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Residents press Hempstead on legal spending; controller explains audit adjustments
Summary
At the Nov. 18 meeting residents questioned transfers and outside‑counsel spending; Controller John Mastro Marino described post‑audit budget adjustments and the town attorney explained litigation expense authority and a raised expert‑hiring threshold from $15,000 to $25,000.
Residents pressed the Town of Hempstead board on Nov. 18 about legal and litigation funding on the administrative calendar, prompting explanations from the town attorney and the controller.
During public comment Joe Cianabolo asked whether roughly $350,000 being moved on the administrative calendar was intended to pay outside counsel and whether any portion paid specific board members. The town attorney replied the item pertains to litigation expenses (examples given: expert witnesses, trial transcripts, medical examiners) and stated that none of the funds referenced relate to the…
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