Ona Brouse
13:39 - 14:43
"So we are about 58% through the year as of this report, through the end of July. And if you look on the lower right-hand side of the first page, you see that the municipality is about 51% spent. So we are underspent."
“So we are about 58% through the year as of this report, through the end of July. And if you look on the lower right-hand side of the first page, you see that the municipality is about 51% spent. So we are underspent.”
- Speaker
- Ona Brouse
- Timestamp
- 13:39 – 14:43
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage, AK, USA
- Captured at
- August 20, 2026
From the transcript
So we would detail and explain what may be happening with any of those funds that were reviewed during the fund position report and the budget to actuals in front of you. Let's see, let me go to— Okay, so we are about 58% through the year as of this report, through the end of July. And if you look on the lower right-hand side of the first page, you see that the municipality is about 51% spent. So we are underspent. Some of that is due to, you know, accounting posting, and we know that there are items that will be spent that have just not been moved into the correct category yet.
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