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Committee delays vote on expanding Financial Advisory Commission duties after staff, members raise timing and scope concerns
Summary
A proposed ordinance to expand the Financial Advisory Commission’s duties was discussed at length; staff raised concerns about prescriptive requirements, timing (October 1 deadline), and redundancy with existing reports. The item was postponed to July 2 for further amendment and review.
The Finance Committee on June 4 debated an ordinance (12/25) that would expand the duties of the Financial Advisory Commission and require an early budget-related report. Committee members, staff and commission members raised concerns about scope, duplicative work, the use of "shall" language, and the practicality of an October 1 deadline for a spending-affordability report. The committee voted to postpone the item to the July 2 meeting.
Alderman Arnett, sponsor of the ordinance (referred to in discussion), seeks a more active advisory role for the…
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