In this clip recorded during a Derby tax board meeting May 14, 2019, City Treasurer Keith McLiverty talks about a problem discovered with the annual Derby budget.

In this clip -- which is two statements condensed into one -- tax board chair Judy Szewczyk introduces an issue -- the accidental categorization of alliance money from the state -- to the tax board.

A clip from a conversation between Derby tax board chair Judy Szewczyk and treasurer Keith McLiverty May 21.

Shirley Miani, an elected official on the Derby tax board, expresses her frustration over an accounting mistake that could trigger a tax increase in the City of Derby.

City Treasurer Keith McLiverty responds.

Jim Butler, a member of the Derby Board of Apportionment and Taxation, shares his thoughts May 21 about information relayed at a tax board meeting May 14.

In this clip, Derby City Treasurer Keith McLiverty explains to Derby BOAT chairwoman Judy Szewczyk that alliance district money from the state can't be counted as part of the Derby school district's operating budget.

The audio gives the listener a sense of the frustration and struggles the City of Derby is having putting together a budget for the fiscal year starting July 1, 2019.

The city recently announced (May 2019) the city budget has at least a $1.2 million hole in projected revenue.