Sean C. Morgan
The proposed 2013-14 budget for the city of Sweet Home increases the parks staff with a new half-time employee.
Other than that, the budget maintains municipal service levels.
The total budget is $18.5 million, down about 15 percent from $22 million in 2012-13. Total expenditures, excluding transfers among city funds, contingencies and ending fund balances, are down 23 percent, from $17.2 million to $13.1 million.
The difference mainly involves capital expenditures in…