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Residents and council press for finance director hire; staff cites ARPA deadline and impact‑fee questions
Summary
Public speakers and council members pressed the city to hire a finance director and to provide clearer monthly financial reports; city staff said a hiring panel is active and warned that ARPA allocations — about $4.4 million — must be obligated by Dec. 2026.
Former council member James Osteen and other members of the public told the City Council at the Aug. 7 special meeting that the city urgently needs a permanent finance director and clearer monthly financial reporting.
Why it matters: council members and residents said the absence of a permanent finance director and investment officer impedes oversight — notably the regular delivery of a check register and clear account reconciliations that charter requires — and contributes to public confusion about how impact fees, ARPA funds and bond proceeds are being used.
Osteen said he had spoken to city accounting staff and insisted the city needs a finance…
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