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Council flags duplicated line items, reviews updated Humane Society contract
Summary
Councilors questioned duplicated street‑sign line items and noted a recently updated Humane Society contract amount had been added to the packet; staff said the contract was delivered yesterday and the packet was updated.
During questions on the appropriations report, Councilor Kathy Burke pointed out duplicate line items for street signs, street lights and flags appearing in two places in the packet with different dollar amounts (one $2,000 entry and one $1,000 entry). Staff agreed to review and reconcile the entries: "We'll take a look at that," Mike Yod said.
The council also discussed the Humane Society contract. Mike said the town had just received an updated contract and updated figures were added to the packet yesterday. The discussion referenced prior amounts (for example $4,840) and the newly submitted figure (noted as 5,324 in the packet); staff did not provide contract text during the work session and said they had only just received the update.
Why it matters: reconciling duplicate line items is important for transparent budgeting and the updated Humane Society contract figures will be reflected in the next packet or appropriation proposals.
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