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Troy council confirms Jack Krois as city controller after month-long review
Summary
The Troy City Council voted 6-1 on Feb. 6 to confirm Jack Krois as city controller. Krois, a former commercial lender and recent San Lake council member, told council he will prioritize modernizing financial systems, transparency and staff training while outside consultant BST remains engaged during a transition period.
Jack Krois, Mayor Manell's appointee, was confirmed by the Troy City Council as city controller after a confirmation hearing and roll-call vote on Feb. 6. The resolution confirming Krois passed 6-1.
Krois opened the hearing by outlining his background in commercial and residential lending, saying he earned a bachelor's degree in economics and an MBA from SUNY Albany and has led portfolio-management teams in the private sector. "My foremost responsibility is to safeguard the city's financial health while ensuring transparency, accountability and efficiency," he told council members.
Council members pressed Krois on specific municipal matters during an extended question-and-answer period. Members asked whether Krois had prior municipal bonding experience (he said his direct municipal experience was limited to service on the town council in Sand Lake and advising on bonding there), whether quarterly reports and audits were current, and how long the outside consultant BST would remain involved.
Krois said he has reviewed available statements and is working with the city's auditors and fiscal advisers on the 2023 audit and the 2024 annual financial report (AFR). He acknowledged a backlog of reconciliations and described efforts to modernize recordkeeping, including migrating from an older system (KBS) and working with Tyler Technologies to improve electronic access to debt schedules and financial records.
On BST's role, Krois said the firm will remain "for as long as we need them" to assist with audit readiness and reconciliations, and he envisions phasing them out as staff are trained. One council member said continued reliance on BST informed a reluctant "no" vote; the roll call recorded six yes and one no.
Krois confirmed his starting salary as $125,000 during questioning; he said he did not know at the hearing whether that exact amount was budgeted in the 2025 line items and that the administration would work to place it in the budget if necessary.
Before the confirmation vote, council members debated Krois's stated independence: Krois said he would meet with council members without seeking administration permission and would work with any future administration. He also said he would not continue partisan social-media posting while serving in the controller role.
The council adopted the confirmation resolution and welcomed Krois to the controller's office. The council recorded the vote and referred remaining audit and AFR work to staff and consultants for completion.
