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Grosse Ile trustees split on funding forensic "entrance" audit; board to interview firms at next meeting
Summary
Trustees debated whether to commission a multi-year forensic "entrance" audit of township finances. The board agreed to place an action item on the next regular meeting agenda to interview two candidate firms; any decision to hire would require a later vote and likely use fund balance if approved.
Trustee Joe opened the study session on Oct. 1 by saying the board would discuss an "entrance audit" of township finances and that he had previously researched the idea four years earlier. He asked for members' input on scope and cost.
The board debated whether a forensic-style entrance audit — which looks back multiple years and can be more in-depth than routine financial audits — was still warranted after improvements made by the township finance director, Teresa. Teresa described current budget pressures and said the finance department could need only two to four staff hours of support for the audit, but warned the work should be completed by Dec. 31 if initiated this fall to avoid the department's heavy January–March workload.
Nut graf: Trustees split over cost, scope and timing. Some…
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