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Residents press Fort Thomas for clearer monthly reports, spreadsheet-format finances and stronger check controls
Summary
During public comment at the Finance Committee meeting, multiple residents urged the city to post financial files in searchable formats, provide monthly department-level budget-vs.-actual reports and stop practices that undermine public confidence — including questions about preprinted mayoral check names and dual-signature signoff.
FORT THOMAS, Ky. — Several Fort Thomas residents used the Finance Committee—s Nov. 5 public-comment period to press for easier public access to financial records and stronger controls over check signing.
Nicole (Highland Avenue) said the auditors— explanations made her "feel much better," but added that she now has more questions and wants profit-and-loss statements for every city event and monthly department reports showing budget versus actual so the council and public can hold staff accountable. She also pointed to a small beginning-balance discrepancy…
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