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Wellsville council approves agenda, minutes, $800 for holiday lights; accepts June financials and a fraud risk assessment
Summary
At its Nov. 20 meeting, the Wellsville City Council approved several routine items, authorized up to $800 to supplement donations for a community tree-lighting and voted to accept June financial statements and an annual fraud-risk assessment. An executive session on real property was announced.
Wellsville City Council on Nov. 20, 2024, approved the meeting agenda and several sets of minutes, authorized limited funding for a community holiday event and accepted its June financial report and an annual fraud-risk assessment.
The council voted to allocate up to $800 to supplement donations for the downtown Christmas-tree lighting and related event costs after volunteers reported about $700 in donations toward roughly $1,200 in lights. Council members asked that volunteers continue fundraising and return if more city assistance is required.
Scott Wells presented the fourth-quarter financial report for June and highlighted increases in multiple revenue categories, including property and sales taxes, and higher costs in areas such as insurance and engineering. Council members discussed whether higher-than-expected revenue should be built into the FY2024–25 budget and agreed staff should post finalized monthly financials to the city website before they are placed on a public meeting agenda for approval.
Staff also presented the annual fraud-risk assessment, reviewing separation-of-duties controls, reconciliations, and credit-card procedures; the council approved the assessment after discussion about the city’s lack of a formal audit committee and absence of a fraud hotline.
The chair announced an executive session to discuss purchase, exchange or lease of real property; the public portion of the meeting ended.
Votes at a glance • Motion to approve agenda with modification — approved (motion made and seconded). • Minutes (Oct. 2; Nov. 4; Nov. 6 with corrections) — approved. • Up to $800 for Christmas-tree lights and event support — approved. • Accept June 2024 financial report — approved. • Approve fraud risk assessment — approved.
Details: motions and outcomes are reflected in the council record; specific roll-call tallies were not provided in the public transcript.
