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Port Arthur council grills budget contingency, seeks line‑item detail before adoption
Summary
Council members pressed city finance staff for itemized explanations of a proposed $777,995 contingency and large contractual‑services totals in the draft FY 2025–26 budget, asking for historic spend breakdowns and planned uses before final approval.
Port Arthur City Council members pressed city finance staff on Thursday over large contingency and contractual‑services figures in the proposed FY 2025–26 operating budget, requesting itemized explanations and prior‑year reconciliations before the council votes to adopt the plan.
Council member Roy Doucette led the questioning, saying the proposed contingency of $777,995 appeared large compared with recent years and asking for a breakdown of what drove prior contingency spending. Financial staff said the city used a 3% rule of thumb for contingency in the current operating budget and that the proposed amount reflected the limits of available…
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