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Pick City council adopts budget with $55,265 levy, approves 2022–2024 fund transfers and administrative changes
Summary
Pick City Council voted Oct. 1 to adopt the municipal budget, setting a tax levy of $55,265, and approved a package of fund transfers covering 2022–2024, online banking authorization, account consolidation and other administrative measures.
Pick City Council adopted its municipal budget and set the tax levy at $55,265 during a budget hearing on Oct. 1, 2025. The hearing, opened by Mayor Anderson, followed presentation of the proposed budget and related audit materials by Accountant Amy Ones.
Accountant Ones had provided the council with the North Dakota audit reports for 2022–2024 and recommended a series of fund transfers to cover loan payments and correct prior negative balances. Among the 2022 recommendations were transfers from the Water Fund to Debt Service (BND #200) of $18,875 for the pump house and water-main looping project loan payment; from the Sewer Fund to Debt Service (BND #286) of $8,360 for lagoon improvements; a $6,500 transfer from the Garbage Fund to the General Fund as the 20% gross-receipts transfer required by NDCC 40-33-12.2; and a $6,064.95 transfer from the General Fund to the Municipal Highway Fund to address prior negative balances.
On motions approved during the Oct. 1 meeting, Council member Westman moved and Council member Reiser seconded to approve the budget as presented; roll call recorded Westman, Reiser, Davis and Bather voting aye and the motion carried. Council member Davis moved and Council member Reiser seconded to approve the 2022–2024 fund transfers as presented; that motion was recorded as carried.
The council also approved several routine administrative actions. By motion, the council authorized online banking and added Accountant Amy Ones as an authorized user (not a check signer); it approved consolidating checking accounts; it authorized the auditor to assess delinquent utility balances to owners’ property taxes; and it approved the purchase of a new desktop computer for the city office. The motions on these items were recorded as passed "all in favor." Accountant Ones and city staff provided the financial details and the statutory citation for the garbage-fund transfer.
The hearing portion of the meeting drew no public comment. The budget hearing was adjourned and the regular meeting continued; the council completed other business and adjourned the regular meeting at 8:45 p.m.
Next procedural step: the council will implement the approved transfers and banking changes through the city’s finance staff and the auditor.
