The Pittsfield, Massachusetts city council has approved a budget for fiscal year 2022.
The final thumbs up to the almost $180 million spending plan from the administration of Mayor Linda Tyer came Tuesday at the council’s final remote meeting. Councilors Christopher Connell, Helen Moon, and Kevin Morandi voted against it. Connell voiced his opposition to the budget at a meeting on June 7th.
“I think we've added positions here in a time just coming out of a pandemic, which we should not be so spendthrifty going forward," he said.
None of the three no votes are running for re-election this year.
The council will gather in-person for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic at its next meeting June 22nd.
