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Committee asks staff for top-10 line-item breakdown after FY26 close
Summary
Committee members requested a top-10 list of the largest under-expensed line items and suggested a simple elapsed-time versus dollars chart to track spending trajectory; the finance director and public works director agreed to provide the requested details for the next meeting.
Committee members asked staff to provide more granular detail showing whether the FY26 underspend was concentrated in a few large line items or spread across many small variances. "So for our next for our next finance meeting, would it be possible to be able to share with us the top 10 line items which were under expensed?" a committee member asked; the finance director responded, "Sure."
Members said a single percent figure can be misleading without dollar context and suggested a one-column percent and one-column dollar view (percent-of-budget and absolute dollars) and an elapsed-time-versus-spending chart to track trajectory through the fiscal year. The finance director agreed to produce the top-10 breakdown and to follow up on specific accounts flagged during the meeting.
