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New Bern residents have avoided a property tax increase for another year, while utility rates were also not touched when the city of New Berns 2022-23 budget was approved in June. However, there are several interesting projects coming this year.

The city of New Berns more than $130 million annual budget was presented to the New Bern Board of Aldermen Tuesday night for the upcoming fiscal year 2022-23 in July.

Jeff Ruggieri, now former director of development services with the city, joins a growing list of department heads who have left their posts in 2021.

The Sun Journal obtained the complete list of names, titles and salaries for previously withheld New Bern Police Department officers.

You have a right know how your money is being spent and to question decisions made about it.  Are salaries keeping up with the median average salary?

The Sun Journal obtained public records for all New Bern and Craven County government employees. Compiled into two databases, here are the results we found. Note, New Bern Police declined to provide sworn officers first and last names, violating public records law.