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Blythewood council to add monthly financial updates, reschedule strategic planning before year end
Summary
Council agreed Aug. 26 to add a monthly budget-versus-actual financial report to the Town Administrator’s update and to reschedule the town’s strategic planning session, with council availability due Sept. 13 and an October session planned.
The Blythewood Town Council voted Aug. 26 to include a monthly financial statement comparing budgeted and actual figures in the Town Administrator’s report and to work toward rescheduling the town’s delayed strategic planning session before the end of the year.
Councilwoman E. Page asked the council to add a monthly financial report and to clarify the timeline for a strategic planning session that was canceled in February. Mayor S. Griffin acknowledged the request and said detailed fiscal reviews would remain on a quarterly schedule but agreed to include a monthly summary in the administrator’s report going forward. Town Administrator Daniel Stines will incorporate the monthly updates into his report and continue to provide the more in-depth quarterly analysis staff recommended.
On strategic planning, Page said the council would benefit from a refreshed set of priorities and suggested scheduling the session within the next 60 days. Mayor Griffin asked Mr. Stines to circulate the town’s prior strategic plan so council members could review completed goals and prepare. Council members were given a Sept. 13 deadline to submit availability; an all-day planning session open to public input is expected in October.
The measures aim to increase transparency and ensure council members can discuss priorities publicly rather than through individual emails, council members said. No formal vote was required for the scheduling directive; the agenda was amended earlier in the meeting to add the discussion items.
