(Richmond, IN)--Richmond Common Council met Wednesday night as a committee of the whole to again address next year’s budget.  Major changes took place over the last week after some on council took issue with the fact that the budget was to use $2.3 million in carryover from this year.  Wednesday night, Beth Fields talked about the goals.  "Ensure our future budgets are sustainable.  This is something we all acknowledge cannot be done in a single budget year.  It will be an ongoing process that will be done in the coming years," Fields said.  Then, she addressed accomplishments made in the last week.  "The team was able to balance 24 of the 24 city funds, two of the four park funds, and eight of the nine sanitation funds," Fields added.  31 of 39 funds are now considered sustainable.  The budget goes back before council on Monday night.