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Notice of Public Hearing
Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year ended 2026
City of Lewiston, Idaho
Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Lewiston, Idaho, will hold a public hearing for consideration of the proposed budget and an appropriation ordinance for the fiscal period October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2026, pursuant to the provisions of Idaho Code Sections 50-1002 and 50-1003; said hearing to be held at the Lewiston City Library, 2nd Floor, 411 D Street, Lewiston, Idaho, at 6:00 p.m. on August 11, 2025. At said hearing interested persons may appear and show cause, if any they have, why said proposed budget should or should not be adopted. Copies of the proposed budget are available at City Hall, Lewiston City Library, or the City's web page at www.cityoflewiston.org. Anyone desiring accommodations for disabilities relating to the budget documents or to the hearing should contact City Hall at (208) 746-3671 at least 48 hours before the hearing.
The Council may reserve and accrue any foregone tax depending on the outcome of the budget deliberations. A public hearing on forgone taxes will be held on August 25, 2025 at the same time and location as the budget public hearing.
FY'24 FY'24 FY'24 FY'25 FY'25 FY'25 FY'26 FY'26 FY'26
Actual Actual Actual Current Current Current Proposed Proposed Proposed
Expenditure Revenue Property Expenditure Revenue Property Expenditure Revenue Property
Types and Names of City Funds Tax Levy Budget Budget Tax Levy Budget Budget Tax Levy
General Fund $34,808,152 $30,868,493 $17,575,034 $37,883,860 $37,883,860 $16,782,700 $39,050,660 $39,050,660 $17,782,210
63-1305 Judgement 67,170 112,420
Special Revenue Funds:
Cemetery Fund 216,535 264,236 150,000 362,670 362,670 100,000 485,460 485,460 100,000
Transportation Fund 4,178,925 4,965,870 2,314,519 4,673,850 4,673,850 2,113,620 5,273,640 5,273,640 2,220,120
Library Fund 1,530,799 1,549,377 1,375,500 1,618,460 1,618,460 1,475,500 1,664,670 1,664,670 1,535,000
Public Transportation Fund** 1,911,574 1,932,541 353,500 1,358,490 1,358,490 353,500 1,704,380 1,704,380 423,500
Capital Projects Funds:
General Government 3,897,618 6,797,085 1,475,500 7,291,060 7,291,060 2,921,000 8,489,100 8,489,100 2,831,000
Economic Development. Fund 1,066,670 676,336 - 4,036,760 4,036,760 - 827,500 827,500 -
Special Assessment Fund
Business Improvement District 19,190 25,273 - - - - - - -
Enterprise Funds:
Water Fund 5,854,823 8,046,592 - 7,043,530 7,043,530 - 7,266,930 7,266,930 -
Water Capital 933,439 2,231,914 - 11,044,000 11,044,000 - 6,286,400 6,286,400 -
Wastewater Fund 5,500,543 11,538,989 - 7,154,450 7,154,450 - 7,271,550 7,271,550 -
Wastewater Capital 588,763 1,024,613 - 15,151,480 15,151,480 - 14,796,110 14,796,110 -
Stormwater Fund 955,785 1,826,019 - 1,431,770 1,431,770 - 1,417,910 1,417,910 -
Stormwater Capital - 27,171 - 1,235,000 1,235,000 720,000 720,000
Sanitation Fund 6,908,530 7,602,296 - 7,112,150 7,112,150 - 8,363,080 8,363,080 -
Sanitation Capital - 52,887 - 367,500 367,500 - 317,500 317,500 -
Internal Service Funds:
Fleet Maintenance Fund 1,706,538 1,055,978 - 1,815,320 1,815,320 - 1,855,040 1,855,040 -
Fleet Maintenance Capital - 1,332,088 - 759,000 759,000 - 1,258,000 1,258,000 -
Information Systems Fund 1,225,968 1,191,677 - 1,377,930 1,377,930 - 1,424,870 1,424,870 -
Information Systems Capital 133,438 194,449 - 155,000 155,000 - 140,000 140,000 -
Worker's Comp Fund 871,858 573,163 - 845,500 845,500 - 910,500 910,500 -
Investment (Fiduciary) Funds:
Police Retirement Fund 1,181,972 2,532,722 - 1,465,000 1,465,000 - 1,270,000 1,270,000 -
Perpetual Care Fund 53,232 223,330 - 54,000 54,000 - 54,000 54,000 -
Subtotal 73,544,352 86,533,099 23,244,053 114,236,780 114,236,780 23,813,490 110,847,300 110,847,300 25,004,250
LESS: Interfund Transfers (50,000) (50,000) (50,000) (50,000)
Depreciation (5,974,232) - - (6,737,440) (4,486,120) - (6,803,480) (4,431,460) -
Use of Reserves (17,305,290) - (16,509,330) -
Personal Property Tax Replacement 298,767 383,160 383,160
Grand Total - All Funds $67,570,120 $86,533,099 $23,542,820 $107,449,340 $92,395,370 $24,196,650 $103,993,820 $89,856,510 25,387,410
**Levied as Part of General Fund
I, Aimee M Gordon, Treasurer of the City of Lewiston, Idaho, do hereby certify that the above is a true and correct statement of the proposed expenditures and revenue for the fiscal year 2026. Publication dates for the notice of public hearing are August 3, 2025 and August 10, 2025 in the Lewiston Morning Tribune.
Dated July 21, 2025 Aimee M Gordon, Treasurer