By JIM BUTLER

The Alexandria City Council’s Finance Committee meets at 10 today and Thursday for review of the administration’s budget proposal for the year beginning May 1.

While details of Mayor Jacques Roy’s proposal have yet to be shared, or posted on the city’s website, he did in his March briefing session make reference to it.

He essentially said another year of fiscal uncertainty is ahead as the city, like local and state government everywhere, adjusts to operating with dwindling post-pandemic largesse.

And he noted the administration again proposes dipping into accrued fund balances to accomplish all that is proposed on the operating side.

By ordinance, the city is required to have a General Fund balance annually of 7 percent of total revenue.

Utility Fund transfer to the General Fund is similarly capped, at 5 percent of gross revenues.

Roy did note the proposal would include pay adjustments of 4.25 percent for employees outside the fire and police systems, which have separate pay plans.

The budget, including the five-year Capital Outlay projections, likely envisions use of about $250 million.