More community engagement and financial accountability key topics at City Finance Committee meeting
LETHBRIDGE – Members of the Lethbridge Finance Committee met Monday (March 13) afternoon to listen to a presentation from new City Treasurer Hailey Pinksen about a proposed 2019-2022 Operating Budget process overview.
But what occurred at the meeting was, according to some committee members, something that hadn’t happened in a long time.
Several committee members asked Pinksen and Interim City Manager Kathy Hopkins whether City Council could be more involved in the budget process, citing not only their own concerns, but concerns they heard from citizens about how exactly money is spent at City Hall.
Chair Joe Mauro says the overall sentiment now is that things can be done differently.