Hartford city councilors approved a $533.8 million budget Wednesday that keeps the city’s property-tax rate flat at 74.29 mills.
Mayor Pedro Segarra and the council closed a nearly $40 million budget gap for the fiscal year that begins July 1 by restructuring debt and reducing department expenses by more than $10 million.
The spending plan also includes $13 million from a Hartford Public Schools account for retired employees’ health insurance benefits.
According to the Hartford Courant, the city has agreed to use its capital improvement budget to absorb $11 million worth of building leases and equipment expenses from the school department over the next two years.
The budget includes $9 million for police body and vehicles cameras and other equipment, $250,000 for the North Hartford Promise Zone, and $90,000 for a youth athletics program.
