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Council flags sharp increases in liability and equipment lines; staff to allocate insurance and audit anomalies
Summary
Members questioned spikes in general liability insurance (projected $334,001.58) and large equipment and copier costs (generator placeholder $500,000; copy-related charges up to $67,181); staff said FMIT reporting delays and pending public-works information explain some entries and will follow up.
A committee member flagged a sharp rise in general liability and auto insurance figures, noting last year's budgeted liability at $88,300 compared with an 'actual' of $267,326 and a projected $334,001.58 for the current period. Staff said FMIT changed its program and delayed policy totals; she placed the amounts in the general fund administrative area temporarily and will allocate departmental shares once updated numbers are received.
Council members also asked about equipment and copy-machine expenditures. Staff said copier leases came due and some machines were purchased in prior budgets; a line item rose from $10,850 to $67,181 and the $500,000 equipment entry was intended as a placeholder for generators at the annex and city hall. Staff said she will ask public works for contract status and provide audit references for the operating-supplies anomaly.
