t’s summer and that means the heat is turning up both outside and on the city’s budget 2020 timeline, which has a Aug. 25 deadline. While the process had its start back in mid-January with a review of the upcoming year’s budget priorities and goals, it really gets going during the next several months.

In that regard, a three-hour budget workshop was held June 4 at the City Council chambers with the city’s department heads presenting their recommendations to the council.

Most of the items were small in comparison to the city’s overall budget but they did provide members an insight into what is happening in the departments and what their managers believe to be their priorities.

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