(Atlantic, Iowa) – A Public Hearing will take place during the Wednesday, June 18th Atlantic City Council meeting, with regard to an amended FY2025 Budget. The meeting at City Hall begins at 5:30-p.m.

In the Agenda packet, City Administrator John Lund explained this year, four of the nine budget categories require the amendments, including increases to:

• Public safety, in the amount of $88,593.
• Health and Social Services, $2,647 (for water, air & mosquito control).
• Culture and Recreation (a total increase of $72,795)
• and General Government, an increase of $45,815.

An additional $365,000 in transfers is also being amended. Lund says amendments such as those mentioned, are a routine matter. The hearing will be followed by action on passing a resolution “Declaring [a] surplus and Authorizing [the] Transfer” of funds, and passing a resolution approving the transfer of funds for FY2024-25.

The Council will also consider and act on passing the second reading of an ordinance amending the City Code of Ordinances, by changing the current run-off system of City elections back to a “Plurality takes all,” which the City previously had, up until July, 2021.  Other business includes action on the second reading of ordinances that:

• Change the speed limit on 29th Street from 35- to 30-mph, from Chestnut Street to the Southern City limits.
• Change the speed limit on 29th Street from 35- to 30-mph from Chestnut to Palm Street.
• Amends the language on Ordinance 1059 to read “On 29th Street from the Palm Street intersection to a point 800 feet West of [the] intersection.” The reduction to 35-mph remains unchanged.

In other business, the Atlantic City Council will hold a Public Hearing on the plans, specifications and Forms of Contract for the 2025 Concrete Street Improvements, followed by action on a resolution approving the aforementioned street improvements, and a review of the bids for the improvements, along with the awarding of a contract for the work.