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Council weighs year‑end budget transfers, police overtime and purchase of three patrol vehicles
Summary
Comptroller Robinson described year‑end interfund transfers to buy three police vehicles from unused personnel and equipment lines; councilors questioned whether personnel savings should instead cover significant overtime overages and asked for follow‑up memos from department heads.
Binghamton’s work session included multiple year‑end finance items that would reallocate unspent lines to cover overages and capital needs. Comptroller Robinson explained that unused salary and equipment repair lines in the police budget could be transferred into the capital fund to purchase three patrol cars; the purchase would be an interfund transfer and is expected to be processed through the capital fund.
Council members pressed for clarity on…
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