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Allegany County officials weigh notices, possible termination after animal-shelter resignations
Summary
County staff say the Shelter Foundation failed to provide required financial statements and audits and did not notify commissioners of personnel changes after multiple resignations; staff drafted a notice to cure and a termination letter and said commissioners could act at the 3:00 p.m. meeting.
Allegany County officials said they are preparing formal steps after multiple resignations at the county’s contracted animal shelter and what staff described as missing financial and personnel notices.
County staff told commissioners on the work-session record that the county’s amended operating agreement with the Shelter Foundation required annual financial statements and a contract-required audit. Lee, a county staff member reviewing the agreement, said the foundation has not provided the annual financial statements since the 2022 fiscal year and supplied a “review” in July 2022 rather than the contract-required audit. Lee told the commissioners a subsequent audit that was due July 1, 2025, has not been received “nor received any request for extension.”
Lee said the agreement also…
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