NORTHAMPTON — The City Council gave final approval Tuesday night to a $106.2 million municipal budget that will go into effect Friday, the first day of the fiscal year.
Mayor David J. Narkewicz said one resident attended the special meeting to be appointed to a board, and there was no public comment.
The budget totals $106,227,661 and is up 2.5 percent from the current year. It combines a $89,946,013 general fund and four enterprise funds totaling $16,281,648 for water, sewer, storm water, and solid waste.
The budget, which covers all school and city operations, calls for tax revenue of $59,204,031, an increase of $2,671,867, or 4.7 percent, from the figure budgeted for this year.
In advance of the final vote, councilors voted unanimously to approve the budget in a first reading Thursday.
Despite the lack of controversy over spending, Narkewicz said he does not take the process for granted.
“We spend a lot of time talking about the budget,” the mayor said. “I’m very pleased we are able to move into the new fiscal year with the funding we need.”
The budget will extend by three years the $2.5 million override voted to close the funding gap for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2013. The override was projected to last until fiscal 2017, but the city will stretch the funding to fiscal year 2020, Narkewicz said.
“The budget is not making deep cuts that draw people’s attention. The budget is really maintaining the services we have,” Narkewicz said.