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1. Hearing no questions or comments during a public hearing the council voted to approve the $3,853,850 budget for fiscal year 2022. Some items of note include an increase in public safety. The budget increased from $992,141 to $1,073,439. The roughly $80,000 increase was due to the purchase of a new vehicle for the police department and salaries. There was a decrease in capital projects from $631,500 in 2021 to $33,500.
The city had discussed bonding $400,000 for library repairs but that was put on hold due to the derecho. The last big capital project was the 5th Street project in 2017-18. The city applied for and received $64,000 from the state for COVID relief. That money will be going to salaries which in turn will mean the library will not have to cut their budget for 2021 as originally anticipated. Property tax valuation going up also made a difference for the city.