Budget Advisory Committee moves to create an onboarding manual and expand budget review role

Committee member Andrew Forlan and vice chair Evan volunteered to lead development of a public-facing onboarding manual to centralize resources for new and current members. Forlan said he and the vice chair would compile links and materials, and staff (Jenny) offered to share existing reports and benchmark lists to seed the resource.

Members discussed whether the Budget Advisory Committee should play a larger role reviewing the operating budget (not only capital projects), and several members said a neutral third-party view from the committee could improve council decision-making. The group agreed to return to this topic in a future meeting and to consider an annual review cadence for the manual if it becomes a standing resource.