As the City of Newton works through the budget making process for the coming 2025-2026 fiscal year, residents can access most of the information the city council receives through a special area on the city’s website. It’s called the transparency center. It lists numerous city documents going back as far as 2015. Fiscal year 2025-2026 budget preparation information from the past three months is available, as well as the City of Newton’s monthly fund balance worksheets, monthly expenditures by program, and annual budgets and state financial reports. Other important documents can be found there as well. Those include the City of Newton’s comprehensive and capital improvement plans, annual audits, general debt obligation reports, and comprehensive schedule of fees. These documents can be accessed online at anytime through the transparency center at https://bit.ly/transparency-newtonia