Dane Searle was appointed to the Clinton City Council in May 2023 and elected in the November 21, 2023, general election; the city lists his term as running to December 2027.
A 2024 engineering plan says Clinton needs about $3.4 million a year to maintain its streets. Staff told the council in June the city spends about $1 million. The council adopted its budget without new road money and ordered a study of a street utility fee, which it has not adopted.
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The auditor who reviewed Clinton's fiscal 2025 books told the council the general fund balance was slightly above state thresholds. Officials described the causes, a councilmember asked for quarterly reports, and in September the council's agenda proposed an advisory audit committee.
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The Ledger is reading Clinton's audits, budgets, bond documents and council minutes. Here is what the city's fiscal 2025 audited statements and its fiscal 2027 final budget show.