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Hertford council approves audit and legal service agreements and several budget adjustments
Summary
Council approved contracts with RH CPAs for auditing and Hornthal, Riley, Ellis & Malland LLP for legal services, and approved budget transfers for payroll reclassification and a vehicle repair; an HVAC capital request was tabled for further review.
At its March 23 work session, the Hertford council approved two administrative contracts and several budget adjustments. Council authorized RH CPAs to provide auditing and financial-statement preparation services and approved a fee agreement with Hornthal, Riley, Ellis & Malland LLP for legal services; both motions passed 4-0.
The council also approved budget amendments to correct payroll accounting (FY26-18), reallocating overtime amounts into regular wages across the water, sewer and electric funds (Water $4,500; Sewer $9,400; Electric $26,100) to reflect how payroll was set up in the town’s software. Council approved a $4,000 transfer to the fire vehicle account to repair a backup pump truck that failed inspection (FY26-19). A separate capital request to replace HVAC units (listed as FY26-17 in the minutes for $31,300) was tabled so Manager Walton could investigate whether installing a gas line and converting to natural gas heat would be more economical before the town spends those funds.
Attribution: Contract approvals and budget transfers were recorded in the meeting minutes and described by Manager Doris Walton; motions were made and seconded by council members as recorded.
