A reader of this blog posted the following comment:
What about 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010 for that matter.... As taxpayers we should see it all and there should be an audit every year to balance the books or the very least every 2 when we switch the Supervisor from Democrat to Republican... yes 2006 was a point of tension but this has been going on for years, I guarantee it... BRING IT ALL OUT!!!
I wholeheartedly agree that the books need to be examined and audited at least every two years to identify any discprencies in the town's financial records.
To answer this comment, there was NO audit performed for the years 2007 and 2008. From the comments made by the former supervisor, Pompey Delafield (that are on record in Town Board meetings which are available online) it can be deduced that there was an overall denial that were discrepencies and errors made in the financial records of the town. As to the reasons why there was a denial is unknown, however there are speculations why the bookkeeper was not subject to discplinary action for keeping inaccurate records.
Further research in regards to whether or not audits were done for fiscal years prior to 2006 needs to be done.
The audit for 2009 is currently in progress and according to sources, there was a draft that was completed and sent to the supervisor. The final and official report should be due out shortly.
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