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Board approves 2026 audit statement of work with CLA for $63,000; minutes approved
Summary
The Marlborough Board of Finance approved a statement of work with CLA to complete the 2026 audit and agreed-upon procedures for a combined $63,000. The meeting also approved minutes for Feb. 2 and Feb. 9, 2026 (one abstention), and adjourned at 7:26 p.m.
The Marlborough Board of Finance voted to accept a statement of work with the firm CLA for the town’s 2026 audit and agreed-upon procedures at its Feb. 23, 2026 meeting. The contract was described as $56,000 for the audit plus $7,000 for agreed-upon procedures, for a total of $63,000.
Ken Hjulstrom moved to accept the statement of work and Will Guzman seconded; the board recorded unanimous approval. Board members discussed that a new agreement to share a finance director and the RPIP grant are helping to reduce reliance on outside contractors and are softening the Board of Selectmen’s budget pressures and audit costs.
The board handled several routine business items. It approved the Feb. 2, 2026 meeting minutes on a motion by Ken Hjulstrom, seconded by Jack Fidler; the vote was four in favor with Jack Fidler recorded as abstaining. The board then approved the Feb. 9, 2026 minutes on a motion by Jack Fidler, seconded by Baird Welch-Collins; all voted in favor.
Chairperson Michael Nastri moved to adjourn at 7:26 p.m.; the motion was seconded by Baird Welch-Collins and carried unanimously. Baird Welch-Collins signed the draft minutes as Board of Finance secretary; minutes remain draft until formally approved in a future meeting.
