Indecision

The Official Unofficial Minutes of the WL BOA
1 September Meeting

Audit
Speaking of money, the long playing drama of the 2008 audit continues. Will there be one and if so in what form? You might recall the discussion was deferred from last meeting based on the absence of one alderman. There was a full house on Tuesday, but the results were the same...not much. The same themes replay, cost and scope. The range of perspectives go from Vic "don't spend the money" to Mary "I know it is expensive" but it is "a form of insurance". Mary cited examples of Tracy and KState as reasons to do an audit(?). So for all the hullabaloo that accompanied the last mayoral election and concerns about potential financial issues, this BOA and Mayor are sinking in the quicksand they poured. Interesting. Jerry goes back and forth regarding audits/reviews/discussions, sprinkling in his CPA background. Leadership, nope.

What about this. During the discussion, Mary alluded to an "issue" that was "personnel" related that would require discussion in closed session. Alderman Finn challenged Mary on the nature of the issue with no response from Mary. I fully expected the BOA to go into closed session at the end of the meeting. Surprisingly, Mary did not request closed session, leaving the allegation hanging...odd. What does she know and who does it involve?

It ended with an agreement that City Treasurer Marianne is going to conduct a review of the last audit (2007) and progress made on deficiencies since then. Probably in a special meeting. After that, maybe, a decision or no decision will be made.