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Finance report: proposed animal-control escrow fund and budget amendments

City board (unnamed in transcript) · December 5, 2025
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Summary

Finance staff requested creation of a separate animal-control escrow (special-revenue) account to track adoption and donation income, proposed a $15,000 seed transfer and a budget amendment covering a judge's $390 insurance increase and other items; no formal vote was recorded during the meeting.

City finance staff proposed creating a separate special-revenue account to house animal-control funds collected from adoption fees, donations and surrender fees, saying it would improve transparency and reduce error.

Speaker 3 (finance/animal-control reporting) said the auditor advised the monies would qualify as a special-revenue account, and that the city currently tracks the funds on a spreadsheet. "A separate…

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