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Audit committee splits the forensic audit into water/sewer and community-improvement components
The audit committee met September 28 and decided to split the audit into the water and sewer fund and community improvement projects, possibly hiring a firm for each. Scoring of firms was not complete; the mayor said the committee would pick three firms to interview and return in October with a recommended scope and firm for each component.[1]
Cole StanleyDavid PrescottAndrew FreemanLes Simpson
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Mayor Cole Stanley: Mayor Stanley said the audit committee includes himself, Councilmember David Prescott, a former assistant city manager, Acting City Manager Andrew Freeman and Chief Financial Officer Lola Ogunremi.[1]
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The audit committee met Monday, September 28, 2026 and decided to split the audit into two components, the water and sewer fund and community improvement projects, and is considering hiring two firms, one per component, to save time.[1]
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Mayor Cole Stanley: Stanley said scoring of the audit firms was not complete, that the committee would meet to review scores, highlight the top three firms and schedule interviews, and that it 'should come back in October with a recommendation for scope of work and audit firms for each one of those two items.'[1]
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Councilmember Les Simpson; Mayor Cole Stanley: At the September 29, 2026 council meeting, Councilmember Les Simpson said institutional knowledge needs to be verified and 'we have to be willing to challenge assumptions even when something has been done the same way for years'; he said that when the mayor began questioning the budget numbers he had defended staff. Stanley said he hoped he could rely on Simpson's and the council's support during the upcoming forensic audit.[1]