Baxter approves budget with no tax increase

Baxter Approves Budget With Employee Raises

Baxter employees will get a raise, but not at the level Aldermen had hoped, as the board approved the new fiscal year budget on first reading Tuesday night. Baxter officials looked at the possibility of giving employees a $1-$2 per hour raise across the board. Baxter Mayor Danny Holmes said it was a tough budget, and the city ultimately settled on a 50-cent raise. “We were thrilled to death to pass the budget tonight on the first reading and giv…

Baxter approves budget with no tax increase

Baxter Mayor Danny Holmes may have been exaggerating slightly when he talked about the work that has been put into this year's city budget.