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Evanston council approves year-end budget amendments to add utility staff, reallocate $20,000
Summary
At a Dec. 31 meeting, Evanston city treasurer Trudy Lim outlined and the council approved year-end changes to the FY2022 budget: $20,000 was moved from parks capital for tennis courts to ball-field painting, two positions were added to the water plant and one to wastewater; the formal budget-adjustment resolution was approved by voice vote.
At its Dec. 31 meeting, the Evanston City Council approved year‑end adjustments to the city’s fiscal 2022 budget after a brief public hearing and a staff presentation.
Trudy Lim, the city treasurer, told the council the amendment proposal would move $20,000 "out of the parks and rec capital line item for the tennis courts" and reallocate it to painting the ball fields. "We have added 2 positions to [the water treatment] department," Lim said, and an additional position would be added to the wastewater plant to cover personnel needs before the fiscal year ends. Lim said there might be further modifications before year end but presented the council with the items now so they could be completed on schedule.
The council heard no public comment on the amendment. After the hearing closed, the body considered Resolution 21‑82, which authorizes the adjustments to the FY2022 budget and allocates the funds among departments and funds as described in the submitted materials. The council approved the resolution by voice vote with no opposition recorded in the transcript.
Why it matters: the changes reallocate existing capital funds and add three operational positions in city utilities, which affects department staffing levels and near‑term operating costs. Lim said the reallocations were to address immediate maintenance (field painting) and to staff critical water and wastewater operations.
What’s next: Council approved the budget adjustments at the meeting. The transcript does not record roll‑call tallies or the precise long‑term funding plan for the added positions; those details were not specified in the hearing record.
