Trustee transparency: Gateway, audits and bonds explained

Apr 20, 2026

Speakers pointed listeners to Indiana Gateway for salary and disbursement data, described state auditing cycles and how trustee bonds function as loss protection, and cited a past prosecution as an example of misappropriation risk.

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Speakers urged residents to use Indiana Gateway and the state annual financial reports to inspect trustee spending. Jennifer Bowers recommended scrolling past summary pages to the disbursement sections so the public can see payments to vendors and individuals rather than only 'money in/money out' totals.

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