Council Approves 2019-2020 Budget

The Sidney City Council on Sept. 10 approved the proposed 2019-2020 budget.

The budget calls for an Operating Budget of almost $28.3 million, down 1 percent from this year.

The property tax request is down 2 percent from $2,451,106.38 to $2,399,056. Valuation for the city of Sidney decreased by 11 percent, from $461,171,073 to $409,136,261.

The top budgets for the City are Electric ($10,637,322), Water ($2,752,517), Police ($1,669,086), Solid Waste ($1,652,224), Sewer ($1,368,960), Golf ($769,418), Special Projects fund (652,591), (LB840 Economic Development ($595,000) and Library at $494...