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Stafford council debates performance/efficiency audit as members cite budget shortfalls
Summary
Councilmembers and residents debated commissioning a performance and efficiency audit; some urged a forensic audit to trace expenditures after members said the city faces a multi-million-dollar shortfall. A motion was made to have staff identify firms and return with options.
A group of council members and residents pushed for a city performance and efficiency review, in some cases calling for a forensic audit, while others questioned spending on outside consultants when staffing and obvious operational gaps already suggest areas for improvement.
Councilmember Bostic moved to have staff — starting with the human resources director and Director Garcia — research firms (for example, Piper Sandler, Ernst & Young, Deloitte) that could perform a performance and efficiency review and report…
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