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Committee flags grant accounting and suggests creating water‑quality CRF to avoid 'slush' funds
Summary
Members said some grant revenues were routed to general funds instead of dedicated CRFs and suggested creating a water‑quality CRF with offsetting grant revenue to avoid asking voters for unnecessary tax increases.
Committee members raised concerns that grant funds for water quality have been deposited into the general fund rather than dedicated to a CRF, creating what one member called a 'slush' effect that erodes public trust. S1 recommended staff consult with Kirsten and Paul to determine whether the grant can be treated as offsetting revenue and placed into a water‑quality CRF to reduce the net tax ask.
“There’s a $15,000 grant that's not going to either one of those. It's going into the slush fund,” S1 said. Members discussed the mechanics of offsetting revenue and whether a warrant article could be written to show a $25,000 CRF raise with anticipated offsetting grant revenue so voters understand the net impact.
