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Committee forwards proposed 2026 operating budget to full council after line‑item questions
Summary
After questions about audit funding, Home Rule Charter outreach, polling‑site research and office renovations, the committee voted to refer the proposed 2026 operating budget to the full St. Tammany Parish Council for final action.
The St. Tammany Parish Finance Committee voted to send the proposed 2026 operating budget to the full council after members raised questions about a sharp increase in professional services and several contingency items.
Councilman Phillips pressed staff for specifics on year‑to‑year changes and said he had not had time to review emailed answers before the meeting. "I didn't have time to really read through all this," he said, asking staff to explain large line‑item changes.
Mowery, a council budget staff member, said a primary driver of the jump was the council office taking on the audit expense previously paid by the finance…
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