Heart of the Bakken: Williston City Budget To Rise Dramatically -- Bakken, North Dakota, USA

Williston budget to increase significantly. A lot of numbers rounded in this post. See link at the Williston Herald.

Last year's budget:

• Appropriations: $50 million
• New employees: 7

This year's proposed budget:

• Appropriations: $65 million
• New employees: 24

Other data points:

• $30 million borrowing for infrastructure bond issues
• Infrastructure requests: $18 million for water; $17 million for sewer
• How to pay for this: bonding, mill levy increases and/or rate increases on water and sewer

New positions requested:

• Williston Police Department: 9 new positions (6 officers, 3 dispatchers)
• Public Works: requesting 8 new positions
• Auditor's Office: 2
• Building Department: 2
• Williston Fire Department: 1
• Planning and Zoning: 1
• Economic Development: 1
• Total employees for Williston if all approved: "140 and three-quarters employees"
• Record number of Williston employees: 141 back in the early 1980s