When COVID hit, Fishers quickly ramped-up a local testing program.  The federal government later offered reimbursement to local governments, in an effort to defray the costs of that testing.

Fishers City Controller Lisa Bradford told the City Council Finance Committee federal reimbursement for the testing program has been received, in the amount of just under $6 million.  The money came from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).  The reimbursement is for testing expenses the city incurred in 2020 and 2021.

In other items from the Wednesday night Finance Committee session, the panel voted to provide a favorable recommendation for a proposed transfer of funds allowing the city’s street resurfacing program to move ahead as planned.  This covers a budget shortfall due to the costs of the project, part of higher costs for most everything.

Finance Committee Chairman John Weingardt said that when the city enters into preparations for the 2023 budget, increasing costs will need to be factored-into any spending plan.