In the second of three meetings this week, the Ames City Council continued to hear from city staff about their departments’ budgets including electric, parks and recreation, fire and police. The final meeting of the week is Thursday and the council will listen to public input and vote on the budget during their meeting Tuesday..
The Ames City Council kicked off a week of three meetings on the $301.6 million proposed budget for fiscal year 2024/25 with five budget presentations from Ames city departments Tuesday. The council will vote on final approval of the budget and listen to public input during their Feb. 13 meeting. Utilities Director of Water and.
The Ames City Council held a special meeting where councilors heard from city staff regarding utility and tax rate changes and plans for the general fund for the upcoming fiscal year Friday. Mayor John Haila said he hopes the Legislature understands the city is not “buying all these fancy things” with its money in discussing.
The Ames City Council voted 6-0 Tuesday to approve requests for the Campustown Showdown in April for a grand drive featuring twelve cattle from different categories on Welch Avenue. Assistant City Manager Brian Phillips said this is the first time Ames has received a request for a cattle show. “This is an event that we.