<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Metro - Meeting of Budget Public Hearing on 5/17/2023 at 1:30 PM</title><link>https://metro.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=CalendarDetail&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=1097382&amp;GUID=9E1D4BB7-4278-4217-B7B9-B32C45B06C2F</link><description /><generator>Legistar</generator><ttl>15</ttl><atom:link href="https://metro.legistar.com/Feed.ashx?GUID=9E1D4BB7-4278-4217-B7B9-B32C45B06C2F&amp;ID=1097382&amp;M=CalendarDetail&amp;Title=Metro+-+Meeting+of+Budget+Public+Hearing+on+5%2F17%2F2023+at+1%3A30+PM" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" /><item><title>2023-0326</title><link>https://metro.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=6207298&amp;GUID=73E0ED51-185E-4E4B-A8FB-8CB446DF2A1D</link><guid isPermaLink="false">73E0ED51-185E-4E4B-A8FB-8CB446DF2A1D-2025-06-09-07-51-03</guid><description>File #: 2023-0326&lt;br /&gt;Ver.: 1&lt;br /&gt;Agenda #: 1.&lt;br /&gt;Type: Oral Report / Presentation&lt;br /&gt;Title: STATEMENT by the Board Clerk’s Office concerning publication of notices and dissemination of public information.&lt;br /&gt;Action: &lt;br /&gt;Result: </description><category>Oral Report / Presentation</category><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2025 07:51:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2023-0223</title><link>https://metro.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=6207284&amp;GUID=995D2F85-0578-401D-BC65-50A4B660D8E6</link><guid isPermaLink="false">995D2F85-0578-401D-BC65-50A4B660D8E6-2025-06-09-07-39-13</guid><description>File #: 2023-0223&lt;br /&gt;Ver.: 1&lt;br /&gt;Agenda #: 2.&lt;br /&gt;Type: Public Hearing&lt;br /&gt;Title: CONSIDER:

A.	ADOPTING the proposed FY24 Budget as presented in the budget document (provided in a separate transmittal and posted on metro.net &lt;https://www.metro.net/about/financebudget/&gt;); 

1.	AUTHORIZING $9.0 billion annual consolidated expenditures to achieve goals and objectives set forth by the Board adopted mission and goals;

2.	AUTHORIZING a total of 10,842 FTEs, with 8,943 Represented FTEs and 1,899 Non-Represented FTEs; 

3.	AUTHORIZING an average 3.5% performance-based merit increase and a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) of 2.5% on July 1st, 2023, and 2.5% on January 1st, 2024, for Non-Represented employees. The COLA will adjust the Non-Represented salary pay grade bands accordingly. The wage increases for Represented employees, in accordance with the pre-negotiated Collective Bargaining Agreements, is 3.5% plus step progression increases;  

4.	APPROVING the Life of Project (LOP) budgets for new capital projects; new capital projects with LOP exceeding $5.0 million are presented in Attachment B; 

5.	AMENDING the proposed budget to include any Board approve&lt;br /&gt;Action: &lt;br /&gt;Result: </description><category>Public Hearing</category><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2025 07:39:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2023-0327</title><link>https://metro.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=6207299&amp;GUID=3BC4DA2A-129E-4BA7-A389-9B67512BA935</link><guid isPermaLink="false">3BC4DA2A-129E-4BA7-A389-9B67512BA935-2025-06-09-07-51-03</guid><description>File #: 2023-0327&lt;br /&gt;Ver.: 1&lt;br /&gt;Agenda #: 3.&lt;br /&gt;Type: Informational Report&lt;br /&gt;Title: RECEIVE comments from the public on Metro’s Fiscal Year 2024 Budget.&lt;br /&gt;Action: &lt;br /&gt;Result: </description><category>Informational Report</category><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2025 07:51:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2023-0328</title><link>https://metro.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=6207300&amp;GUID=83CBED11-A3CA-4A0A-A86B-96EB1958C990</link><guid isPermaLink="false">83CBED11-A3CA-4A0A-A86B-96EB1958C990-2025-06-09-07-51-02</guid><description>File #: 2023-0328&lt;br /&gt;Ver.: 1&lt;br /&gt;Agenda #: 4.&lt;br /&gt;Type: Informational Report&lt;br /&gt;Title: APPROVE Motion to Close Hearing.&lt;br /&gt;Action: &lt;br /&gt;Result: </description><category>Informational Report</category><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2025 07:51:02 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>