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Selectboard hears concerns about budget discrepancies; agrees to start auditor work with 2024
Summary
A board member raised discrepancies between current budget numbers and prior town reports. The board accepted a 2024 audit bid and the auditor recommended starting with 2024 then completing reconciled years 2022–2023; members discussed using $30,000 to audit prior years.
During the Feb. 9 meeting, Selectboard member Eric Holmgren raised concerns about discrepancies between current budget figures and prior town reports and was asked to identify specific areas for review. "Eric Holmgren raised concerns regarding discrepancies between current budget numbers and prior town reports," the minutes state; Steve Simpson asked Holmgren to highlight specific areas of concern for further review.
The board recorded that audit funding has been budgeted annually. The minutes note the last year audited was 2020–2021, while 2022 and 2023 have been reconciled but not audited. The board accepted a bid to audit 2024 and the auditor recommended beginning with 2024 and then completing audits for 2022 and 2023; one suggestion in the meeting was to consider allocating $30,000 to audit prior years instead of immediately moving forward with the proposed sequence.
