Not Exactly

October-Weatherby Lake Living-City News

Regarding Jerry's comments about an audit for 2008..."The audit committee recommended no action this year"

Not exactly. You can check the minutes from the last Audit Committee meeting, you won't find a motion for a recommendation from the Committee to the Board of Aldermen. Jerry's perspective is from conversations he has had with members of the Committee...polling, as it were. Outside earshot of the Board, outside earshot of the public. Sunshine issue?

"The cost of an audit was estimated to be at least $20,000" Was there an RFP sent out by the Audit Committee or the Board? Not exactly. Apparently a couple of phone calls, nothing formal.

The spectre of a big spend with no results is an easy way to justify not doing an audit.

"There was some feeling more work should be done" Not exactly. What Mary Hoy gave were examples like the City of Tracy and KState where audits were necessary because of financial issues. Mary said an audit would be "a form of insurance".

"The Council ultimately concluded to follow the audit committee's recommendations" Not exactly. The BOA agreed to direct the City Treasurer to conduct a review of the last audit results (2007), report back to the BOA, so the BOA could make a decision (on the audit).

(The mayor doesn't take notes during the BOA...I do)

No audit for 08, no audit for 09, or if there is one it would be after Jerry is out of office. Odd behavior for someone who rode the coattails of whispers of financial misdoings of the previous administration. Not exactly.