The Fishers City Council put its final stamp of approval on the 2025 city budget Monday night.  The spending plan, over $182 million total, was unchanged from the details provided at the September Council session.  It provides a 6% increase in pay for city employees and keeps health insurance premiums at the same level as 2024.

In other Council actions Monday:

–The Council provided the final approval for city trash collection monthly rates for residential customers under the contract with Republic services starting in January of 2025.

–The Council approved a $3 per month increase in sewer rates.  Mayor Scott Fadness said this is the first sewer rate increase in 15 years.  An outside firm studied the rate structure and recommended the rate be increased by $8, but the city settled on a $3 increase.

–The Council voted to adjust the 2024 budget, allowing more impact fee money to be sent to city parks and road infrastructure.

–An employee of the city’s fleet operation, Anthony Novak, was honored for his 25 years of service to Fishers.