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Council seeks monthly budget snapshot, one-page recaps and a website refresh
Summary
Councilors asked staff for a short monthly budget update for public transparency, a one-page meeting recap listing votes, and tasked IT with a website refresh and plan for a mobile app; IT will report to the committee at the next meeting.
Councilors at the committee-of-the-whole meeting pressed for clearer public-facing financial information and more accessible online tools.
Members proposed a brief monthly budget update to show revenue and expenditure trends against the approved budget and asked for a one-page meeting recap that lists what was voted on. The goal, councilors said, is to keep the public informed of progress against near-term priorities.
IT staff (Steve Shaw was identified in the discussion) said the county's website is under review and a mobile app could follow once the site is updated; staff will present a synopsis of website progress and mobile-app plans at the next committee meeting. Councilors also asked staff to check the online spending portal after members reported missing entries in general-fund dropdowns.
No changes to the budget were approved at the meeting; councilors directed staff to implement the communications items and return with timelines and prototypes.
