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Elberta council authorizes UHY accounting work with $25,000 cap, approves bills and payroll
Summary
The Elberta Village Council voted to continue UHY accounting services to correct transactions and complete bank reconciliations, capping spending at $25,000; earlier in the meeting the council approved $29,336.89 in accounts payable and $23,171.23 in payroll (Wilkins recused from the payroll vote).
The Elberta Village Council on Jan. 16 authorized continued accounting support from UHY to resolve a backlog of incorrect transactions and complete bank reconciliations, approving a not-to-exceed cap of $25,000 for those services.
President Jennifer Wilkins made the motion to cap UHY services at $25,000; Brett McGregor seconded. The motion passed on a roll-call vote of members present (Emily Votruba, Ken Holmes, Jennifer Wilkins, Brett McGregor). Wilkins told the council she had requested assistance from the Michigan Department of Treasury and said additional in-house training with UHY staff was planned to accelerate corrections.
Earlier in the meeting the council approved accounts payable totaling $29,336.89 (motion by Ken Holmes, second by Brett McGregor) and payroll totaling $23,171.23 (motion by Emily Votruba, second by Brett McGregor). For the payroll vote, President Wilkins recused herself and the remaining members voted to approve payroll. Treasurer Jan Erlewein reported that the general fund had been reconciled through September with UHY’s help; the Park Fund is current and work on Municipal and Major Streets is ongoing.
Council discussed pursuing closer legal counsel during a municipal-practice transition noted in correspondence, and staff and the treasurer emphasized that bringing bank reconciliations up to date remains a high priority ahead of the fiscal-year-end audit.
