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Haslet park board tables finance pages after questions over Fund 15 and unapproved charges
Summary
The Haslet Park and Recreation Board on May 14 tabled several financial packet items and struck pages after members questioned expenses charged to Fund 15, including engineering invoices tied to a Community Park drainage study.
The Haslet Park and Recreation Board on May 14 voted to table multiple finance items and strike two pages from its packet after members questioned expenses that appeared in a separate capital projects fund labeled “Fund 15.”
Board members said they were surprised to see engineering invoices and other charges on the Fund 15 pages and noted Fund 15 is administered as a city capital-project fund separate from the park board’s operating budget.
One board member said, “Why is this on our budget? Because we didn't vote on it.” That member pressed staff for receipts and engineering documents after noting a $14,690 invoice that was described elsewhere in the packet as a drainage charge connected to Community (Gamble) Park work. The board also flagged a $178 line item for a Nance Field project and other amounts that members said they had not approved.
After discussion the board moved to strike page 21 (Fund 15) and page 24 from the January financial report and to approve the remainder of the finance packet. Members made several motions to table agenda items 4a through 4f while staff verifies line-item details; motions to table and to strike were seconded and carried by “all in favor” votes as recorded in the meeting.
Board and staff clarified in the discussion that Fund 15 is a city-managed capital-project fund that covers park improvement projects identified by the city and approved by City Council; the park board’s operating fund remains a separate budget the board may approve directly. Staff said they would bring the engineering invoices, drainage plans and receipts to the next park board meeting for review.
Ending: The board approved the finance packet with pages 21 and 24 removed and tabled several specific line items pending staff follow-up and documentation.
