The Lima Finance Committee is breaking down the city’s 2023 proposed budget line by line.  Tuesday night, they started their first of three days of budget hearings.   The Mayor’s Office, Utilities, and Lima Municipal Court were just some of the departments on deck for the first night of hearings.  The city is looking good financially heading into the 2023 budget.  They have a carryover of $14 million, which is around 35% of the $45 million estimated budget for this year.  

Budgets for several Lima departments were reviewed on Jan. 22 as a part of the council's three-day budget hearings. The clerk of courts, judges, economic development, IT technicians and utilities were just some of the departments reviewed during the first day of the budget hearing.