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Residents demand forensic audit of La Marque finances; RFQ for audit described as approved by council
Summary
Attendees pressed the city for transparency and a forensic audit; staff described a single RFQ with 15 blocks that the finance committee reviewed and said the RFQ was proposed by Councilman Lauery, seconded and put to a vote for council consideration.
During the public comment portion, a resident (Speaker 5) repeatedly alleged fraud and lack of transparency in city finances and urged the city to pursue a forensic audit. "We have 0 transparency from our government... I know there's fraud," the resident said, adding that past rollback budgeting had been based on inflated figures and that the public deserved answers.
Presenter W. Ferguson responded that suspected issues had been reported to the police and that staff cannot…
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