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Committee approves sending $15,000 mayor's-office year-end transfer to council with favorable recommendation
Summary
The committee reviewed a $15,000 year-end transfer in the mayor's office to cover accrued vacation and benefits for a recently departed staffer; staff said the transfer does not increase the mayoral budget overall but litigation limits some disclosure; the committee voted to forward the request to full council.
The Budget & Finance Committee considered a single year-end transfer request for the mayor's office on June 9: a $15,000 move from purchase-of-services to personal-services to cover accrued vacation and related benefits for an individual who recently left the mayor's office.
A senior adviser explained the transfer was necessary to pay accrued vacation and other benefits tied to the departure of the former chief of staff and said the change does not increase the office's overall budget because it is a character reclassification within the mayoral budget. The adviser said specific payout totals could not be released at the committee meeting because the matter remains under litigation.
Councilors asked whether the transfer affected purchased services and for the identity of the departed staffer; the adviser confirmed the former chief of staff had left and said the administration would be cautious about disclosures because of pending litigation. The committee voted to send the transfer request to the full council with a favorable recommendation; the motion carried on a roll call.
