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Residents press Select Board for clarity on school budget increases and missing audits
Summary
During public comment, residents raised concerns that the local school appropriation increased by roughly $650,000–$700,000, questioned where reserve funds are held and said audits remain outstanding; board members said they have provided all available documents and will press the business office and the budget committee for answers.
Several residents used the public-comment period to press the Select Board for clearer information about the local school (AOS) budget, outstanding audits and whether reserve funds are being held in external accounts.
A resident characterized the change as "about 700 grand" in the local additional appropriation and asked why the figure rose sharply. The resident also asked how much of certain reserve or fund balances allegedly held at First National Bank properly belong to Bristol if the AOS or neighboring towns share accounts.
Board members said they have supplied documents they could provide and are awaiting records from the business office, including construction-related items. One Select Board member said budget committee meetings are scheduled and that the board will raise the audit and fund-balance questions there; the meeting record shows staff are awaiting responses from named business-office staff according to the board.
Speakers at the meeting said audits for certain fiscal years remain outstanding and that the board will continue to seek documentation and answers at forthcoming budget committee meetings.
