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Council removes retiring finance director as bank signatory, adds city manager
2473463 · March 3, 2025
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Summary
Following the announced retirement of longtime Finance Director Bert Likens, the council voted to remove Likens as a city bank signatory and add the city manager to maintain internal controls; the city is hiring interim CPA consultants to complete budget and audit work.
The Cottage Grove City Council voted on Feb. 24 to remove retiring Finance Director Bert Likens as a signatory on the city’s bank accounts and add the city manager as a signatory to preserve internal financial controls while the city arranges interim accounting coverage.
City Manager Michael Sowerwine told the…
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