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Aldermen press CFO for line-item ledger on $672,299.87 FEMA/COVID reimbursement request
Summary
A $672,299.87 request to cover COVID-era payroll and related expenses drew sustained questions from aldermen about denied items and recordkeeping; CFO Don Enright said detailed ledgers exist and promised staff (including Emily Marasuko) would provide denial details at the full Board meeting.
Committee members pressed for detailed documentation after the administration presented a $672,299.87 supplemental appropriation to cover COVID-19-related salaries and wages that had not been reimbursed. "I can't support this... I can't vote on something if I don't have the information on it," Alderman Johnson said, expressing concern about the absence of itemized backup in the packet.
CFO Don Enright said a ledger with detailed line items exists and that a staff member who can identify which claims were denied is on vacation but will provide that information at the full Board meeting. "I actually have the ledger right here that gives the detailed line items of the expenditures... The thing that I have missing that Emily Marasuko has that I would like to present with this information is what was denied," Enright said. The committee approved the line item in committee (6-1) while requesting the ledger and denial details ahead of the full Board consideration.
