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Roswell leaders press departments to find 2% savings as flood costs mount
Summary
Committee members discussed flood-related expenses, FEMA reimbursements and insurance, and voted to send a resolution asking general‑fund departments to aim for 2% midyear savings to full City Council for consideration.
Roswell finance committee members on Feb. 6 urged departments paid from the general fund to look for 2% in midyear savings as the city works through heavy flood‑related costs and waits on federal and state reimbursements.
The committee voted 3‑2 to send a resolution to the full City Council asking general‑fund departments to “attempt to maintain a 2% savings” for the remainder of the fiscal year. Committee members debated whether the request should be mandatory, with some members saying the city needs stability for year‑end projections and others warning it could hamper departments still responding to flood damage.
The resolution grew out of a wider discussion…
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