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Councilors debate extending budget review timeline; staff outlines monthly department presentation option
Summary
Councilors questioned the current 40-day budget review window and discussed moving department-level presentations into October–November to give councilors more time to review. Staff said moving discussions earlier is feasible if council provides direction.
Leesburg Town Councilors debated whether the current budget review timeline gives them sufficient time to examine department budgets and performance measures.
Vice Mayor Simono Johnson said 40 days is not enough time for councilors with full-time jobs to review a complex municipal budget. “I don't think it's fair to our constituents to rush through a budget when we could do it much, much sooner,” Johnson said.
Staff presented an optional schedule that would spread department-level…
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