Council accepts revised-format July 2025 financial report; staff to use single monthly report going forward

The council accepted the July 2025 financial report, endorsing a revised format staff will use going forward that consolidates the management and council versions of the monthly financial report.
Finance Director Cecilia Ward described the change as an efficiency move: the department will now produce a single report that follows the budget document’s categories (personnel services, materials and services, capital outlay) and shows the current total budget (including adopted amendments), current period activity (the month in question), fiscal‑year‑to‑date activity and budget remaining. “We appreciate, going with the same format, and I only have to run 1 report each month,” Ward told council.
Councilors asked clarifying questions about which columns represent the month vs. fiscal-year activity and confirmed they could see amendments reflected in the current total budget column. Council then moved to accept the July 2025 financial report under the new format; the motion passed unanimously.
Ending: Staff will publish the consolidated monthly financial report in the new layout for future months and continue to present it to council with the familiar categories and a notation when budget amendments have been applied.