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City Council sets public hearing on 2024–25 consolidated budget for Oct. 1
Summary
The City of New Iberia City Council voted to call a public hearing Oct. 1 on the proposed consolidated operating and capital budget for fiscal year 2024–25.
The City of New Iberia City Council on Wednesday approved a resolution calling a public hearing on the proposed consolidated budget for fiscal year 2024–25 to be held Oct. 1, 2024.
The resolution orders publication and sets the city’s consolidated operating and capital spending plan for public comment before the council adopts a final budget. Council members moved and seconded the resolution and the chair put the measure to a vote; the motion carried.
Why it matters: the public hearing is the next formal step in the council’s multi-week budget process. Department heads presented line-by-line proposals at the meeting and council members asked questions about staffing, capital projects and grant-dependent items. The hearing gives residents a formal forum to raise concerns and for council to consider final adjustments before adoption.
What the resolution does: it schedules the Oct. 1 public hearing on the proposed consolidated budget statement for fiscal year 2024–25 and requires the city to receive public comment at that hearing. The council indicated that additional budget presentations and reviews will continue at upcoming meetings as previously noticed.
Next steps: the council will hold the Oct. 1 hearing and then return to the agenda for final adoption of the budget at subsequent meetings.
