Shepherdsville council gives first reading to fiscal 2025-26 city and sewer budgets; second reading set for June 9

Shepherdsville City Council gave first readings June 2 to two ordinances that lay out the city’s general fund and sewer department budgets for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026; council members scheduled second readings for June 9.

The ordinances were read into the record by Catherine (staff member). "The annual budget for fiscal year beginning 07/01/2025 and ending 06/30/2026 is hereby adopted as follows," she read during the first ordinance, which was sponsored by Council Member Bonnie Unlow. The sewer ordinance was sponsored by Council Member Jennifer Mendez.

Why it matters: together the documents set the city’s revenue estimates and appropriations for the coming year, including multi‑million‑dollar capital projects and department budgets that determine services and local capital work.

Most significant figures in the general fund ordinance as read into the record include resources listed as $48,065,442 available for appropriation and total appropriations of $48,062,297, leaving an excess…