In an extraordinary meeting on Wednesday 8/1/25, the city council approved the regular municipal budget for 2025.
The budget amounts to about 335 million NIS - an increase of about 32 million NIS compared to the 2024 budget - and it reflects the economic challenges that the municipality is facing, partly as a result of the consequences of the war, the economic situation in the economy, and the need to divert budgets to the field of ongoing and emergency security and improvement Protection in educational institutions.
Along with the economic challenges, the budget reflects the municipal work plan, in which emphasis is placed on improving the level of municipal services provided to residents, including the establishment of a service center for residents, the establishment of a financial company, renewable energy and the completion of digitization processes in the field of business licensing, efficiency measures, as well as the issue of upgrading the public space.

Mayor, Dodo Cohen:
The 2025 budget, which stands at approximately NIS 335 million, expresses the municipality's policy and the aspiration to significantly upgrade the service to the resident, in all aspects of daily life in the city, and place it at the center of municipal action. This is an increase of approximately ten percent compared to the 2024 budget, and the meaning is more Money for education and youth, more for welfare, more for culture and sports, more for improving the face of the city, more for upgrading infrastructure, and more. The budget also expresses the complexity of the current situation in the country, against the background of the October 7th war and its consequences, including the increase in the cost of living and the cuts in the government's budgets, which also affect us and the departments for their cooperation in working on the budget, which expresses our vision and ambitions as the city administration in the coming years.
Budget 2025 - key sections:
Education and youth - about 107 million NIS (about 33% of the 2025 budget):
The education budget, about 107 million NIS, reflects a significant increase of about 13 million NIS compared to the 2024 budget. The budget includes, among other things, updating the organizational structure of the education department, creating an educational continuum from birth to transition to school, opening Additional high-quality trends in high schools, accompanying and training education teams, and building a strategic master plan for education. In the field of construction, the budget embodies the opening of the Gali Carmel elementary school, the completion of the planning phase of the Yuval School for special education, the completion of the construction of the science and arts campus, the beginning of the construction of Nof Yam High School and the construction of dormitories and kindergartens.
Social services and welfare - about NIS 70 million (about 21% of the 2025 budget):
The budget for social services and welfare, about NIS 70 million, reflects an increase of about 2024 million NIS compared to the XNUMX budget. The budget includes the expansion of the wing's structure and the increase of manpower in order to improve the service to the resident, the construction of a rehabilitation day center, the establishment of an Alon center for the treatment of men ( as part of a national pilot), integration of a robot in the welfare services (as part of a national pilot), the development of the field of community work, the entry of the Authority into the security program Nutritional, and more.
Shafa (improvement of the city) - about NIS 37 million (about 11.5% of the 2025 budget):
The budget of the Shefa Department, approximately 37 million NIS, reflects an increase of approximately 2024 million NIS compared to the XNUMX budget. The budget includes a series of actions to improve service to the resident, including the installation of dozens of garbage cans buried in the ground and placed on the ground throughout the city; conducting a survey of trees expansion of the sterilization and neutering of street cats; installation of irrigation systems throughout the city, in favor of economic savings; completion of neighborhood patrols Bagli Carmel and the upgrading and restoration of the streets of Etzel, Moshe Sharet and Ben Zvi; the upgrading of public gardens in the streets of Yerushalayim and the Sheshat Hamim; the installation of solar street lighting and the implementation of the use of renewable energy.
Engineering - about NIS 21 million (about 6.5% of the 2025 budget):
The engineering department's budget, about NIS 21 million, reflects an increase of about NIS 2024 million compared to the XNUMX budget. The budget includes the development and construction of schools and kindergartens; Development and renovation of sports and leisure facilities (halls, training center and football stadium and community center fields); transportation infrastructure, including expansion of roads and bike paths; drainage master plan; installation of an acoustic wall; and expansion of public buildings and community services.
Security, supervision and enforcement - about NIS 9.85 million (about 3% of the 2025 budget):
The budget of the security department, about NIS 9.85 million, reflects an increase of more than two million NIS compared to the 2024 budget, which was made possible mainly thanks to the collection of a guard and security fee that began in July 2024, against the background of the security situation. The budget includes, among other things, the training of the new operation center for emergency operations; Recruiting urban personnel to increase patrols and strengthen the sense of security; purchase of a mobile phone, motorcycle and security cameras; Moked Roa upgrade; and the continued renovation of the shelters in the old neighborhoods.
Culture, sports, leisure and young people - about NIS 9.5 million (about 2.9% of the 2025 budget):
The budget for sports, culture and events, about 9.5 million NIS, reflects an increase of about 200 thousand NIS compared to the 2024 budget. The budget includes the training of the commercial center and amphitheater in the Nof neighborhood to hold cultural events; holding cultural and community events for the well-being of the residents; establishment of community leisure centers; holding cultural events and Jewish heritage; encouraging local enterprises; Renovation of the community center lots and construction of a Shabak lot; upgrading and renovating the existing football stadium; Completing the planning of a training ground and a new municipal stadium; Promotion of programs to encourage community and competitive sports, and more.
The municipal hotline 106 - about NIS 2.2 million (about 0.65% of the 2025 budget):
The budget of the municipal center 106, about 2.2 million NIS, reflects an increase of about 400 thousand NIS compared to the 2024 budget. The budget includes the implementation of guiding principles to improve service to the resident, first of all the establishment of a service center for the resident. The budget also includes the upgrade of the existing call center; Implementation of digital systems for the well-being of the resident; strengthening the frontal response; Promoting housing culture and more.
