The Budget Line Nobody Voted On

Comparing the budget document approved on the council floor with the version filed with the state reveals a discrepancy: a $7.2 million appropriation for a “community facilities partner” that appears in neither the hearing transcripts nor the amendment log.

Edited After the Vote

Metadata on the filed PDF shows it was modified two days after adoption, from a machine registered to the budget office. Officials say the change was a “clerical reconciliation.” The recipient organization was incorporated three weeks before the filing.