Thread by @shayshinecastle

Getting a quick update on the city's financial audit. I think for the first time I've been doing this, there are no deficiencies.

I mean, there are never many: 4, I think, was the high.

But still, our finances look good, a consultant says.

I think I said this last year, but lord give me the enthusiasm of the auditor describing his work analyzing the city's financial practices.

"The auditors gave a clean opinion," Dave Gross says. "This is the best possible opinion."

Wallach Sigh-O-Meter: 1

Moving on to the budget discussions.

Revenue came in over projections, plus we've got Round 1 of the ARPA funds, so Boulder is adding ~$8M to the 2021 budget right now.

$6.054M to the General Fund
$2.6M to restricted/dedicated funds

We already talked about what the $$ is going to. You can catch up here: threadreaderapp.com/thread/1430316…

Or here's the staff presentation: documents.bouldercolorado.gov/WebLink/DocVie…

Young making a motion to pass this before the public hearing even happens. She likes to jump the gun sometimes.

Side note: Where did that expression ("jump the gun") come from? Someone drop me a link.

Young to public hearing speaker Lynn Segal: There may be funds for home repair available under ARPA funding.

Reminder: How Boulder will spend ~$15M of their $20M is still TBD. Public input ongoing now. Let 'em know where you want your $$ to go.

Anyway, 8-0 vote for these budget adjustments.

@threadreaderapp please unroll. Thank you!