The Sidney City Council on September 27 approved its budget for the 2022-2023 fiscal year.

The process included a budget hearing early in the city council meeting, followed by the council approving a resolution setting the property tax at .574936 mills. Of that amount, .338854, or $1,520,453, will be appropriated for the General Fund and .236082, or $1,077,409 will be appropriated for bonded indebtedness. Finance Director Lane Kizzire's presentation included that the assessed value of property differs from last year's assessed value by 4.56 percent. The tax rate which would levy the same a...