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Newton City Council adopts FY2023 budget with line‑item adjustments
Summary
The Newton City Council unanimously adopted the Fiscal Year 2023 budget after a public hearing with no public speakers; notable line‑item changes include $627,600 from General Fund balance and appropriations across Powell Bill, Water & Wastewater, and Electric funds.
The Newton City Council adopted the Fiscal Year 2022–2023 budget at its June 7 meeting, approving changes discussed in prior work sessions and a public hearing that drew no speakers.
Assistant City Manager Sean Hovis presented the recommended budget and listed specific changes between the previously recommended budget and the version adopted by council. The record shows $627,600 in General Fund fund‑balance appropriations, $5,100 for the Powell Bill fund, $54,300 for Water & Wastewater operations, and $29,400 for the Electric fund, with corresponding appropriations to administration and public utilities line items.
Council Member Jody Dixon moved to adopt the budget; Council Member Ed Sain seconded. The motion passed unanimously; the minutes record the action as adopted and reference ordinances and resolutions on file in the City Clerk’s office.
The hearing drew no public comment. Hovis said the budget ordinance presented reflected the changes discussed during budget work sessions held May 9 and 10. The city clerk’s office will retain the approved ordinance and related resolutions as the official record.
What happens next: staff will implement the adopted appropriations and proceed according to the fiscal year schedule in the ordinance. Any subsequent amendments will require council action.
