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OMB presents six-month expenditure-control report; items over 75% flagged for council review

2260983 · February 3, 2025
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Summary

Office of Management & Budget presented the semiannual expenditure-control report required by city code §2-3-61. Several departmental line items exceeded the 75% threshold, primarily due to timing and annual contracts; OMB said total salary-and-wages levels remain within budget and transfers or attrition savings will cover temporary overages.

Wilmington — City budget staff presented the semiannual expenditure-control report to the Finance and Economic Development Committee and flagged accounts that had reached 75% or more of their budget at midyear.

Robert Greco, budget director, and CJ Jones, budget analyst in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), told the committee that the report covers fiscal-year-to-date actuals through six months and identifies account lines at or above 75% so departments and council can review. CJ Jones summarized the flagged lines and cause: council overtime showed a $300 overage (no overtime was…

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