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Saginaw council urges clearer committee input after tree‑funding complaint
Summary
Councilors directed staff and liaisons to include advisory boards earlier in the budget process and to document committee votes after a beautification committee member said volunteers were bypassed when $5,000 for a tree program was again included in the budget.
A months‑long complaint about committee involvement in spending prompted the Saginaw City Council on Nov. 24 to require clearer liaison communication and earlier committee review of proposed budget items.
Council Member Nick Lawson and others raised concerns that beautification and parks volunteers were not consistently consulted before expenditures were allotted. City staff explained that $5,000 for the tree program was…
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