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Re:I won the local election, but my township ignored the res... by somenewaccount1 on Friday January 28, 2022 @02:38AM (#30111728)
Or they don't want an auditor to see how much the supervisors brother-in-law landscaping company gets for mowing the park lawns.

That's why you need an auditor, hired CPA's will only verify that the checks were indeed sent to the intended party, not that they are used appropriately.

Don't be naive that these things don't happen, they do.

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Re:I won the local election, but my township ignored the res... by throwawaygh on Friday January 28, 2022 @02:46AM (#30111788)
give me a line item that looks off. Jut one.

https://www.sstwp.org/DocumentCenter/View/10907/2022-Final-B...

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Re:I won the local election, but my township ignored the res... by diordiderot on Friday January 28, 2022 @03:29AM (#30112099)
You must be the mayor. I can't imagine anyone else getting so upset
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Re:I won the local election, but my township ignored the res... by Tabular-Iceberg on Friday January 28, 2022 @04:58AM (#30112671)
The parent probably used ’mayor’ in the general sense. Different types of administrative subdivisions have different names for their political leaders depending on where they are in the world, and nobody could possibly be expected to keep track of them all. Even if they are not called mayors in this exact case you full well knew what the parent meant.
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Re:I won the local election, but my township ignored the res... by SuoDuanDao on Friday January 28, 2022 @08:49AM (#30114503)
>Consider the possibility that I'm genuinely fed up with dumbass useless people running for local office.

I don't mean to make light of a serious problem, but it's funny how widely that sentiment is echoed.

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Re:I won the local election, but my township ignored the res... by pc86 on Friday January 28, 2022 @09:43AM (#30115183)
Compare the quality of people running for low-paid local political office to... basically any other vocation. It's a widely echoed sentiment because it is, more often than not, true.
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Re:I won the local election, but my township ignored the res... by Aeolun on Friday January 28, 2022 @08:46AM (#30114479)
Regardless of anything else, it seems like a good idea to have a budget of 14M dollars audited by the person elected to do so.
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Re:I won the local election, but my township ignored the res... by pc86 on Friday January 28, 2022 @09:44AM (#30115189)
Then lobby to have the state law changed I guess?
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Re:I won the local election, but my township ignored the res... by virgilp on Friday January 28, 2022 @03:51AM (#30112242)
You already got your answer somewhere else.
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Re:I won the local election, but my township ignored the res... by throwawaygh on Friday January 28, 2022 @04:11AM (#30112371)
OP made 3 equivalent posts asking me the same question.
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Re:I won the local election, but my township ignored the res... by themaninthedark on Friday January 28, 2022 @08:54AM (#30114554)
There is ~20,000 in golf fees and outings.....
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Re:I won the local election, but my township ignored the res... by s1artibartfast on Friday January 28, 2022 @10:14AM (#30115573)
In the revenue category...
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