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Sunnyside finance director reports progress reconciling 2024 books, flags remaining audits and missing donation lines
Summary
Finance Director Miss Abel updated council on year-end reconciliation work, the 2025 budget finalization, paused software migration, vehicle-lease reductions and several items requiring follow up including identifying opioid settlement funds and a $10,000 Festival of Trees donation.
Finance Director Miss Abel briefed the Sunnyside City Council on progress since October 2024 in closing the fiscal year, finalizing the 2025 budget and preparing for required audits.
Abel said staff completed reconciliation for September through December but still needs to reconcile June through August and to resolve some discrepancies for January through May tied to an enterprise-system migration. The finance team discovered previously untracked reimbursements and additional grants and is finalizing interfund transfers and equipment rental transfers. “We do have September through December reconciled. We still need to work on June through August,” Abel said. She also said the city paused a conversion from Springbrook Express to an enterprise system while reconciling accounts.
Abel said finance is working with a consultant (FCS Group) on rate and cost-allocation analyses for utilities and EMS and on the 2025 budget amendments; the first amendment will include swimming-pool revenues and expenditures. She reported the finance staff received formal Springbrook training for department directors and that a consultant will assist one day per week to speed reconciliations. Abel said she expects to retire June 30, 2025.
Council members asked about special funds and donations: Abel said a $10,000 donation from the Festival of Trees for the animal shelter had been included in general fund activity and will be reclassified to a restricted fund when reconciliations are complete. She also said opioid-settlement money was on her to-do list to locate; councilors and a local commissioner offered assistance to identify the settlement formula and expected shares.
Ending: Staff reported progress but warned substantial reconciliation work and an upcoming accountability audit for FY 2022–2024 remain; council asked for detailed line-item budget amendments showing revenues and expenditures.
