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Budget committee seeks clearer public accounting for Englewood’s sales‑and‑use tax funding of alternative policing
Summary
The Budget Advisory Committee agreed on a new reporting format and asked the police and public‑works departments to provide clearer line‑item descriptions, program metrics tied to homelessness, mental‑health and addiction, and a dedicated presentation slot in future annual audits.
Chair Peter Atco opened the Budget Advisory Committee’s March 25 discussion by reviewing the 2022 voter‑approved sales‑and‑use tax measures and asking staff and departments to provide clearer public accounting for funds dedicated to alternative policing.
Atco read the ballot language the committee is tasked to audit: the measures increased the city’s sales and use tax by 0.2 percentage points to repay and improve streets and by 0.1 percentage points to fund “alternative policing services to address matters including homelessness, mental health, and addiction,” with revenues subject to annual independent audit and review by a citizen committee.
Committee members and staff discussed a spreadsheet the city uses to report dedicated expenditures. Nevan (city staff, identified by the committee as the in‑house sales and use tax expert) proposed separating a combined column into two fields: one that specifies services provided and another that lists the number of positions or…
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