Winchester’s city commissioners received their copies of the city’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2020 Tuesday, in advance of the annual budget workshop sessions coming later this month.

The proposed budget shows estimated revenue of $20.45 million and expenditures of $20.83 million. It also includes an estimated $4.43 million in carryover funds from the current fiscal year.

Revenues and expenditures increased by about $3.4 million and $3.8 million, respectively, from the current year.

Winchester City Manager Matt Belcher said the city is in a “strong” financial position and the city is growing.

Belcher said most of the increases come from a proposed 3 percent pay increase for all city employees, a budgeted $600,000 match for grants for the Lincoln Street project and the expected 12 percent increase in pension contributions, estimated at $400,000, he said.

The pension matter is still very uncertain, he said, depending on any action taken by the Kentucky General Assembly. Gov. Matt Bevin said he planned to call a special session for a pension bill in May, but has not done so yet.

Belcher said the budget does not include any new positions within city government, but will allow departments to fill existing vacancies. Fire officials had asked previously to add 10 employees and a fourth front-line ambulance, but Belcher said the city did not have the revenue to support the measure.

The budget includes only two capital projects: a new street sweeper for the public works department and a new storage building for Winchester Fire-EMS, which was deferred from previous budgets.

Belcher said the budget is also based on expectations of a 4 percent increase in property taxes, a 2 percent increase in payroll taxes and a 2 percent increase in insurance premium taxes as well, with $1 million in revenue from EMS.

The commission will have budget workshop sessions on May 13 and May 20 beginning at 9 a.m. for departments to make presentations.

The commission must approve the budget by June 30, the last day of the fiscal year.

In other action Tuesday, the commission:

— discussed a dispute between Winchester Parks and Recreation and the Swimchester Sailfish, a team which practices at the College Park Gym, after the team’s coach was removed from the property. After extensive discussion and public comment, Winchester Mayor Ed Burtner said there needed to be a discussion between the Parks board and the Sailfish board to resolve the situation.

— approved the second reading of a joint ordinance concerning the make-up of the parks and recreation board.

— authorized the transfer of a 2007 Ford Crown Victoria from the police department to public works.

— surplussed and transferred a 2009 Ford Crown Victoria to the county attorney’s office.

— approved an agreement with Auditing Consultant Services for audit preparation for fiscal year 2019.

— authorized the purchase of de-icing salt.

— accepted the resignation of Ronald Adams as firefighter III/EMT and hired him as a patient transfer specialist.

— hired Matthew Beard, Lydia Frazier and Amanda Bryson as patient transfer specialists.

— accepted the retirements of Tim Conner from public works and David Aldridge from the police department.

— hired Rex Scott and Michael Keffer as patrolmen III.

— hired James Griffith as a firefighter I/EMT

— scheduled budget workshop meetings for 9 a.m. Monday, May 13 and May 20.

— rescheduled the May 21 regular meetings to 5:30 p.m. May 20 to allow for election day.