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Pawnee City Council discusses budget and new fire hall

By John Nixon

08/29/2019

(KLZA)-- Pawnee City Council members received the final draft of the city budget document from CPA Julie Bauman during their Monday evening meeting.

The proposed budget of expenditures for the next fiscal year, including payments on the Street Project and the Assisted Living facility is more than $3.46-million. The proposed property tax levy is 44.9395 cents per $100 of assessed valuation.

Council members did approved assessing the 1% additional budget growth rate allowed by the State.

The Council will vote on the budget proposal in September.

Prior to the regular Council meeting, a special session was held for a public hearing to receive input on whether or not the City should apply for a Community Development Block Grant through the Nebraska Department of Economic Development in an amount of $435-thousand. The grant funds would be used for acquisition of property, site demolition and construction of a new fire station for the Pawnee City and Pawnee City Rural Fire Departments.

During the hearing fire department personnel said they feel with pledges for monetary donations and in-kind services and money from both the Pawnee City and Pawnee City Rural Fire Departments, they believe they can come up with the required $100-thousand match required for the grant.