Council accepts 2025 audit, staff flag $344,000 shortfall without one-time transfer

Apr 22, 2026

Council accepted the 2025 audit after staff noted the general fund was put 'in the red by 344,000' for the period, with that position offset partly by a $210,000 property-sale transfer; council approved the audit by voice vote.

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Staff member (S6) reviewed the year-to-date financials and called attention to a shortfall on page 9: "Put us in the red by 344,000," S6 said, adding the balance had been helped by a transfer from a property sale of about $210,000. Council members pressed staff on how to prevent a similar deficit in 2026, noting property sales are not a sustainable recurring revenue source.

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