After what they called a "tough" budget process, the mayor and aldermen approved their FY19 budget. One of the hotly debated items was restructuring the fire and police department, creating a public safety director who would oversee both fire and police departments. Members of the fire department spoke to the mayor and aldermen in executive session where they expressed their desire for Chief Tommy Posey to remain their leader. The board shared the fire department's sentiments as they voted to keep Posey and instead, capped overtime for hourly employees within any division that requires overtime to save the city money.