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Mayor appoints Benford and Brown as temporary city auditor after council fails to approve firm
Summary
Calumet City Mayor used mayoral appointment power to name Benford and Brown as the city auditor for a 30-day term after a council motion to approve the firm received no second; the council also moved the firm's $12,500 payment off the current bill list for consideration at a future meeting.
The Calumet City mayor announced a 30-day appointment of auditing firm Benford and Brown as the city auditor after a council motion to approve the firm failed to receive a second.
The temporary appointment matters because the auditor works directly with the city treasurer and the finance director on public accounting and grant reporting; the mayor said the firm will assist with grant work the city has received in recent years.
At the council meeting the mayor said, “Under the appointment powers of the mayor, I’m hereby appointing Benford and Brown for 30 days to be the auditor in…
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