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Council presses staff for clearer TSPLOST project accounting
Summary
Councilmembers asked staff and finance for a per‑project ledger showing debits, credits, encumbrances and funding sources for TSPLOST projects; staff said revenues are received as program buckets but agreed to work on a more detailed, project‑level report.
Several councilmembers asked staff for clearer, project‑level accounting for TSPLOST‑2 so allocations, encumbrances and grant receipts can be traced at a glance. A councilmember framed the request as wanting "a ledger, a almost like a checkbook for each project so we know the money's coming in and what's going out," and staff agreed to work with finance to develop a report tailored to council needs.
Staff explained revenues are received as program buckets rather than tagged to individual projects and that grants are tracked to project when awarded. "Our revenues don't come in specific to any project," a staff member said, adding that the city does track authorizations, encumbrances and grant‑specific funds and can present those details in the agenda packet. Staff offered to prepare a more detailed debits/credits view for council and to bring back an initial report for review.
