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Resident scrutinizes Fort Thomas amended budget figures, warns of tight reserves

5453467 · July 22, 2025
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Summary

A resident raised questions about discrepancies between two ordinances showing different ending and starting balances, asked for clearer reserve definitions and pushed for a two-year fiscal plan and transparency on projected capital spending.

A Fort Thomas resident raised detailed questions about the city's amended budget during public comment, highlighting apparent inconsistencies in reported balances and urging the council to adopt a short-term fiscal plan and clearer reserve accounting.

The commenter, identified in public comment as Stepchalk, reviewed two draft ordinances and said Ordinance O7-20-25 showed an amended budget ending balance "of 15,495,000 and change" as of June 30, while…

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