Budget transparency

Cited BZA transcript spending confusion and urged the city to reactivate the Open Checkbook Detroit platform so residents can see every department's spending.

80-year Detroit resident and accountant called the DDOT funding an 'accounting shuffle' and said state money should stack on top of last year's general fund.

Said budget review needs an overhaul — broad categories hide real spending, and Open Checkbook Detroit was abandoned; flagged BZA transcript cost hiding.

Said the budget isn't published yet so he can't review it, urged restoring the Open Checkbook Detroit transaction-level transparency program, and questioned whether some departmental revenue generation is legal.