fiscal planning

The Montgomery City Council has passed the FY 2025 General Fund and Debt Service Budget. It totals more than $300 million. The budget features a 15-percent pay raise for all Montgomery Police Department sworn officers and a five percent cost-of-living adjustment for all other city employees.

A new study ranks Alabama 44th among the states in long-range budgeting.The study was released Tuesday by the nonpartisan Center for Budget and Policy…