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Administration presents fiscal‑health update: audit progress, revenue gains and staffing gaps

Finance and Economic Development Standing Committee, Richmond City (Independent City) · February 18, 2026
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Summary

Administration officials briefed the committee on fiscal stabilization efforts: improved billing (70,000 bills, 96% early collection), BPOL modernization, RVA Pay gains, early revenue recovery of about $150,000, creation of an internal controls division, and staffing shortfalls the administration is addressing.

An administration official (referred to in the transcript as Donnell) gave a wide‑ranging fiscal update, describing early returns from revenue modernization and steps to stabilize finance operations.

Key points included progress toward closing the FY25 audit, steps to strengthen internal controls, and a recruitment push to fill finance vacancies (the speaker said 59 total…

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