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City commission demands GRU explain legal‑fee deductions; asks authority to stop charging those bills to city
Summary
After reviewing unaudited fiscal data, commissioners directed the mayor to request itemized legal invoices from Gainesville Regional Utilities for FY2023–FY2025 and urged the authority to stop deducting legal fees the authority incurred in litigation against the city.
The City Commission voted unanimously to ask the Gainesville Regional Utilities Authority (GRU) for full itemization and explanation of legal and related expenses the authority has billed against the city transfer for fiscal years 2023–2025.
Commissioners said an unaudited end‑of‑fiscal‑year report showed significant deductions from the GRU general‑services contribution earmarked to offset GRU legal expenses. Finance staff noted the city received about $7.1 million of an $8.5 million…
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