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Marlboro County finance director reports improved revenues, council presses for audit and expenditure details
Summary
Finance Director West Parks presented a five‑month financial report showing higher revenues year‑over‑year and described a partial audit payment; council members pressed for clarification on large September expenses, Fund 38 grass‑cutting charges, and delinquent tax sale revenue.
Marlboro County—s finance director, West Parks, told the council the county—s general fund revenues for the five months ending Nov. 30, 2025, were reported as $4,000,001.85, up from $3,777,522 during the same five‑month period in 2024. He said general fund expenditures for that period totaled $6,702,160 of a $16,492,895 budget (about 40.6% year to date), and concluded overall operations looked "favorable at this juncture of the year."
Council members questioned specific expenditures and accounting lines. One member asked about a roughly $61,000 charge in the council budget for…
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