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CCPD approves minutes, accepts second-quarter 2026 financial report after staff explains sales-tax timing
Summary
CCPD approved the meeting minutes and accepted the second-quarter 2026 financial report in a voice vote after finance staff explained that auditors reassign October–November sales-tax receipts to the prior fiscal year and described departmental reclassifications for vehicle leases and maintenance.
CCPD approved the meeting minutes and accepted the second-quarter 2026 financial report in voice votes during a regular meeting.
Finance staff explained that sales-tax receipts received in October and November are, for audit purposes, allocated back to the prior fiscal year because those receipts cover activity in August and September. "When sales tax money comes in in October and November, it is actually for August and September, and so the auditors determine that that needs to go back to the appropriate fiscal year," the finance staff said.
The clarification was part of a broader review of the budget and accounting detail. Committee member Mister Donaldson pressed staff on where an identified cash-balance figure appears in the packet; finance staff said that pool cash appears on the city-side report and will be visible in the May city financial report, and offered to show the specific line.
There was a separate exchange about a Meridian barricades purchase: Committee members noted a big difference between what they believed was budgeted and the estimate shown in the packet. Finance staff said the barricades were budgeted at $130,327 and pointed the board to page 11 of the packet for the fiscal budget line. Finance staff added that some line items previously shown in the general fund (for example, auto repairs and vehicle leases) have been moved into CCPD reporting to avoid duplicating expenses across funds.
Staff also described a billing error involving a police vehicle leased through Enterprise Fleet Leasing that had been charged to public works invoices; the vehicle was reclassified into the CCPD fund and the utility-side entry adjusted. Staff said budget amendments will be brought to the board if an expenditure falls outside the current year's budget.
Miss Langley moved to accept the second-quarter 2026 financial report; the motion was seconded and the board approved it by voice vote.
The board then moved on to the next agenda item.
