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Livermore told the committee the new report differs from prior versions by showing remaining available amounts rather than percent used. \"So the previous reports would show how much was, it would show the percentage in the opposite way. It would show how much was used, whereas this shows how much is available,\" Livermore said. She explained that many departments now place large purchase orders or encumbrances when a council resolution authorizes a significant purchase; those encumbrances reduce the available amounts even though final invoices may still be pending.

Committee members noted overall budgets looked healthy. Livermore said most line items were within budget or exceeded the expected remaining availability and that only a small number of line items were slightly over in dollar terms. The committee discussed overtime in public safety and seasonal impacts in recreation; Livermore said overtime is a variable the city tracks closely and that recreation spending rises with summer programming and pool operations.

Members asked for regular updates. Livermore offered to provide the report monthly if desired but recommended quarterly distribution for the committee. \"I can do 1 every month if you want, every quarter if you want. It's up to you,\" she said. The committee requested quarterly reports and asked that finance staff consider giving committee members access to the reporting system so they could run ad-hoc reports when needed.

No formal committee action was required; staff will provide quarterly budget-status updates and explore user access for committee members.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Williamsport Finance Committee Meeting - 5/20/25","oneSentenceSummary","Finance Director Jamie Livermore presented a revised budget-status report showing available balances and encumbrances, described presentation changes and department encumbrance practices, and the committee asked for quarterly updates and optional ad-hoc access to the reporting system.","taxTitle","Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania","taxId",54754,"location","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6231131,"Finance committee recommends tabling WBF'Action Heating contract",34,1512000,1546000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3439120-3a4692fe7de3dfc6c6e31711dda9e3bf&start=1512&end=1546","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3439120-3a4692fe7de3dfc6c6e31711dda9e3bf/thumbnail_1512000.jpg","/articles/6231131/Williamsport/Lycoming-County/Pennsylvania/Finance-committee-recommends-tabling-WBFAction-Heating-contract","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6231131-bbead0a6564097a486820f259bff3a3e/orig.mp4?Expires=1776397985&Signature=mpvgemGjXDXioFc~FWgfXM5VXvlOXOCJWN9CuswpB-LXi6dTym0M-PLiKfsYqcqth6eS9cpAkmkr4GSaVYoKny-ZwyNMq7bzNv~g6BK~RcKoDdKqWEj5ROqErF8ck1s0z07908uJ8sFBHJu5RqLBBlvG88vIuyblCRgyLL~VUuHca1ZRIr3nlPS4sVW70cN1pLLuZ6ibMNPIrxy10vuQp~2FXxG6hLRfTIOtB8mvjZNQQwto5ZaYXogjKe3LEcid6uDscvqWitixCrI47i4buNTRrjny6sqUEe4sXrFpbJoTBJzbH9kmrPJlw73ghEELJkD43zwa0fekpJDXDjIb6A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The finance committee on May 20 discussed a proposed agreement between the WBF and Action Heating and Air Conditioning but recommended tabling the contract while the WBF's fiscal status is clarified.

Committee members said the administration recommended postponement. \"Before we enter into a contract, we'd like to table this until they figure out their fiscal state,\" a committee member said. Officials indicated the item would remain on the city council agenda but be recommended for tabling at that meeting.

No contract award or vote was recorded at the finance committee meeting; the item was described as a hold for further review and potential further discussion at the council level.","Committee members acknowledged an administration recommendation to table a proposed agreement between the WBF and Action Heating and Air Conditioning until fiscal issues with the WBF are resolved.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6231136,"Committee reviews CDBG and ARPA amendments; city to reprogram repaid HUD funds",161,1088000,1249000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3439120-3a4692fe7de3dfc6c6e31711dda9e3bf&start=1088&end=1249","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3439120-3a4692fe7de3dfc6c6e31711dda9e3bf/thumbnail_1088000.jpg","/articles/6231136/Williamsport/Lycoming-County/Pennsylvania/Committee-reviews-CDBG-and-ARPA-amendments-city-to-reprogram-repaid-HUD-funds","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6231136-024ae3cdec3abd2fdd4dca3d6b78c4f1/orig.mp4?Expires=1776397986&Signature=Pzns8sF3UAYg9GGf61MqG6p7ivGmIMbl7wrS8G-C42~b59DkIX6nm1O-UXw0rERyu62exvqYnFyPVoRiVUNgjgnBhQAjlqBI7Cbzd8bZTKflf4ZVRNyFNmPHJX2eYFuHwGoi1iE-cw1Ay1ApyZq1iHBQiiAHq2mElFEgbS1aHdWCNU0GKhTtb17Pw6qMFgmADnRKGokyY9GrZx5gpmHeatOH6To6wsAMxXxdQ6DtQvrIuFfQa2edEgVToDf9HjKH3jIRUOX0-dthv2ESf7GMCBXKuSg7TDgoSeSFmVvFrvEAawug4JK8-ZxJkkXB5B0F2ZWE1BTZsOrT6CPVOunT4A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Williamsport's finance committee on May 20 considered resolutions to amend multiple years of the city's CDBG and CDBG-CV annual action plans so previously obligated or repaid funds can be reprogrammed into current projects.

