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Trustee objects to minutes and recommends holding audit-related vendor check; board approves both motions
Summary
Trustee Barry objected that the Aug. 12 minutes lacked detail and urged holding a payment to Hopkins & Associates until the auditor could attend; the board approved the previous meeting minutes (4-1-2) and approved the September bills and payroll 5-1 after debate about the Hopkins check.
Trustee Barry raised two concerns during the Sept. 9 meeting: that the August 12 meeting minutes did not contain enough detail and that the board should hold Hopkins & Associates' check until the village auditor could be present. Attorney Jacob Frost reminded trustees that minutes are not intended to be verbatim. Taylor moved to approve the Aug. 12 minutes as presented; the motion passed on a roll call vote with four ayes, one nay and two abstentions.
On the regular bills and payroll, Barry again recommended holding the Hopkins & Associates payment pending the auditor's personal review; Taylor countered that Hopkins had supplied required documentation and a letter noting no audit issues for FY25. The board approved the bills and payroll by roll call (AYES: Adams, Corwin, DeVoss, Price, Taylor; NAYS: Barry), carrying 5-1.
