(Imperial Irrigation District has a new budget)....And it is balanced.

The IID Board beat the deadline by adopting the spending plan this week. At their meeting Tuesday the Board adopted a resolution approving a balanced budget and staffing plan for 2023. Because the District operates under a calendar year, the deadline to approve a budget is december 31. The overall 2023 budget is 7 percent lower than the 2022 amended budget. It does not include any proposed rate increases for 2023. The 2023 operating and capital budgets of $775,456,800 for the Energy Department and $290,615,300 for the Water Department include IID Support Services Department Operating and capital budgets. The budget plan includes staffing of 1,443 positiuons across the district, proposes a floating Energy Cost Adjustment factor to covcer new purchase power and fuel costs and $43 million in a balanced Water Budget to fund prior year on-farm conservation programs.