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Explore reported actual expenditures. Expand a line item to compare its reported amounts.

ExpenditureActual2019-2020Actual2020-2021Actual2021-2022Actual2022-2023Actual2023-2024Actual2024-2025
Operations
Postage & Box Rent15,5016,7164,9418,83310,48111,871
Printing01,075
38,24935,58935,19942,10239,48543,130
Telephone19,48915,02621,14223,03824,39424,456
47,11417,11213,9299,981107,76149,372
1,7512,4862,366
Chemical, Lab & Medical Supplies1,1362,034805108485
Janitorial Supplies4,4784,0475,0294,5727,3195,402
Other Operating Supplies1,5372,1942,367343320
43,25747,69555,35763,64869,97080,072
Liability Insurance4,7575,4656,7187,4618,46734,072
Copier Supplies2,1572,7682,9341,8472,5282,280
Subtotal — Operations177,675139,721148,421163,684273,696253,021
Capital
Fixed Assets2,7848,45310,7287,6713,986753
Subtotal — Capital2,7848,45310,7287,6713,986753
Total City Hall180,459148,174159,149171,355277,682253,775
Latest budget — FY 2026-2027Compare the proposed budget with the amount Council approved.

Approved amounts authorize spending; they are not actual expenditure. These are the stages printed in the budget book, which may not include later amendments.

BudgetBudgeted / amendedFY 2025-2026Manager proposedFY 2026-2027Council approvedFY 2026-2027
Department total220,900222,700222,700
Budget line items
ExpenditureBudgeted / amendedFY 2025-2026Manager proposedFY 2026-2027Council approvedFY 2026-2027
Postage & Box Rent12,00012,00012,000
Electric35,00036,00036,000
Water2,8002,8002,800
Sewer2,5002,5002,500
Gas4,4005,0005,000
Telephone27,70025,00025,000
Repairs and Maintenance Office Machines & Equipment---
Repairs and Maintenance Motor Vehicles & Equipment---
Repairs and Maintenance Buildings & Grounds35,00035,00035,000
Repairs and Maintenance Other1,0001,0001,000
Office Supplies---
Copier Supplies3,0003,0003,000
Chemical, Lab & Medical Supplies3,000700700
Janitorial Supplies7,0007,0007,000
Other Operating Supplies1,000500500
Extermination Contract1,8001,8001,800
Maint. Contracts Office Mach./Equip8,0008,0008,000
Other Contracts65,00065,00065,000
Liability Insurance9,30015,00015,000
Coffee & Related Items2,4002,4002,400
Fixed Assets---

A dash means no numeric amount is shown in that source cell. No proposal is substituted for a missing approved amount.

Budget source · PDF page 29

What the records showRelated decisions, supporting records, and unanswered questions.

The finance memo gives context for liability insurance and building-related budget amendments.

2023-2024 actual source · page 28 · 2024-2025 actual source · page 29

The memo attributes a $50,000 liability-insurance budget increase to deductibles on two public-records lawsuits. The attached schedule assigns that increase to City Hall. This is the finance director’s explanation of the appropriation; the memo does not identify the cases or reconcile the year’s actual insurance costs. Finance memorandum — May 7, 2025 · page 118.

The attached schedule shows the relevant proposed budget adjustments. Amounts in this schedule are appropriations, not invoice payments. Budget amendment detail · page 120.

Still unanswered: Invoice and ledger detail is needed to reconcile the budget explanation to actual annual expenses.

Differences between reported versionsBoth source figures are preserved; the selected history is unchanged.

R&M Buildings & Grounds · FY 2023-24

The selected history retains $104,582. The FY2023-24 Actual column changes by 1 between consecutive annual-budget sources. The printed City Hall total likewise changes from 277682 to 277683. Neither source states why.

About these figuresWhat is included and what changed between reports.

The 2022-2023 column uses the complete later FY2025-26 account schedule; the older source column is archived. City Hall is a separate division in the older Purchasing, IT & Emergency Services department and later department 402. Utilities aggregate Electric, Water, Sewer and utility Gas; Gasoline & Diesel is never included. Coffee is mapped to Office Supplies under the owner rule. Older Other Operating Supplies 2,094 versus later 343 differs by 1,751, the Coffee amount, but earlier composition is not asserted. FY2023-24 repeats as 277,682 in the FY2025-26 book and 277,683 in FY2026-27, with Buildings & Grounds repairs increasing by 1. Retain the chosen FY2025-26 source. Printed detail differs from total in 2024-2025 (-1).

Amounts are shown as reported, without adjusting for inflation. A dash (“—”) means the source shows a dash or does not list a value; it does not necessarily mean zero. Related accounts are grouped for comparison, with available detail under each row.

Sources and methodsOriginal documents, coverage, and how the years were matched.

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Section reconciliation and differences
  • Operations: Overlapping 2022–2023 amounts: 163,684 earlier; 163,684 later. Source-backed broad section; detail and scope discrepancies retained in history notes.
  • Capital: Overlapping 2022–2023 amounts: 7,671 earlier; 7,671 later. Source-backed broad section; detail and scope discrepancies retained in history notes.
How the years were matched
  • The 2022-2023 column uses the complete later FY2025-26 account schedule; the older source column is archived.
  • Physical PDF pages: FY2022-23 30; FY2024-25 29; FY2025-26 28; FY2026-27 29. All displayed columns are actual years, not estimates or budgets.
  • Source zeros and dashes remain distinct. Subtotals are excluded. Missing historical categories remain absent; mapping confirmation does not establish unchanged operational scope.
  • 2024-2025 printed detail sums 253,774, printed total 253,775; detail-minus-total difference -1 retained.
  • FY2022-23 mapped overlap differences (older to later): Other Operating Supplies: 2094 → 343. These are not adjusted away.
  • FY2023-24 repeated-source comparison: 01-0402-5274: 104,582 → 104,583. Totals: 277,682 → 277,683. Absent rows are not assumed zero.

These changes do not establish changes in service quality or explain why spending changed. Budget amendments and meeting decisions have not been reconciled with this series.

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