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Auditor’s letter flags $6.5M city deficit; Cranston schedules special hearing with auditor
Summary
An auditor general letter accompanying Cranston’s FY2025 audit cites a roughly $6.5 million general-fund operating deficit and a $3.9 million school unfunded deficit; city officials say monthly reports were posted online and a corrective plan is in development. A special council session with the auditor is set for Feb. 23.
The Cranston City Council on Feb. 17 publicly addressed a letter from the Rhode Island auditor general that followed the city’s FY2025 audit and reported a general-fund operating deficit of approximately $6.5 million and a schools’ unrestricted-fund deficit of about $3.9 million.
Council members reviewed the auditor’s letter and took an extended presentation and…
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