Resident urges roll call, questions transfer of Cranberry School funds to 98 South Main project

During the public participation portion of the Jan. 14 meeting, resident Diane Loracello asked the council to require a roll‑call vote and provide itemized justification for a transfer of funds noted in the finance and claims consent items.

Loracello said she wanted the $2,450,000 transfer to the 98 South Main Street project (a Recreation & Parks community center project) to be either explained in itemized form or returned to the general fund until the council could vet operating‑budget priorities like enforcement and health‑department staff needs. She asked specifically that the council take a roll‑call vote so residents could see which members approved the transfer.

The finance and claims items were read into the record as part of the consent calendar, which the council approved as read in a single vote. Council members did not take a separate roll call for that individual finance transfer during the meeting; Parks staff later noted that accounts and available funds were cited in the posted agenda backup.

Council and committee materials list multiple finance and capital actions on the consent calendar, including an allocation related to a community recreational center at 98 South Main Street and a reduction from a Granbury School Improvement Project account (figures cited in the agenda text as presented during the meeting). A resident’s request for additional itemization and a roll‑call vote was recorded in the public comment minutes; staff follow‑up was requested to provide an itemized explanation of the transfer.

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