News – Sheridan Media
We begin our year-in-review with a look back at the top news stories from 2023 for Sheridan and Sheridan County. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details.
Year-in-Review: Budget Disagreement
On June 19, the Sheridan City Council at their regular business meeting, adopted a resolution for the budget for the 2024 fiscal year. The budget that was approved was in the amount of $97,225,679. City Administrator Stu McRae addressed the City Council on why the amount was higher than what’s typically been budgeted.
Stu McRae
The budget resolution passed by a vote of 5 to 2, with Councilors Andrew Patceg and Kristen Jennings voting against the resolution. Councilman Patceg.
Andrew Patceg
Mayor Rich Bridger had this response to Councilman Patceg’s comments.
Mayor Rich Bridger
The following is an exchange between Councilors Terry Weitzel and Patceg, where Weitzel posed a question about the budget being unconstitutional, followed by Weitzel’s question of City Attorney Brendon Kerns.
Councilors Terry Weitzel, Andrew Patceg and City Attorney Brendon Kerns
We’ll continue our year-in-review in a future story with a look at one of the top stories regarding the Sheridan County Commission.
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Last modified: December 27, 2023