Village approves final forensic‑audit payment amid trustee dispute over extra charges

The village board approved the final invoice to Green Forensic Accounting Solutions for $12,270.92, with trustees voting by roll call to carry the motion. The payment followed committee discussion about three invoices the vendor submitted: a final payment minus staff‑costs, and two later surcharges that some trustees said were not previously negotiated.

At the committee meeting, the chair said the board had agreed to deduct the town staff cost (about $1,300) and pay the agreed final amount but declined to pay two later charges for extra copies and a meeting that Green Forensics billed as causing an extra trip from Washington, D.C. The mayor and others argued the vendor had been asked to do additional work and that honor­ing the contract was necessary to avoid legal exposure: "Because this was a legal contract, we could end up being sued for this if we don't pay what we agreed to pay," the mayor said.

Trustees noted Green Forensics had already been paid a substantial portion of the contract—one trustee referenced prior payments of roughly $150,000—and disagreed over who authorized additional work such as extra copies. The board recorded the motion and carried it in the board session; trustees directed staff to monitor contract compliance and to resolve disputed surcharges in line with counsel guidance.