(KNZA)--The Hiawatha City Commission during a short special meeting Monday evening adopted a pair of amendments to the 2025 budget. 

The action followed a hearing drawing no public comment.

The amendments to the bond and interest and water funds ensure that total expenditures do not exceed authorized appropriations for the year. 

The budget amendment in the bond and interest fund reflects a net increase in expenditures of more than $283,000 over the adopted budget, while the budget amendment in the water fund reflects a net increase in expenditures of nearly $93,000 over the original adopted budget. 

City Administrator Brad Scott said the need for the budget amendment in the Bond and Interest fund was due to the 2025 water meter replacement project. Two bonds were paid off early to accommodate the new bond payment for the water meters to keep rates from rising. He said the budget amendment in the Water fund was due to unexpected equipment failures in 2025, which needed repaired.