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Residents raise accounting and transparency concerns at La Grange budget hearing
Summary
At a Village of La Grange public hearing on the proposed FY 2026'27 budget, residents urged clearer presentation of fund groupings and grant contingencies, questioned payroll line items and meeting recording practices, and asked staff to footnote contingent revenues before final adoption.
The Village of La Grange opened a public hearing on the proposed fiscal year 2026'27 operating and capital improvement budget and heard detailed public feedback focused on accounting presentation, grant contingencies and transparency.
Village consultant Ann Marie Mampi outlined the budget development process and said the draft includes a capital improvement plan, personnel schedules and debt information intended to maintain board'approved fund balances. She told trustees the document reflects a multi'month process with inputs from departments and prior workshops.
Resident Al Foreman said he used spreadsheet testing to…
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