Auditors released Roanoke’s annual comprehensive financial report for the 2023-2024 fiscal year, and one glaring detail on page 147 is how the city overspent $5,072,260 from the final budget.
The city’s fire operation and children’s services act combined for more than $7 million over budget.
When speaking on the phone with councilwoman Evelyn Powers, in her 43 years working in the city as treasurer and an internal auditor, she has never seen something like this before. She is one of four council members who were not serving when this happened, but now they must work to fix it…