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Council refers $1.6M budget amendment to study session after controllers warn of shortfall
Summary
Council referred a proposed budget amendment that would draw roughly $1.6 million from fund balance back to administration and scheduled a study session with Plant Moran and department directors after staff and council raised concerns about overspending and transparency.
Council members referred a proposed budget amendment on Feb. 25 that would draw roughly $1.6 million from the general fund balance to cover year-end shortfalls and approved a separate study session to examine the city’s finances.
Comptroller Shannon Shepherd presented the budget amendment request, explaining the largest portion is proposed to cover overtime and previously approved but unpaid contracts and line-item adjustments. Shepherd told the council the administration’s numbers indicate a shortfall…
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