The Indianola City Council reviewed a preliminary budget presentation at their work session last week, looking ahead to FY2024 beginning July 1st. City Manager Ben Reeves tells KNIA News the early look at the budget is more about setting priorities and goals rather than numbers, and the council will continue to shape their vision for the next year with the budget.

“A lot of different priorities are coming in, with great ideas from our elected leaders, our staff, and our business leaders about how we can come together as a community, and I think you are going to see that in the priorities that come forth for 2023-24. I know it’s very important for the council to be fiscally responsible and not raise levies if at all possible, it’s too early in the process to see where that stands, but evaluating all the priorities and seeing how the council is coalescing is great to see.”

Reeves also said the budget will continue to be worked on throughout the early part of 2023, so if any member of the public wants to weigh in, to attend the city council meetings and be a part of the process.