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The St. Clair Shores City Council approved the city’s budget and other agenda items at a city council meeting on June 5. The agenda items were presented by Renae Warnke, then the interim finance director and treasurer. Warnke was named the interim finance director in early April when the previous finance director left the city. City Manager Dustin Lent said near the end of the meeting she had about three months to put the budget together and commended her for her hard work. Warnke was named the city’s finance director on June 19. “Renae worked tirelessly to put together this budget, make sure it was balanced, and I just wanted to commend Renae on her first budget and getting done in approximately three months,” Lent said. The full list of items to adopt or approve included setting the millage rates for tax bills, ordinance amendments related to sanitary sewer and water rates, setting the stormwater user charge, and adopting the budget for the 2023-2024 fiscal year. All of the items were approved with votes of 7-0. The final budget is balanced and according to the meeting minutes for June 5, general fund revenues are projected at $44,714,754 with expenditures at $44,648,546 — a surplus of $66,208.