NORWAY — The Norway City Council on Monday approved a budget for the 2019-20 fiscal year that does not increase tax or utility rates.

“I am extremely proud of this financial plan,” City Manager Ray Anderson said in a letter to council members, adding he was grateful to Norway staff for their hard work and patience in setting the budget.

Council member Jeremy Oja said he was pleased to see a surplus in the general fund without an increase in service rates.

General fund spending for the 2019-20 fiscal year is set at $2.96 million, about $146,245 more than the 2018-19 amount of $2.81 million.

General fund revenues for 2019-20 are anticipated to be about $2.97 million, which is $123,847 — or 4.3% — more than in the current budget and almost $12,000 more than expenditures.

The tax levy will be 16.3942 mills, or $16.39 per $1,000 of taxable property value, unchanged from the current tax rate. It would generate an estimated $819,938 in revenue. The city’s total taxable property value for 2019 is $56,177,397, up about 1.2% from the previous year.

The 2019-20 fiscal year begins July 1.

In other business, the council:

— Transferred $145,000 of revenue from the 2018-19 major street fund to the local street fund to cover a deficit of $48,498. The 2019-20 local road fund will start with the remaining $96,502.

— Opted into the Low Income Energy Assistance Program, which collects a monthly surcharge of up to $1 on electric utilities. The money is used for emergency relief and Michigan energy assistance funds. Norway has opted into the program annually since its introduction in 2013.

— Authorized a change order request of $3,378 by architectural and engineering firm Mead and Hunt Inc., bringing the total to $34,678 for support in license compliance with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

— Approved buying a $1,401 hose for the sewer cleaning truck from United Environmental Manufacturing Supply, Inc./Hose and Televising in Jackson, Wis.

— Accepted a proposal by CCI Systems in Iron Mountain to perform a sweep of the city’s cable system for $85,536. The sweep will ensure proper performance of the system.

— Contracted with L&S Electric of Sturtevant, Wis., to repair the Sturgeon Falls Hydroelectric Facility’s Unit 1 generator exciter and motor at a cost of $9,113. L&S Electric will also inspect and clean the Unit 1 generator at a cost of $10,675.

— Read an amendment to city ordinance on the collection of garbage and rubbish that clarifies dumpster and compost site use is for residents and not commercial entities. A second reading is scheduled for July 1.

— Postponed until August consideration of a request by Victoria Jakel to remove property deed restrictions that require home construction on a parcel of land so it can be sold to Ryan Pereceshi. The land would be added to Pereceshi’s existing homestead. The council wanted more time to discuss the implications of the request.