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Council asks finance committee to study local spending threshold, Board of Control composition
Summary
Council directed its finance committee to work with the administration and legal staff to review the city's local spending threshold and the makeup of the Board of Control, citing resident concerns about notification timing for significant expenditures.
Council asked the finance committee to begin work on establishing a local spending threshold and to review the Board of Control's composition and procedures. The effort will involve the finance committee, the mayor's administration and legal staff.
Council members said residents and some council members have expressed concern that Board of Control items sometimes appear on short notice in order to allow administration spending. Councilmember Kathy Pucci reviewed the background: the city previously had a local limit of $15,000 that required council approval for…
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