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Finance director warns of budget pressures; council debates remediation plan and ARPA funds for 1500 West Galbraith
Summary
City finance staff asked Aug. 11 that council approve $19,020 in additional general-fund appropriations and urged approval of the tax budget to meet the county's certification timeline; the Budget & Finance committee also heard a lengthy presentation on environmental remediation and stabilization options for the municipal building at 1500 West Galbraith, including a contractor quote of $743,308 and proposed ARPA funding.
Finance staff presented the June month-end reconciliation to the Budget & Finance committee on Aug. 11, outlined internal line-item reallocations and requested additional appropriations. Staff said the general fund reallocation exercise moved dollars among line items to reflect personnel and operating realities and asked the committee to approve an additional appropriation of $19,020 for the general fund.
"I do not like the waste collection number, and I'm still digging into that," Finance staff Shiva Stevens said during the presentation, noting a suspected rolling-forward accounting issue and that auditors and external CPAs were assisting. She told the…
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