During this week's Whitewater Common Council meeting, the council unveiled the process for determining its budget.
The budget was delivered on October 5. On Thursday, and again on Tuesday and next Thursday, the Finance Committee reviewed and will review the budget. The formal presentation of the budget is scheduled for November 2 with public hearing and adoption on November 16.
When the budget is brought back completed, there will be tweaks made but they are minor.
Items in the budget include the replacement of the water tower, and the Vanderlip Lift station replacement. There is a 2.25% wage allowance included in the budget. The water rate will increase 3% effective July 1, 2022. In 2022, the budget will increase 7.6% over 2021, with 2021's budget at $9,641,209. The 2022 budget is $10,376,759. In 2023, it increases to $10,665,737, which is a little more than 2% increase from 2022.
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