part-time positions have been added: a deputy city clerk and communications specialist.
The city’s FY25 budget also includes funds for development of a new city website and stormwater management plan, extended hours for restroom attendants in season, replacement of a street sweeper, and contributions to community organizations.