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Council presses staff on finances and delayed audit; executive session called

Lowell City Council · December 11, 2024
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Summary

Council members raised concerns about revenue reporting, apparent shortfalls in the water-sewer fund and delayed audit materials; the meeting closed to executive session for personnel matters and council asked staff to provide detailed financial documentation prior to the next meeting.

A council member reviewed the city’s revenue dashboard and told colleagues the water and sewer fund appeared well below budgeted expectations, citing year-to-date collections that, if current trends continued, would fall short of the adopted budget. The speaker said the water-sewer fund was budgeted at approximately $3.4 million and reported roughly $580,000 year-to-date through Oct. 31 on the dashboard packet; the member asked…

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