Council debates budget timing and asks for earlier preliminary numbers
Council members discussed whether to request earlier preliminary budget figures or push back the budget schedule to allow more time for review, citing recent law changes and multiple supplemental appropriations that make current projections uncertain.
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Several council members urged getting earlier preliminary figures from the county's financial consultant or adjusting the budget calendar so members are not "blindsided" by additional appropriations and insurance costs. Bobby (speaker 6) said preliminary comprehensive-plan numbers could help the council prepare for budget hearings, and members discussed the feasibility of shifting hearings later in the summer to allow more accurate revenue and expense projections.
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