Valerie Fessler of the community development department and Jamie Trotter, who prepared the amendments, explained that HUD monitoring required the city to repay some funds that were determined ineligible. \"When the funds are repaid, then they go back into the year that they were taken from to be reprogrammed as long as that year has not already been closed out,\" Jamie Trotter said. Staff said that because the affected program years remain open, the repaid monies can be moved to other eligible projects.

Committee members asked about a $7,000 allocation previously mentioned for the SPCA. Trotter said the SPCA payment had not been spent and the repayment process restored flexibility to reassign funds. Several projects were identified for reprogramming, including rehabilitation projects with leftover balances and Newberry Park work funded with CDBG-CV funds that must be spent by next year. \"In Newbury Park, we're spending all our money because it's CV money. You need to have it spent by next year,\" said Valerie Fessler.

Separately, staff presented a minor amendment to transfer budgeted amounts within the CDBG-CV administration and project categories. \"This is a minor amendment because we're not eliminating anything. We're not adding anything new,\" Trotter said; staff described it as an administrative budget reclassification that can be handled by resolution and system update.

Committee members requested that the agenda language be corrected to include 2021 among the years covered by the substantial amendment (staff agreed to update the council agenda to list 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022). No formal votes were recorded at the finance committee meeting; the items will appear on the full council agenda for approval.","Community development staff asked the finance committee to approve moving prior-year Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and coronavirus-era funds into current projects, explained HUD repayments and reprogramming rules, and described several projects that will use the funds.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6231141,"Finance committee reviews 2022 audit, OPEB liability and timeline to catch up audits",162,93000,255000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3439120-3a4692fe7de3dfc6c6e31711dda9e3bf&start=93&end=255","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3439120-3a4692fe7de3dfc6c6e31711dda9e3bf/thumbnail_93000.jpg","/articles/6231141/Williamsport/Lycoming-County/Pennsylvania/Finance-committee-reviews-2022-audit-OPEB-liability-and-timeline-to-catch-up-audits","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6231141-423674a64e15de8d3f73533f08f4e6a9/orig.mp4?Expires=1776397986&Signature=i0ITllMyTsS-jVbKSGUPJF4ZHWDW1lx7a5Op5uJntAEwSwPLx1mOXY2Wa0qH-s~IOw5Cte99Kg4jSkviA805ilzRJYpE9AYljz17mdkcQtIBMmINCk4MbPAOVbHtn3IIlSZzt3Yla6eHeX3hmkg5kH-m3pVZf2ktzkjNdaEUzShEaJwZLJH4H9DjkNZpkklyG-VmHjroz0MzSWvQjWg7ol7BHqs8sW7f7UHbaKne6AUoVYyOSILMf~VHT5xvSiTphCowNsxzyIGFwmHQ6piZhiJ8Vx0ILnWKfHEAu6Qto3oDW8y860ADRXGcWhEV2cDChgg2YV--nsDh4IK1k7UZxw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Williamsport's finance committee on May 20 reviewed the city's draft fiscal year 2022 financial statements and heard from outside auditors that the report carries a disclaimer of opinion because auditors lacked full information to complete a standard audit.

The committee heard that the city's net position remains negative largely because of other post-employment benefits (OPEB) liability. \"That negative hundred and 125,000,000 never, never ceases to put a bit of a, you know, sinking feeling in the pit of your stomach,\" said Jamie Livermore, director of finance. Kim Stank, an auditor with Zankovsky, confirmed the statements were \"very similar to prior years\" and that the disclaimer reflected missing information needed for a full audit.

Committee members pressed staff on fund balances and timing. Jamie Livermore said the general fund's total fund balance in 2022 showed about $7,200,000 and that revenues exceeded expenditures by roughly $2,700,000. \"So part of the jump is that, but then we also had a year where ... we actually did spend significantly less,\" Livermore said, explaining part of the stronger position relative to prior expectations.

On the schedule to get the city back on a current audit timeline, the auditor said work on the 2023 audit is underway and the team expects to begin in the summer, aiming to complete the 2023 audit by September if component-unit audits are available. \"We're hoping to have the '23 audit done by the September,\" Kim Stank said. The committee discussed a target of having certified ending-balance numbers available during the council's December budget process if possible.

Officials also noted challenges created by component units that are behind on their own audits. Stank said the parking authority and the redevelopment authority (RDA), which includes a Land Bank, will need to get current. \"Those audits will all need to be finalized as well to be included in your financial statements,\" Stank said. Committee members agreed to help coordinate with those entities when needed to avoid further delays.

The committee deferred formal action until the full council meeting later in the week, where members said they would review the statements in more detail. No vote to accept or adopt the 2022 statements was recorded at this meeting.

Looking ahead, staff said much of the 2023 work is complete with one remaining fund to clear and that some 2024 items have already been started. \"We're at a good place with the progress of that, so it shouldn't be too delayed,\" Livermore said.","Finance staff and outside auditors presented the city's 2022 financial statements, reiterated a disclaimer of opinion tied to limited audit scope, described a large OPEB liability, and outlined a plan to complete the 2023 audit by late summer with 2024 to follow later in the year.","actionData","errors"]

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