Finance Committee takes no position on school audit
The Auburn Finance Committee voted to take no position on a $75,000 citizen petition for a forensic audit of school student activity funds. Petitioner Mr. Richards told the panel auditors' findings had been "ignored for more than a decade" and said he was denied access to inspect town records.
Finance Committee · Meeting of October 27, 2026
AUBURN — The Auburn Finance Committee voted to take no position on a $75,000 citizen petition for a forensic audit of school student activity funds. Petitioner Mr. Richards told the panel auditors' findings had been "ignored for more than a decade" and said he was denied access to inspect town records. A school business manager said the accounts now hold roughly $123,000 and that reconciliation work traced a missing transfer to a 2015 date, later specified by an auditor's letter as $134,604.50.
Member Kevin Kennedy questioned whether $75,000 would "scratch the surface," noting one broader audit quote came in at $240,000. The no-position motion passed with one abstention after an earlier motion to defer to the petitioner was withdrawn.
In the full story:
- Article 23: independent review of student activity funds
- Minutes and scheduling
- Recess to Town Meeting
- Who Was There
- Organizations And Documents Referenced
- The complete report: 1,516 words
Source: the Finance Committee meeting of October 27, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.
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