HRM year end financial statements show a 2014/15 deficit of $11.8 million.
The staff report marks a significant change from the 2013/14 report which can
best be described as misleading.
Earlier this year during the budget process the public was allowed to comment at meetings of Committee of the Whole. I attended one meeting and suggested that HRM issue clear press release and clear explanations of the true state of affairs as to a year end surplus/deficit.
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