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Vero Beach manager fires finance director after missed audit deadline; council votes to accelerate completion
Summary
City Manager Monty said Finance Director Stephen Dion failed to complete or request extra time for the city27s FY2023 audit; the council approved a resolution directing expedited completion and support for the city manager27s recovery plan.
City Manager Monty told the Vero Beach City Council on Feb. 25 that Finance Director Stephen Dion failed to submit or seek an extension for the city27s fiscal year 2023 audit and that Dion27s employment ended on Feb. 20, 2025.
Monty laid out a timeline of staffing changes and disruptions that preceded the missed deadline: the finance director role changed hands in 2023; assistant finance director turnover left the department without senior institutional knowledge; October tornadoes disrupted city operations; and auditors notified the Joint Legislative Auditing Committee the audit could not be completed by the statutory Jan. 15…
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