After a brief debate, the Arlington City Council adopted Thursday night City Manager Trey Yelverton's FY 2014 budget totaling $406 million.

The budget supports the four priorities as identified by the City Council: Support Quality Education, Enhance Regional Mobility, Define an Identifiable Brand and Build a Thriving Community. Highlights from next year's budget include money for additional police field supervisors and an additional $5 million for street maintenance.

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Here are more highlights from the budget, categorized by City Council priority:

Building a Thriving Community:

• $150,000 for feasibility study of Convention Center Hotel
• Additional $330,000 for Code Compliance services
• $66,113 for park development and maintenance
• $49,775 for golf program business services improvements
• $55,277 for sports field enhancements
• $1.75 M in compensation for current employees
• $3.5 M for active/retiree healthcare

Enhance Regional Mobility

• Additional $50,000 for marketing Metro ArlingtonXpress pilot program
• Street maintenance budget to increase by$4.93M
• Initiation of several road projects
• Widening of Abram (SH360 to Collins): $5.38M
• Tri-Schools Street Improvement Program: $4.60M
• Residential Rebuild Program: $1.20M

Support Quality Education

• $7,163,440 allocated for library
• $120,000 for Library K-12 educational efforts
• $113,007 for Library RFID and E-Commerce project
• $50,000 for River Legacy Foundation
• Continue AISD Fire Academy

Define an Identifiable Brand

• $500,000 for Entertainment District gateway signage
• $150,000 for arts funding - Sculpture Trail
• $846,000 for Experience Arlington
• $25,000 for Arlington Cultural Tourism Council

Core Services

• $88,486,789 allocated for police
• $42,634,789 allocated for fire
• $483,996 for four additional APD sergeants on the streets
• Taking initial steps to replace outdated police and fire radio systems with new digital technology in FY 15
• Public safety represents 62.8% of the budget
• Water, sewer and garbage fee increased $60.60 per household for the year, one of the lowest in the region

Check out Arlington's 2014 Budget video above this article. It details everything in the budget including road maintenance, emergency responders, parks, and libraries.