Halifax’s auditor general says the city needs to improve its capital budget process, after a recent report found staff did not explain the price tag for some projects, or why certain items were moved ahead.

On Monday, auditor general Andrew Atherton presented an audit on the municipality's 2025-26 capital budget to the city’s audit and finance committee.

The audit found issues with the governance structure around the capital process, including that staff oversight roles not working as designed, a…