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Sumner County commissioners discuss Brown House trust, citizens push for full audit
Summary
Commissioners and residents discussed the Brown House trust’s reporting and disbursements, with residents urging a full audit and the county mayor describing plans to withdraw designated sums and move funds to a local firm.
Sumner County commissioners on Feb. 10 discussed the Brown House trust and whether trustees have followed the trust’s reporting and disbursement rules, while two members of the public urged a full accounting.
At a public-comment period, resident Mike McLeod said the trust’s codicil requires trustees to “report annually to the board and to Sumner County Commission concerning the investment of the trust property, operations of the trust, and distributions of the trust property,” and he told commissioners he believes that reporting “has never been done.” McLeod urged that any review include “a full audit and review for every penny that’s been spent.”
Kevin Baker, another resident…
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