Audit Meeting
The
Audit meeting went well. The management letter will be posted in its
entirety later. It seems some of the copies available to the public were
one-sided copies, not double sided.
Some comments prior to the meeting:
- Was just doing a little reading. The 2009 DOR report.ReplyDelete
http://www.mass.gov/dor/docs/dls/mdmstuf/technical-assistance/finmgtrev/templetonoctober09.pdf
Pretty damn interesting how they recommend to have elected or appointed members of boards,committees or commissions restricted to one position. How many slots would that open up on our town boards,committees and commissions.
It appears to me that the BOS said, NOT US as they have inserted themselves on every board,committee or commission ...............
Am I missing something? - Yes Mike the ratepayers paid over 12k to have a lawyer find out about our government.
The General mgr of the TMLWP would not share it though.
It was called the governance of Templeton and shared it with no one we were told not even the commissioners of the TMLWP.
One who requested it was chairman of the Advisory committee.
People wonder why i have a strong point for the TMLWP commission and the G.M.
That's just one.
The
meeting was like a Crime/ Murder theater. the management letter does
provide a way to financial stability. Let's hope the selectmen will
implement these recommendations. I know if I am elected, I will work to
ensure these findings from the management letter are corrected.
I'm not sure what conflicts of interest or appearance of conflicts of interest mike thinks I have.
First order of business if elected :
Hire a permanent Town Administrator.
Then hire a Treasurer/Collector who will maintain the books i.
It took over TWO to implement some of the recommendations in the 2009 DOR report.
Selectmen's Meeting January 2010 DOR in attendance.
The first recommendation implemented was to adopt a town administrator form of government. That took a while!
Let's hope the selectmen are able to hire a permanent TA in the very near future. As well as Treasurer/Collector!
Hire a permanent Town Administrator.
Then hire a Treasurer/Collector who will maintain the books i.
It took over TWO to implement some of the recommendations in the 2009 DOR report.
Selectmen's Meeting January 2010 DOR in attendance.
The first recommendation implemented was to adopt a town administrator form of government. That took a while!
Let's hope the selectmen are able to hire a permanent TA in the very near future. As well as Treasurer/Collector!
Julie Farrell
Im just hoping it is not painful to the taxpayers, detrimental to the towns near term future and that maybe, just maybe, we learn from mistakes made and come up with a workable small town financial plan to maintain the expected quality of life citizens deserve.
Who in our local government is looking out for all the citizenry. Is anyone looking into the makeup of boards/committees/commissions to verify that no "appearance" of improper relationships/terms/conditions are occurring. Many last names seem to multiply in our little government and has anyone looked into the entire structure of our town government?