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Officials flag police funding shortfall, plan administrative budget amendment
Summary
Meeting participants said the police department allocation appears reduced from prior levels and that staff will file an administrative amendment and consider a temporary interfund loan to address timing gaps; no formal vote was recorded.
Staff member reported discrepancies in the preliminary budget and questioned why police expenses are appearing in the general fund rather than a dedicated line. "We haven't seen a 600,000, for the police department at all," the Committee member said, describing prior reductions to the department allocation.
Staff member told the meeting the next administrative step would be to file an amendment. "So we'll file the admin we'll file the amendment for it and and adjust the budget so it doesn't look so bad," they said, and added the city could use a temporary interfund loan if necessary, provided the police department repays the amount over time. No formal motion or recorded vote on an amendment appears in the transcript; participants treated the step as staff direction rather than a final action.
