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Finance committee presses for better budget delivery, online transparency and consistent reporting
Summary
Committee members criticized late delivery of large budget packets, discussed new budgeting software and called for online, public-facing budget data and clearer monthly reconciliations separating obligated purchase orders from available cash.
Committee members spent significant time criticizing the timing and format of budget materials delivered before the meeting and urged staff to adopt clearer, public-facing budget tools.
Several committee members said they received large stacks of budget documents at the start of the meeting and had insufficient time to review them. Finance staff said the city is…
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