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Council raises concerns about financial controls, electronic transfers and receipt backup
6440034 · October 22, 2025
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Summary
Councilmembers and staff discussed internal controls after several payments were questioned in the meeting; members asked staff to clarify purchase‑order/backup requirements and to consider tighter procedures before payments are released.
Councilmembers discussed financial controls, the town’s use of electronic funds transfers (EFT) and situations in which checks were prepared with limited backup.
One councilmember described signing a check where the backup consisted of handwritten notes and said the transaction would not normally have been approved without…
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