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Resident calls for forensic audit after alleging preferential treatment of contractors and a costly land purchase
Summary
At the Jan. 5 North Ridgeville City Council meeting, resident Robert Baumgartner alleged failures in transparency, cited a $375,000 payment for a 0.06-acre parcel and called for an independent forensic audit, charter changes for financial oversight, and limits on executive authority; city law staff described the public-records process but no formal audit was ordered.
Robert Baumgartner, a member of the public who addressed North Ridgeville City Council on Jan. 5, accused city officials of systematic transparency failures and asked the new council to order an independent forensic audit.
Baumgartner said the city had identified 10,000 emails responsive to his public-records request and that selected engineering firms that have donated to the city were given advanced project updates before the public. He told the council he had obtained Lorain County auditor records indicating the city paid $375,000 to Red Lion Property Management LLC on March 15,…
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