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Fairview staff recommends returning to annual budget as council readies transition
Summary
City staff told the Fairview City Council the existing software and staffing strains make the current biennial budget difficult to administer and recommended reverting to an annual budget to give the new city manager and a to-be-hired finance director more frequent oversight.
City staff told the Fairview City Council on Dec. 18 that operating under a biennial budget has proved administratively difficult and recommended the city return to an annual budget for the next cycle.
The presenter said the finance software in use is not ideally configured for a two-year budget and that the city will need to train staff or create additional…
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