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City staff reports audit delays, council weighs budget priorities, reserves and service cuts
Summary
City staff reported audit delays and proposed bringing check reconciliations in-house; councilmembers demanded regular year-to-date financial reports and discussed rebuilding reserves, prioritizing capital projects and possible service reductions.
City staff told the Crookston City Council on May 5 that the external auditor had not finished the check reconciliations needed for a timely audit, and staff proposed bringing reconciliations in-house to accelerate completion and reduce consulting costs.
Staff said the audit contractor, CLA, was still finishing January check reconciliations and had billed approximately $19,000 for reconciliations between Sept. 30 and the end of last month; staff reported CLA provided some bill credits and that city staff (Holly and others) plan to take reconciliation work in-house once January is complete. Council members repeatedly requested regular year-to-date financial reports at every other council meeting so they can monitor budget performance in-season rather than learning of overruns at year end.
Council members criticized the prior outsourced reconciliation…
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