Board approves 2022 audit and passes amended warrant lists including settlements; one vendor removed
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Summary
Trustees approved the village’s 2022 annual financial audit and passed warrant lists that included added vendors and several settlement payments; the board also agreed to remove an unapproved vendor (Motorsport) from a prior warrant list.
The Village of Dalton Board of Trustees approved the 2022 annual financial report and voted to adopt warrant lists that included additions for time-sensitive payments and several settlement items.
Trustee Kiana Belcher read monthly finance figures into the record, including an electronic warrant register total for corporate payments of $560,344.45 and a later corporate payment register and payroll totals that together reflected larger outlays; the board then voted to approve the posted warrants with specified additions and the removal of a prior unapproved vendor (Motorsport) from last month’s list.
Why it matters: Trustees said the village has been working to bring audits current after previous delays; the approval of the 2022 audit was presented as a milestone. Trustees also emphasized efforts to negotiate or reduce certain historical vendor claims and to control attorney and settlement costs.
Supporting details: Trustee Belcher said 2022 audit work is complete and that work on 2023 is next; she and the mayor noted that some settlements were added to the warrant list as time-sensitive items. Trustee comments said staff negotiated some payables down where contracts were not in force.
Next steps: Finance committee to continue budget work and post the draft budget online; staff to present the audit documents publicly and continue work on subsequent fiscal-year audits.
Ending: Trustee Belcher said the board is seeking to stabilize finances and reduce recurring legal costs as part of the ongoing budget process.
