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Residents and supervisors urge IT recovery, volunteer review and forensic audit before litigation
Summary
Speakers recommended exploring IT recovery, volunteer data review and forensic CPA options as lower-cost alternatives to hiring outside counsel; residents and supervisors said the township's former IT contractor failed to preserve records.
Multiple attendees urged the board to attempt local information recovery and forensic review before approving litigation or hiring an expensive law firm. One resident said the township's prior IT contractor did not preserve records and suggested contracting an IT firm that can attempt recovery; an attendee noted the board had switched to a new vendor, Underdog LLC, citing annual savings of roughly $8,000–$10,000.
Nicole Crossman offered 25 volunteer hours to help gather and preserve records for the auditors' review. Commenters suggested that targeted forensic work on email servers and job-number reconciliations and a focused search for missing records could avoid or reduce costly legal expenses and narrow any subsequent court petition.
