Auditing Monroe
The Ledger's review of Monroe's budgets, audits, debt and redevelopment money. Every story in the series, sorted by subject, with the figures the records show and links to the official documents.
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Auditing Monroe: What the city's 2026-27 budget lays out
Monroe's original budget for the year ending June 30, 2027 balances its general fund at $1,699,120, sets aside $250,000 for capital projects and describes a $2,940,000 secondary water metering project, a new well and a state-funded Main Street resurfacing scheduled to begin in 2028.
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- $1,699,120General fund budgeted revenue and expenditures, FY ending June 30, 2027Auditing Monroe: What the city's 2026-27 budget lays out →
- $376,000General fund transfer from unappropriated fund balanceAuditing Monroe: What the city's 2026-27 budget lays out →
- $250,000Capital projects fund budgetAuditing Monroe: What the city's 2026-27 budget lays out →
- $2,055,600Electric fund total operating expenseAuditing Monroe: What the city's 2026-27 budget lays out →
- $2,940,000Secondary water metering project awardAuditing Monroe: What the city's 2026-27 budget lays out →
- $48,000Annual secondary water metering bond paymentAuditing Monroe: What the city's 2026-27 budget lays out →
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