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Trustees say new finance director uncovered unpaid bills and multi‑million misallocations; treasurer to report Aug. 25

Village Board of Trustees, Village of Villa Park · August 12, 2025
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Trustees reported that the village’s new finance director uncovered unpaid medical‑insurance and other bills and identified misallocations leading to a $2.4 million shortfall plus roughly $800,000 in other fund gaps; trustees asked staff for further reconciliation and a formal report to the board on Aug. 25, 2025.

Several trustees used their reports Aug. 11 to summarize a recent review of Village of Villa Park finances that they said shows unpaid bills and material ledger misallocations.

Trustee Kumar outlined a timeline of the finance department transition and said the village’s newly hired finance director, Susan Mika, discovered unpaid bills for staff medical insurance and other invoices covering earlier months. “As of early July…

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