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Residents press Watertown board on audits, FOIL fees and legal costs
Summary
Public commenters urged greater transparency after the single audit and raised a specific complaint that a FOIL request had been quoted a $1,300 charge; the board approved the single audit but citizens pressed for clearer communication and stronger fiscal oversight.
Several members of the public used the board’s second public-comment period to press the district on audit findings, legal spending and what one speaker called an excessive fee for a FOIL (Freedom of Information Law) request.
Millie Smith, who addressed agenda items earlier, asked the board to explain the memorandum of understanding with the North Country Prenatal Perinatal Council and to provide more information about the single audit and personnel actions before votes. "What is this agency providing that other agencies…
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