City passes $46M budget

The Shelton City Council on Tuesday evening approved a budget of $46.1 million for 2025 at its regular meeting.

No one from the public commented on the budget. The council gave preliminary approval to it at its Nov. 5 meeting.

Mike Githens, the city’s director of financial services, told the council of changes to the general fund from the preliminary budget.

In an email to the Journal, Githens explained the city increased the revenue by $150,000 and increased expenditures $212,500 for a net increase over the first budget hearing of $62,500. With the changes, the ending fund balance is $1,131,2...